Not to long ago I started an amazing job at a Toronto publishing house! With hardly any experience other than a book under my belt I started my hot shot, downtown job.

Growing up I always wrote short stories, devoured books (that's when I actually knew how to read) okay I figure I can share an embarassing story on this blog...I didn't really know how to read up until grade 2 I would pretend : ( sit in the library with a great book and pretend to be reading it. That's how important reading was to me, how much I wanted to read!!

Not too long ago I began to freelance and write seriously, I met many people in the book industry who really helped me to get to where I am today...which isn't too far but far enough for a 27 year old girl/young woman who is not slowly approaching 30 eeeeeeek. I wasn't sure what type of job I wanted to do, if I wanted to be an editor, a publicist, an events coordinator, a full time writer aka struggling writer. But this position just fell in my lap from a very nice woman who was simply telling NOT to get into the publishing industry.

I called up this women, let's call her for kick Candy because she was feeding sweet information. So, I called up Candy for any info she could provide on the industry, what's it like, how's the pay, is it hard to "get in?" etc...Candy's immediate reaction was "honey maybe you should stick to something else, trust me the pay ain't that great...you'll be renting your entire life." But stubborn old me was adamant about working with books, authors and tons and tons of slush pile manuscripts!! Candy loved me so much that she called up a friend at another 'house' and recommended me for an opening position.

I'm going to stop here and hope that you write me and love my blog as much as I'll love writing it.

Ambition is my perogative!

Book Girl : )