The Call, when it finally came, didn’t happen the way I expected it to. Does anyone’s? Rather than arriving with the ring of my phone, my call happened on the click of a mouse. I was sitting at my desk at work Tuesday night, killing time while I waited for our editor to finish with […]
Finally, I can shout it to the world: Turquoise Morning Press wants to publish DIVA IN THE DUGOUT! I’ll sit down to blog about my call story soon, but I wanted to share the news as soon as I received the signed contract. (I’m superstitious that way — didn’t want to say anything until it was […]
Long time no hear from me, eh? I might not be blogging very much these days, but I’m still writing, writing, writing my free time away. All that hard work is starting to pay off, though. I have a completely revised/hopefully ready for submission version of “Operation Snag Mike Brad” out with two beta readers, […]
About 12 years — and four computers — ago, I submitted a one-act play to my theater group, to be considered for their one-act festival. Not long after that, I moved to Arizona and started writing a book based on that play. That book is “Blind Date Bride,” to date my only single-title MS: 1 […]
I’m guest blogging at Gem State Writers today about how writing and weight loss are a lot alike. The most obvious one way is that both require discipline and commitment. But there are four more … Want the details? Stop by and check it out.
I’m off from the day job for this long, holiday weekend (thank goodness), but I plan to use my time wisely and get lots of writing-related things accomplished. On my to-do list (after updating the blog, of course): Finish my current WIP, tentatively titled “Diva in the Dugout.” It’s the companion to my GH finalist, […]
Sometimes you just need to retreat. No, I’m not talking about the kind of retreat where you curl up in a ball and hide from the world because rejection number three thousand five hundred and ninety-nine has just found its way to your inbox. I’m talking about the “lock yourself away and write until your […]
Since RWA Nationals ended, much talk has been going on amongst my Starcatcher Sisters about fear … of submission, rejection, inadequacy — you name it and we’ve probably felt it. Aislinn, who recently sold not one but two books, wrote an excellent post on writers’ fears just the other day. Her conclusion? I must sit […]
Now I remember why I’m so glad to be off the dating scene. Rejection hurts. A lot. I’m sure I’m not the only one to equate the search for an agent to the search for Mr. Right — but it’s an apt comparison. You try to make a good impression on your dream man/agent. If […]
That’s right: Distraction is whupping my rear in a big way these days. If there’s a down side to being a Golden Heart® finalist, that would be it. Until recently, I had a routine: A little writing/blogging before and/or after work. Now, with all the new and ramped-up tasks on my to-do list, I spend […]
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