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Seattle Author Antonio J. Hopson: Learning the Hard Way
Seattle Wrote 5/28/16
The way of a writer is never easy, but SeattleAuthor Antonio J.Hopson has 'learned the hard way' more times than one!
AJ was bitten by the writer's bug in high school, after he had written a play and received a scholarship for his work."It was the first time I felt the power of getting my imagination out there," he said. Throughout his studies at the University of Washington for his degree in science, he kept writing, primarily short stories.
Perhaps in an attempt to attract more eyes, or maybe just to do something different, Antonio submitted his first short story manuscript with the text in all-capital letters. "I learned the hard way that wasn't the way to put your manuscript out there," he said. "I got a very nice, handwritten rejection letter from a magazine... they liked what I was doing and had some helpful feedback."
Although that magazine never published his work, their tips helped him fine-tune his process, and he started getting his short stories published in other magazines and journals. "It helped me take it a little more seriously," he said.
Eventually, Antonio wanted to have a career asa novelist, so he spent a lot of his earlier days writing short stories (and some poetry) to 'train' himself on character development and making his narrative interesting. When he wrote his first novel, it was rejected first,because it didn't end traditionally for a romance. After the second round of rejections,AJ decided to put it on a shelf. "What I was writing was a combination of weird, imaginative, speculative fiction," he says. "It didn't fit in the traditional model. My science background had ruined a lot of the magic in the world, and through fiction, I was looking for that mysticism... It didn't fit in the commercial space."
A collection of his short stories, The Vernal Equinox of Death and Kisses and other ShortStories was published originally in 2005, and has had two more editions printed. In 2013, he published Ogden Messiah. "I like writing for the off-beat, quirky audience. If I'm not writing like that, it's like a job.Why would anyone want to read it if I don't enjoy writing it?" Antonio said. "My process is always changing, which is why I've never been bored with writing. It's easier to persevere if it's something new and different."
He began to see some success with his poetry,and his first book of poetry, Seven, was published in May 2015. It did better in book sales than his publisher had expected, and so she asked if he had anything else. Antonio shared the manuscript for his novel, which he had shelved, and the publisher decided to take on the project.
About the Author:
Seattle Author Antonio J. Hopson: Learning the Hard Way
Seattle Wrote 5/28/16
The way of a writer is never easy, but SeattleAuthor Antonio J.Hopson has 'learned the hard way' more times than one!
AJ was bitten by the writer's bug in high school, after he had written a play and received a scholarship for his work."It was the first time I felt the power of getting my imagination out there," he said. Throughout his studies at the University of Washington for his degree in science, he kept writing, primarily short stories.
Perhaps in an attempt to attract more eyes, or maybe just to do something different, Antonio submitted his first short story manuscript with the text in all-capital letters. "I learned the hard way that wasn't the way to put your manuscript out there," he said. "I got a very nice, handwritten rejection letter from a magazine... they liked what I was doing and had some helpful feedback."
Although that magazine never published his work, their tips helped him fine-tune his process, and he started getting his short stories published in other magazines and journals. "It helped me take it a little more seriously," he said.
Eventually, Antonio wanted to have a career asa novelist, so he spent a lot of his earlier days writing short stories (and some poetry) to 'train' himself on character development and making his narrative interesting. When he wrote his first novel, it was rejected first,because it didn't end traditionally for a romance. After the second round of rejections,AJ decided to put it on a shelf. "What I was writing was a combination of weird, imaginative, speculative fiction," he says. "It didn't fit in the traditional model. My science background had ruined a lot of the magic in the world, and through fiction, I was looking for that mysticism... It didn't fit in the commercial space."
A collection of his short stories, The Vernal Equinox of Death and Kisses and other ShortStories was published originally in 2005, and has had two more editions printed. In 2013, he published Ogden Messiah. "I like writing for the off-beat, quirky audience. If I'm not writing like that, it's like a job.Why would anyone want to read it if I don't enjoy writing it?" Antonio said. "My process is always changing, which is why I've never been bored with writing. It's easier to persevere if it's something new and different."
He began to see some success with his poetry,and his first book of poetry, Seven, was published in May 2015. It did better in book sales than his publisher had expected, and so she asked if he had anything else. Antonio shared the manuscript for his novel, which he had shelved, and the publisher decided to take on the project.
Antonio J. Hopson's stories have been published in "Quiet Shorts Magazine, Old Growth Journal, Blackheart Magazine, The Harrow Magazine, The Subterranean Quarterly, Outcry Magazine, Farmhouse, Lost Magazine, The Piker Press" and also NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu's "Exquisite Corpse." He has received "Farmhouse Magazine's" Reader's Choice award and in 2006 and was invited to perform at Seattle's Richard Hugo House as a featured writer. In 2015, Anaphora Literary Press published "Seven," a book of poetry.
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- PublisherAnaphora Literary Press
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1681142740
- ISBN 13 9781681142746
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages142
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