These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in January: 0 Rejections in January: 0 Submissions sent out in January: 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 0 It was a slow month due to my editing workshop. I re-read my first draft of Three Girls, a Corgi and a Dead… Continue reading January 2011
Category: Writing
Editing is Scary!
This month I’ve been busy taking an editing workshop. It’s been a wonderful experience and has forced me outside my comfort zone. For the past few years I’ve done NaNoWriMo and I’ve “won” more often than not. It’s given me confidence in completing a long writing endeavor and it’s given me the courage to write and… Continue reading Editing is Scary!
Writing Goals for 2011
Normally I don’t make goals or resolutions. For several years I’ve been writing and submitting fiction but not much is getting published. I’m ready to move on to the next step to get more of my work into the hands of readers. That means editing and learning from others who have more expertise than I.… Continue reading Writing Goals for 2011
December 2010
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in December: 0 Rejections in December: 0 Submissions sent out in December: 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 0 Another quiet month on the writing front. I did learn about some new (to me) flash fiction markets during the Flash Fiction/Winter Solstice… Continue reading December 2010
Knowing Your Market
Several months ago I read a book that featured a vampire character as a love interest. He was impossibly fast, had great strength, protected the love of his life (a non-vampire) and didn’t drink human blood.  The format of the book was a prologue which was something in the middle of the book and then the story. This… Continue reading Knowing Your Market
NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-in #4
I’ll not keep you in suspense and let you know I won. :) I have a short attention span when it comes to just sitting down and writing. My mind wanders. But put me in a room with other people writing and the words usually flow. This last week I had the good fortune to… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-in #4
November 2010
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in November: 0 Rejections in November: 0 Submissions sent out in November: 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 0 This is the month in which I tell myself I’m awful and wonderful at the same time. I’ll start off with the bad.… Continue reading November 2010
NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-In #3
I’m a few days late in my NaNoWriMo check-in. Sorry! I had Friday off work and that was my best writing day this year. In the afternoon I went to a write-in at Colin’s Coffee. It’s a long space with a counter and several tables. Shopping center employees and other regulars came in for their… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-In #3
NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-In #2
Today my husband will arrive home from work after I do.  Tonight’s plan is to get dinner on the way home, take the Resident Corgi for his evening stroll, eat dinner and get down to business. The current word count is at 12048 which almost 15k below where I should be to stay on target for the… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-In #2
NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-In #1
I decided this year to do another draft of my 2008 project titled Three Girls, a Corgi and a Dead Body. The new working title, which I’m not so crazy about, is The Fairy Book Guardians. It makes me think of Guardian by Katie Hines and The Storm Guardians. I’m about to start my writing… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2010 Check-In #1