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Published my 50 word story! Here's the link https://preview.mailerlite.com/y8m9u8/1819550690389792895/l8q5/ OR read it here! Story No.375 BlinkWe pulled behind the line of cars stopped at the intersection. The traffic light blinked green. No one moved. Our irate driver yelled. “Moron, get off your phone.” Horns blared. The car ahead of us jerked forward. The light blinked ...
I think I am going to get my book published. This hasn't been something I believed up until now. But I'm inching closer. Last week, there was a writer's pitch fest on Twitter. The objective of the event is for writers to 'pitch' their story in 280 characters or less. Don't forget the ...
I am making progress! I've gotten a few more short stories published and an agent requested my full manuscript! I believe in my book because it shines a light on the challenges parents of children with disabilities face. The next step in my process is seeking a literary agent to represent my book ...
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 ...
Caution, this post is meant to be therapeutic for me. Yesterday and today are one of those days lots of us have, where you feel like whatever you do isn't right. And since I am blogging about writing, I feel like nothing I've written is any good and I should just 'give it up. Again, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
