This Blog post is a Test
This is a test of the Blog to Facebook wall posting system. Lets see how it works shall we?
Read More »Bob and George
This my friends is a totally random post about two members of my household. Ones alive, one my husband just thinks is. This is also a blatant attempt to provoke my husband into commenting on my Blog. Shall we see if it works? So here we go… Bob and George. Per the request of kc Dyer here is a picture of them together. Bob is the snake. George is the Apple device with the unfortunate name that we chose to rename “iGeorgeâ€. (iGeorge was quickly shortened to just George) A few interesting tidbits about each: Bob – Is a royal or ball python who is 4 years old. He has been part of our family for the past two years. George – Has learned to recognize “iGeorge†when you start to type it and auto finishes it. Bob – Is very friendly if a bit shy. George – Is not alive, despite the fact that we have named him, so he is not friendly or unfriendly but he does his jobs quite well. Bob – is a huge hit at my kids school whenever I take him there I am swamped by kids and feel like a minor celebrity. George – is a huge hit when Jason takes him out in public. He is swamped by people and I think he feels like the coolest person around since he is the only person in our group with this new toy....
Read More »Monday Update
Rejection Queen Status: – I have no new rejection to report my status is still 1. – On that front I sent three queries this past week. They were all with my newly polished shorter more cleaned up query letter. So we’ll see what the response is to this newer more precise letter. What am I working on this week: – Last week I wrote a very rough and dirty first draft of a synopsis. This week I hope to clean and refine it and make it pretty and ready to send to the agents who want to see it with my query letter. I have at least 5 or 6 in my binder who ask for a synopsis with the query letter. – I hope to work some more on The Youngest Brother this week, which much to my embarrassment I have not touched in almost a month. - I plan to send at least 4 or 5 more queries this week – hey how can I win that crown if I don’t send out those query letters. 😉 – As always I will continue to research and add agents to my binder. Last week I added three. Personal notes: – I will be celebrating my birthday this week. I was born in the late seventies sometime after 76 and before 78. 😉 – This Friday I get to hang out and have dinner with one of The BookBroads who will be down in Seattle. I am very excited about this and looking forward to it. – My calendar is a bit more open this week than last meaning I should have more writing time this week, The Youngest Brother just might get some of my attention after...
Read More »Follow Friday – Surrey International Writers Conference
This week my Follow Friday goes to the one conference I make a point to attend every year. Not that I don’t attend some other events or conferences in the year but so far there has not been any other event that has drawn me back year after year the way SiWC has. Why is it such a wonderful event? There could be many possible answers to this question, the food, the hotel, the area of Canada where it is held eh? But in reality we all know the real reason… it’s the people. Surrey is put on by some of the best people in the world. Last years coordinator KC Dyer was fantastic and this years coordinator Kathy Chung promises to be just as wonderful. They arrange each year for amazing presenters who come and share their knowledge and experience with the many attendees. Some of the past presenters include Kelley Armstrong, Vicki Pettersson, and, C.C. Humphreys. Several presenters who come every year include Diana Gabaldon, Jack Whyte, and Anne Perry. Want to know what exciting presenters are coming this year to SiWC – check out their Blog here, they are already sharing details on this years line up. But it isn’t just the presenters that make SiWC wonderful. It’s the amazing writers you get to meet and hang out with. Share meals, drinks, stories, laughter and nervous looks with during SiWC Idol’s. The ones you might only physically see once a year but you keep in touch with virtually all year and you root for as we all progress on our path to publication. So if anyone out there is looking for that one conference that is worth going to I would like to highly recommend the Surrey International Writers...
Read More »A sad day
Even writers get to have them right? My grandfather died this morning. I don’t really have much else to say. Words elude me at this point. Maybe soon I will be able to string together thoughts into a coherent whole and give proper tribute, until then… rest in peace Grand Pop.
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