Have you heard?

Have you heard about WriteOnCon? If not, get over there right now. Like, drop what your doing and go here. If you have, did you see their latest scheme to help us all become better writers? Or at least better at pitching our story?

Check this out!



The forum's are open to post your perfected pitch. This is where others get the chance to critique it for you and help get you ready for the actual contest.

The final pitch can be submitted on March 11 and the voting starts March 18.

If you want more details be sure to head over to WriteOnCon.

Good luck with everything!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Last year I did a post on what my character's would love for Valentine's Day. This year I'm curious how you tell someone you love them. At my house, it either looks like this...

But most recently, we say this to each other...

Gitchee Gitchee Goo.

http://youtu.be/eVLzBb7B1Z0

Check it out. It's lots of fun.

Have a great Valentine's!

JaNo WriMo 2013

I had every intention of writing this post...January 1st. And, well, that never happened. But as far as writing goes, this has been a very busy month!

Since I never (literally never ever) have time to write a novel in the month of November with everyone else, I usually set aside January for that sort of thing. For some reason the month after all the holiday celebrations is much more open. Could be the after part and not the before. 

Anyway, I'm not sure I wrote a complete novel (or 50,000 words), but I did start two books (8 chapters on one and 6 on another), finished revising the end of one book, and almost completely revised another one. This is weird for me. I hardly ever work on more than one project at a time. But they were all screaming for my attention! And I love them all even more now. 

And hopefully in about six months, I can query at least one or two of them. 

I can feel the progress I've made over the last three years and it's so fulfilling. When I wrote my first novel three years ago, I thought I'd be published in six months. Thank goodness I wasn't! My writing gets better every time I push a key on the keyboard. I finally feel like I have a real chance. 

I love writing, reading, the sound of typing, the excitement of a new story, the spark of a love interest, the happy feeling that twists inside me when I know a scene just changed for the better, everything! 

And hopefully I can share all that with everyone soon!

Have a great weekend!

Things that make me smile.

I have to admit...not everything makes me smile. I know, gasp, but it's true. I wish I could own up to being a peppy, happy, upbeat go getter, that can have three out of five kids sick with 103.5 fever, a messy house, and a smile? Yeah, so not happening. 

But there are a few things that made me happy today!

#1. Christmas music. My favorites are: Breath of Heaven, Joseph's Lullaby, and All I want for Christmas is You (Mariah Carey). 

#2. I got onto the blog tonight and noticed a new follower. Who is the lucky number 341? My dear hubby! It took over three years and 340 other followers for him to join. I swear he loves me :)

#3. I just tackled my first 250 words for this contest.

Young Adult Novel Discovery Contest



I can now say that I've rewritten my first page...oh...maybe 100 times? My book has come a long way. I love the beginning now. Maybe I'll post it on here soon! 

If you want to enter this contest, go now! Like, drop what you're doing and get over there. It closes on November 30. Yes, it's been open for a month, but I just heard about it and got my entry in on time! 

I've seen this contest in years past, but never felt like I was ready to enter. There is a 15$ charge but hopefully it will pay off for me :)

So, my friends, what made you smile today?

A time to remember...

Remember how I used to post on here quite regularly? What in the world happened?

#1. I had baby number 5. Pretty much self explanatory.

#2. That baby had colic for three months. 

#3. One month after the colic ended, we decided to put our house on the market.

#4. A month later (mid-August) the house is still on the market but we decide to look for other work opportunities in a place more desirable to live.

#5. A month later we get an interview in Boise, ID.

#6. Two weeks later we get offered that job.

#7. Two weeks later we are packed up and on our way to start the new job, leave the unsold house, max out all stress levels moving to another state, dealing with a short sale, registering three kids for a school that has twice the workload than the last one, and trying to get settled.

#8. A month later, that's today, we are still trying to settle.

And my writing? Totally on the back burner. It kills me too because I was almost done with a rewrite and wanted to be querying...a month ago :( That's life I suppose. My writing time will come again. Hopefully soon!

So, if you are reading this, thanks for returning. I hope to be able to post more often soon!

Have a great week and happy writing!

And for all those hard core NaNo writer's, good luck!

Oh hello...

Yes, it basically took that much time to get over the awesomeness of WriteOnCon. Not to mention get my kids started in school and get in the swing if things. 

But I've started another round of revisions and am back to critiquing. I love it! 

I have a few exciting things to tell you.

First of all, have you read these?

  

If you love fantasy as much as me...you better read them! I have to say one thing though (besides the fact that they are a vortex of awesomesauce), Liar's Moon comes after Star Crossed and it kind of leaves you hanging. The worst part? I can not find anywhere that she is writing the next one! It's KILLING me! The character's are so well written with an intense story line that delivers at a great pace. And I need more!


The other crazy, amazing, awesome, super duper thing that I have to tell you...is better said by the person it comes from :) Head over to Shallee McArthur's blog for some happy news!

I hope you have a great week! Happy writing :)

Where will you be?

For the next week I'll be busy. Where will I be? Hanging out here.

If you've never heard of it, get over there right now! It's the best online writing conference...and it's free. You can't get any better than that. The critique forums are open right now, but the real deal is next week. Get ready for awesomeness!

And if anyone is new to my blog from WriteOnCon, it's nice to meet you. I hope to see you around :)

So...where will you be?