December 27. Did the holidays. Took a day to rest. Putting away the Christmas decorations today. Finalizing HeRA bylaws and P & PM also today in preparation for some meetings tomorrow.
And doing some goal setting for writing and for me. It is time to determine what works best for me and where I want to be at the end of this year. I already know that this is the year I want to get something (not necessarily a novel)(I recognize the difficulty of that)published. I want to get my office set up better and USE it. I want to work on my professional side of writing. First-organize my contacts, second-develop brand, third-get business cards, and fourth-get a website. AND most important-make a conscious plan to get my writing done. And if I could only think of way to get enough money to go to New York for Nationals this year, I would be set. It is going to be rough coming up with the money. I am making less money at school this year. I don't have enough hair to sell. My organs? Well, nobody would be interested. I am too old to carry someone's baby. Pretty much everything else I can think of that might be fun, is illegal. The whole illegal thing is frowned on in the field of education.
Sound the trumpets or blow an airhorn, look out because here I come to start the day.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Writing Gifts
With Christmas knocking or the door and me putting off wrapping the pile of presents now resting on my table, I am taking a minute to think about the great gifts I have found in the world of writing. The things that make me go forward toward publication.
1) In fifth grade I won second place in an essay writing contest about my mom. I would have won first I am certain if I had more examples of her church life. She was just too much of "heathen" at time to meet the religious requirement. I just couldn't overcome it, even though I ended my essay with a beautiful homage to her inspired by Jimmy J.J. Walker. I said then she was Dy-No-Mite and she still is! Take that Taio Cruz!
2) In high school I got to write features for the high school newspaper and I really like that a lot! I even won an award, but it was more for the topic. Ironic...it was about my life!
3) In college I wrote a funny piece for a publication they passed around the union. It was about coats. Strange.
4) I have written and rewritten numerous plays...breaking copyright laws along the way.
5) I met a man who encourages me to write and doesn't just give me negative experiences to write in True Confessions.
6) Then I discovered the world of blogging and discovered I could rant with the best of them. I also got to practice some travel blogging.
6) Finally, I got the nerve to go to a writing group meeting. And after talking myself into getting out of the car, I found a world I wanted to be a part of. I learned a lot, met some great people, and realized what I want to be when I grow up.
7) I have met authors I have read most of my adult life and learned to appreciate the works of new authors and friends. At National Convention I was excited to be with people who understood me and all the joy I get from literature.
8) I have had the chance to share some of what I have learned with my students and hopefully some day my name will be in the front of some of their books under the heading "I would like to thank..."
9) By letting others read my work, I have gotten see my friends and students get into something I have written. I can make them laugh. I can make them want to turn that page!
It's now time to wrap this up, so I can wrap some other things up. I hope writing continues to bring you joy this season and you appreciate the gift!
1) In fifth grade I won second place in an essay writing contest about my mom. I would have won first I am certain if I had more examples of her church life. She was just too much of "heathen" at time to meet the religious requirement. I just couldn't overcome it, even though I ended my essay with a beautiful homage to her inspired by Jimmy J.J. Walker. I said then she was Dy-No-Mite and she still is! Take that Taio Cruz!
2) In high school I got to write features for the high school newspaper and I really like that a lot! I even won an award, but it was more for the topic. Ironic...it was about my life!
3) In college I wrote a funny piece for a publication they passed around the union. It was about coats. Strange.
4) I have written and rewritten numerous plays...breaking copyright laws along the way.
5) I met a man who encourages me to write and doesn't just give me negative experiences to write in True Confessions.
6) Then I discovered the world of blogging and discovered I could rant with the best of them. I also got to practice some travel blogging.
6) Finally, I got the nerve to go to a writing group meeting. And after talking myself into getting out of the car, I found a world I wanted to be a part of. I learned a lot, met some great people, and realized what I want to be when I grow up.
7) I have met authors I have read most of my adult life and learned to appreciate the works of new authors and friends. At National Convention I was excited to be with people who understood me and all the joy I get from literature.
8) I have had the chance to share some of what I have learned with my students and hopefully some day my name will be in the front of some of their books under the heading "I would like to thank..."
9) By letting others read my work, I have gotten see my friends and students get into something I have written. I can make them laugh. I can make them want to turn that page!
It's now time to wrap this up, so I can wrap some other things up. I hope writing continues to bring you joy this season and you appreciate the gift!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Five Words
Five words to describe my day.
Lazy, Inside, Somewhat Productive, Decorated!
And a final word...DONE!
Lazy, Inside, Somewhat Productive, Decorated!
And a final word...DONE!
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Some Old with the New
In the past I have written some essays or rants. I will be posting some here. They are not the best of my work technically, but they are what started me off on the writing again. They may represent some emotional cleansing too.
Writing Goals
It is December and I find myself only marginally closer to becoming a writer than before. I have written more this year and did a lot with my Heartland Romance Author President duties. I am beginning to goal set for next year. And I have had a number of writing successes. I participated in Nanowrimo. I didn't get fifty thousand words but I got quite a few. I was interviewed for our town newspaper on being a writer. I got a grant for my school to bring in author Mary Lane-Kamberg for writing workshops. I am excited about that! I had a lovely visit with agent Jewelann Cone and she imparted a number of great things! Just going to keep going in a forward motion.
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