Every year (at least for the last few years), the folks at Harlequin sponsor a contest called So You Think You can Write. Well, this year, I decided to enter. Yes, I think I can write — I just need to find enough people agree with me. That’s where you Read more…
Had you asked me last week whether I was going to win NaNoWriMo this year, I’d have laughed — most likely right in your face. With two entries for the 2012 Golden Heart competition to polish, I’d pretty much written off finishing NaNo. When I popped my last GH entry Read more…
Yeah, I’m saying there has to be something higher than Cloud Nine, and I’m on it. I am a 2011 Golden Heart finalist. I’ve been fielding congratulatory calls, tweets and e-mails all day — and I’m glad to get them. I can’t count the number of times I’ve thought to Read more…
Today just might go down as the highlight of my writing career to-date. It could be the start of something big. Today, I was one of the lucky 125 entrants selected to submit to the Knight Agency’s Author Speed Date contest. You should have heard the excited whoop I let Read more…
Well, I’m dealing with the disappointment of not getting into the first round of “Speed Dating with Deidre.” I didn’t even get the consolation prize, a chance to send in a one-page query. However, life — and the querying process — will go on. So will the nerve-wracking process of Read more…
It’s been more than 24 hours and I’m still not over the excitement of learning I’m a finalist in the First Coast Romance Writers Beacon Contest for unpublished writers. (You can see the proof here, in the list of finalists.) This is especially exciting because it’s my first-ever contest final. Read more…
What do you do when you get great news at 11 p.m., when everyone who cares is sound asleep? I have to share it with someone … I already tried texting the Boyfriend, with no response. I shared it in my Facebook status and got one “like.” But I’m still Read more…
Again, I say, just because I haven’t been blogging doesn’t mean I’ve been slacking. No, I’ve been busy. I had to trim a five-page synopsis to a single page for the Harlequin American Editor Pitch contest. (Amazing what becomes important and what you suddenly realize can be left out when Read more…
It appears that “Operation Snag Mike Brad” was solidly in the middle of the pack. All but one of my scores was in the 6 range. The last one was a 5.7. I’m happy with that. At least no one hated it. I was half afraid that I’d get a Read more…
Nothing like a little disappointment — or a lot — to make you realize you need to work harder. Today, I spent some time before work trying to come up with a synopsis for next year’s GH entry, which I want to enter in a contest with an April 10 Read more…