So I had this problem, right? A bewildering experience, in my opinion, and now it's over, rather barely over, I can talk about it. Or at least provide some details. It has to do with my female anatomy, which I won't go into detail about. Suffice it to say, I had my bladder sewn back ...
Victory!

In late October, or early November, after I came back from the Florida Writers Conference, I decided to use Submittable to send out a couple of my chapters as short stories. A couple of the entries were free, a few of them cost under $5. Altogether, I sent out twelve entries. People in my writing ...
The Struggle
I am struggling. Oops, I used the "ING" word! And I've only written three words. Dave, the wonderful editor who has patiently tried to teach me how to write, is surprised by how many times I use words that end in "ING". I thought the editor was (oops I used another word I'm supposed to ...
Pause, then rewind
I am a work in progress Hey everyone. Perhaps some of you wondered why I haven't posted anything in nearly a month. I haven't forgotten - life just got in the way. Oh and I joined a couple of online writing groups and next thing you know, there were more interruptions than I knew what to ...
STAYING POSITIVE
Ever hear that phrase, “Stay positive?” Wondering what exactly that phrase meant, I decided to look it up. Here’s the definition: “Staying positive means accepting the fact that you’re in deep trouble and working towards a plausible solution rather than just sitting and crying over the fact that you’re in deep trouble.” It all started this evening ...
Thank you but no thanks…….
I got another rejection letter today, this one from Woodbine House, a publisher devoted to stories about special needs. Back in August, after learning they were accepting submissions, I sent a book proposal and several chapters. I expected to hear from them any day. What I didn't expect was the editor actually wrote a letter ...
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO and NO!
So I received another rejection email. What was wrong with my story written specifically for a magazine addressing disabilites? It was about Jessica's sensory deprivation disorder! Come on now!
Write Me
So I went to the Florida Writers Association conference last weekend. I met lots of other writers, rubbed shoulders with publishers and agents and generally kept hearing people talk about books they published. Except almost everyone had paid a publisher to publish or had their book on Amazon. This wasn't exactly what I expected... I ...
I’ll Be Leaving You Behind
"I’ll be leaving you behind."The words I typed out were supposed to be the beginning of another post for my blog. I was thinking about Jessica and all the stories I wanted to tell. Maybe offer a peek into what it was like to welcome all the new babies born into our family, then watch ...