Thought of a great post
… But somewhere between sitting in traffic for an hour and driving up I-17 at 20 mph, I forgot what I wanted to say. Maybe it’ll come back to me for a future post. I didn’t get a lot of writing done these last couple of days. I did,...
Discouraging day
Based on the contest feedback I got on “Operation Snag Mike Brad” today, there’s no way in hell it’s going to final in the Golden Heart. Guess that means I don’t have to worry about coming up with $425 to pay for Nationals, eh? I got scores back from...
Sad day
E-mail was not my friend this morning. Remember the agent who requested more of my MS a couple of weeks ago? Rejected. After careful consideration, they decided it wasn’t right for their agency. Sounds like a pretty standard rejection, I suppose. However, there was also an encouraging note. A...
A successful writing week
Last Saturday, we had our NARWA meeting and I was inspired to launch “Operation Treat Writing Like a Day Job.” Today I capped off my operation, which admittedly isn’t as amusing as “Operation Snag Mike Brad,” with another good day. I wrote 1,421 words on Meg & Matt’s story...
Checking in
I’d call Day 1 of “Operation Treat Writing Like a Day Job” an unqualified success. I spent about 2 1/2 hours finishing the read-through on my rough draft of “Blind Date Bride” and revised my query for “Operation Snag Mike Brad.” So even though I didn’t get many actual...