Here's a sampling of my past writings and some notes on my current writing projects. Enjoy what I have and note that I love (positive, constructive!) feedback. Send to: adeena @ mignogna dot org
Adeena's current writing projects:
- "About the boys..." is a women's fiction novel about Jessica and the boys (men, lovers, jerks, etc) that formed and influenced her relationships and life from her mid-twenties to mid-thirties. The core of the book is complete and I'm massively editing it right now with the hope of submitting it to agents in April 2010.
- "The Cat Ring Society" is a book for young adults (7-12 yr olds) about, well, a group of kids who have these rings with powers and have formed a society. I wrote 50,000 words on this project for NaNoWriMo in 2009. It needs a massive overhaul.
- Short story #1 is meant to be a tongue-in-cheek sci-fi story utilizing every sci-fi gimmick I was able to think of.
- Short stories 2-5 are simply works in progress... and that's all I can say right now.
A sampling of my writings for your reading pleasure:
Cute Little Store 2: what ever happened to that cute little store? This is my 2nd book that completes the story of my former retail store. If you are planing on starting a business, or know anyone who wants to start one, this, along with my first book (see below) is a must read!
Tags: non-fiction, small business
Cute Little Store: between the entrepreneurial dream and business reality is my first published book and is available at Amazon.com
It's about all the ups and downs of those first few years in retail. My retail business, The Pot and Bead, which I started, owned and ran from late 2002 to early 2008 served as the inspiration and much of the information for this book.
Tags: non-fiction, small business
How I (Inadvertently) Took My Mom's Advice and (Accidentally) Found a Nice Italian Boy I wrote this for a magazine called "The First Line". They give you the first line and you can write any fiction with it. It didn't get accepted into that issue, but it's now here for your enjoyment. This is the first "chick lit" thing I ever wrote.
Tags: fiction, chick lit
Two Lessons I Learned in College An essay for a website that help high-school students make the transition to college.
Tags: non-fiction, personal essay, college
Lunch One of my first "completed" robot type stories. Inspired by an actual lunch I had with a friend once. I submitted this to some sci-fi mags many years ago and it was not published. I received some decent feedback, but basically, it wasn't really science-y enough. Most of the short sci-fi stories I have in works are about robots, androids, and AI.
Tags: fiction, science fiction, robots
Look Before You Leap This was the first writing that I did related to starting a small business. It appeared on a local website called loudoundeals.com back in 2004. The link is long gone, but here's the article.
Tags: non-fiction, small business
Genealogy: A How-To For Beginners This article was published in print and online in a magazine called Washington Parent back in 2004. The online link is long since gone, but here's the original article.
Tags: non-fiction, genealogy
Essay on Gardening I wrote this short essay quickly for a contest that had come up back in 2001. Meant to be kinda silly.
Tags: fiction, personal essay, gardening, tomatoes
Assign #3 / Chapter #8 This was one of my favorite little writings from my creative writing class in college.
Tags: fiction, science fiction, Mars
Assign #2 / Exercise #2 Another one of my favorites from my creative writing class in college.
Tags: fiction, fantasy
All works are Unpublished Copyright by Adeena J Mignogna
