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It’s crazy, but I find myself thinking about the RWA National Conference several times a day. And it’s still something like 12 weeks away! I know from going last year that this is not a make or break event when it comes to my career, but I also know that it can open up doors that might be harder to open elsewhere. That’s why I have my sights firmly set on getting this novel completed by the time I go. 7,000 words a week should do it. And still give me time to revise and polish the manuscript before I…

I knew that Sandra Bullock would eventually come out of hiding. After all, an Oscar winning actress can’t stay out of the public eye for too long. Well, not unless she’s ready to give up her career completely. I pictured Sandra as a very unhappy, teary-eyed woman privately mourning the death of her marriage. What I did not picture was this radiant woman who showed up on the cover of People magazine yesterday holding a newborn baby boy. How the hell did she keep that a secret? The news is that Sandra and her soon to be ex-husband had been…

This weekend G and I have decided to go on a mini-vacation. We just really wanted to get away without spending much money, so our solution is brilliant, if I do say so myself 🙂 We are going to the zoo in Asheboro where we got engaged a couple of years ago! It’s about an hour and a half or so away from here, so not too far to drive, but far enough that we don’t get over there very often. In fact, we haven’t been back since the day we got engaged, so this should be fun. And hopefully,…

This was a pretty good book. It was a little bit too simple for me at the beginning, but I’m guessing that the age group listed on this book is a little bit on the lower side. Like maybe 12 and up? Not sure. But once I started to get into it, the story was actually pretty good. A young girl, Chloe Saunders, gets her first period and suddenly starts seeing ghosts. And they start talking to her! Long story short, she gets put in a group home called Lyle House, where all the other kids are ‘different’. But there’s…

I have to admit, I had some doubts. When I set a goal of 7,000 words a week (starting last week), I had some serious doubts. But I also knew that setting that goal was the only path to finishing this novel before the RWA National Convention this summer so that I can pitch it to agents and editors. Last week was my first week to put this goal to the test, and let me tell you folks – I blew it out of the water! Go me! I wrote more like 10,000 words last week, and to top it…

Online talk about RWA’s National Conference in Nashville is starting to heat up, and it suddenly just occurred to me that I only have 13 weeks to finish my novel and get it ready to pitch. Well, okay, so I realized this last week, but the shock and panic is still there now! I know that the world will not end and the sky will not fall if I don’t have this novel finished. But I just don’t want to let the opportunity to pitch this go by. Especially when my #1 Dream Agent is accepting pitch appointments! There’s no…