Author: Sarra Cannon

Laptop? Check. iPod loaded with a brand new audio book to enjoy (Ally Carter’s I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You!)? Check. Super cute business cards? Yep. Hello Kitty notebook so I can make tons of useful notes during workshops? You betcha. I am so excited about heading out to the RWA National Conference in Orlando! I’ve been packing all weekend, making sure laundry is done (both mine and my husband’s – not sure he would even know how to do his own laundry anymore. He’s so spoiled :p), downloading a new audio book…

Two completely unrelated topics, but hey, it’s Friday and I can do what I want! First, I just had to share this crazy story about a zombie jellyfish who stung 150 people near a New Hampshire beach AFTER it was dead. It decomposed off shore and its still-active tentacles dispersed into the waters, stinging people. Some of those who were stung ended up at the hospital, so I realize this is no laughing matter. However, it’s still crazy. In other news, tonight is the Sarra Bonanza! My friends and critique partners are coming over tonight to talk about my completed…

No one ever said that being a writer would be easy. For the most part, it’s a solitary task. It’s just you, all alone, sitting at a keyboard somewhere, trying to come up with an original story and unique characters who will draw people in and make them care. Since joining RWA and my local chapter, HCRW, I have found that there are valuable resources out there that can change everything. Through RWA I met two amazing critique partners that read everything I write and encourage me every step of the way. Of course, they also tear my writing apart…

Only six more days until I leave for fabulous Orlando and the RWA National Conference!!! I’m so excited! Of course, I’ve been working so hard on my pitch, my synopsis, and last-minute revisions on my novel that I sort of feel like my brain is fried. Hopefully, I will be able to UN-fry it by the time I leave so that I can actually get something useful out of the PRO retreat and all the amazing workshops throughout the week. Last year I learned so much, and I hope to make it to as many events this year as I…

Yippeee!!! My amazing husband and I have been working on my website for several weekends, trying to get it up and running before next week’s RWA National Conference. Last night, we launched the site! Now, before you click over to check it out, just keep in mind that G and I designed and put together this website all by ourselves! I designed the images in Photoshop and made a little drawing of where I wanted everything to go, then G did the html and put everything in place. I am so excited I could pee my pants! I hope you…

Last night I wrote the dreaded Synopsis, and survived! I really do hate writing a synopsis. I understand it as a necessary evil, but it’s just so darn difficult! Honestly, how are we supposed to condense a 400 page novel down to just 4 pages? It’s like cutting out a part of your own heart! Most submissions to contests, agents, and editors all require a synopsis. I can definitely see why it’s a valuable tool, but writing a synopsis feels like an entirely different skill from writing the actual novel. You have to stand back and see what your story’s…