July Goals
My July is looking pretty full, but this is my plan:- Spend better daily quality time with God- Re-edit my novel. I "finished" it a few months ago, but since theconference I am aware of some things to look for, so I'm going over itone more time.- Send at least [...]
ACW Conference, 2008
Wow! I went to my first official writers' conference this month and have been SOOOO completely refreshed! There are too many things that happened to mention, but here are some highlights:1) I know more than I thought I knew.2) I need to pay more attention to the things I didn't [...]
My first submission!
Wow, one exciting adventure after another 🙂 How do I keep my feet on the ground?!I've been sending queries out to assorted online publications who are looking for people to submit articles. For the past few weeks I've been emailing people with copies of my writing samples, just hoping for [...]
I’m ADVANCED!!
Oh my...oh my, my, my! Weekly writing contest update 🙂 I competed in the intermediate category...and placed 2nd! Woo hoo! That means I must now write in the ADVANCED section of the website (oooooh!). Last week's theme: The Family Pet. Here it is folks:To Replace a Pet by Karin Beery--------------------------------- [...]
I’m number 2! I’m number TWO!
I placed 2nd this week in the writing contest! I've officially moved up to...INTERMEDIATE. Oooohhh. Here it is folks...the tale of in-laws. __________________________________________________________________IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE “Arghh!” I growled, slamming down the phone. I slouched into the chair, losing myself in its understuffed cushions. “Your mother is just...she's...I...oh!” “Do [...]