With just a little more than 8,000 words to write to hit the 90K mark needed for a single-title contemporary, I’m finding words are just pouring out of my head an onto the page. Where was all this enthusiasm last week, when I needed it to end the NaNo with Read more…
This time, I mean my Golden Heart entry — all 246 pages of it, plus the disk with my full MS on it. I dropped it off at the post office sometime between 11 a.m. and noon. It felt like such a momentous occasion. I was so darn proud of Read more…
I spotted this quote on a pretty leather-bound journal at Barnes & Noble when I took my extra-long dinner break there last night: Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it, you will land among the stars. It was a nice reminder to “go for it,” “just do it” Read more…
Happy birthday, self. This is going to be your year … to enter the Golden Heart contest, to start seeking an agent, to get serious about your writing career. You never intended to be pushing 40 and not have a published novel under your belt. When you were in high Read more…