How to become a world famous writer

… in three easy steps:

1. Write something.
2. Get it published.
3. Become world famous.

Mary P. has offered to write a column for The Oscar, our local community newspaper, which publishes monthly. Their response, naturally, was to jump up and down for sheer joy for a while. But eventually they calmed down enough to compose an e-mail and take her up on the offer.

The first column ("Diaper Maelstrom") was published this month; we received our copy yesterday. (The November issue hasn't been published online yet, so for now you won't find Mary P.'s column at the link.)

Writing for the local community newspaper is a modest achievement, but I'm proud of her! By my calculation, Mary P. is two thirds of the way to being world famous.