I've been starring at the computer for a few minutes now. Blank.
Maybe I should shut it down, and go eat. I'm on a diet. Urgh.
For a second I wondered if I shouldn't wait a few days before writing another post. Nah. There's so much information stored in my head. New and old. There must be something I can share today.
I'll give it a try: I read two middle grade books this week.
The first was "The Year of the Book" by Andrea Cheng. The importance of kindness and friendship, the love for books, and the Chinese culture are delicately sewn together into this lovely story. I truly enjoyed reading this book. I was so happy that my ten year old read it and, most importantly liked it too. I hope the message sticks with him.
The second was "One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate, but I'll leave that for tomorrow as my seven year old insists on using this computer right now! Have I mentioned my laptop died?
To be continued...
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Let's try again.
I'm back after six long months. Has it really been that long? Yeah. I had to do some finger counting to be sure. Time flies. *sigh*
As you might have guessed I had to postpone the deadline for finishing my manuscript a few times. I could say five, but in fact I simply didn't think about time limit. I just went with the flow. So what was I up to, one might ask.
I'm happy to answer that.
I finally finished my manuscript on March 31st. No deadline, remember? I guess I spent so much time stressing it had to be done by the end of the month that it really did. I'm happy with it. I enjoyed writing it, and now I must think about several things: the next one, hence it's a series; researching the agents for my query, and writing it; catching up with my reading; and most importantly being sure that my MS is polished enough to be submitted. I love what I wrote, and I can't wait to put on paper what comes next.
"It's all up here." She said with a slight tap to her forehead. What's been bothering me is that I'm not sure that my MS stands alone, and that might be a problem for an unpublished, unknown writer. *sigh* I've decided to sleep on it for a few days.
I had lot's of friends and family visiting between November and February. Makes me wonder if I should open a Bed and Breakfast. Loved having them over, but unfortunately the writing didn't benefit from it.
Then came the Holidays. Did I ever mention Christmas is my favorite one? Gotta love the spirit, the decorations, the sounds, and the smells. Funny thing about that. About two weeks ago I was cooking, by thee time I was done my whole house smelled like fish, faster than fast I sprayed a holiday themed air freshener all over the place. Something with cinnamon and apples and caramel. It was bizarre. The same smell I love in December made me feel in the twilight zone in March. Does this make sense? Am I weird? Well that air freshener is now living inside the Xmas boxes where it belongs. So, I was saying... oh, yes. Do not enjoy the shopping. Last year I did really well as most of it was done by the first week of December, and online. Kids were happy, so was I, and we were all able to enjoy the good stuff. Sadly we couldn't avoid traffic. Urgh.
The year 2014 is here. Has been for... 99 days. Oh, Bummer! It would be a lot cooler if I was writing this post tomorrow. LOL. What can I say?
Happy New Year!
So far 2014 has been good to me. I've kept busy with family, writing, reading, dancing, and all the errands of a stay-at-home mom. Yeah, I definitely have my hands full, and you know what? That's just swell! ;)
As you might have guessed I had to postpone the deadline for finishing my manuscript a few times. I could say five, but in fact I simply didn't think about time limit. I just went with the flow. So what was I up to, one might ask.
I'm happy to answer that.
I finally finished my manuscript on March 31st. No deadline, remember? I guess I spent so much time stressing it had to be done by the end of the month that it really did. I'm happy with it. I enjoyed writing it, and now I must think about several things: the next one, hence it's a series; researching the agents for my query, and writing it; catching up with my reading; and most importantly being sure that my MS is polished enough to be submitted. I love what I wrote, and I can't wait to put on paper what comes next.
"It's all up here." She said with a slight tap to her forehead. What's been bothering me is that I'm not sure that my MS stands alone, and that might be a problem for an unpublished, unknown writer. *sigh* I've decided to sleep on it for a few days.
I had lot's of friends and family visiting between November and February. Makes me wonder if I should open a Bed and Breakfast. Loved having them over, but unfortunately the writing didn't benefit from it.
Then came the Holidays. Did I ever mention Christmas is my favorite one? Gotta love the spirit, the decorations, the sounds, and the smells. Funny thing about that. About two weeks ago I was cooking, by thee time I was done my whole house smelled like fish, faster than fast I sprayed a holiday themed air freshener all over the place. Something with cinnamon and apples and caramel. It was bizarre. The same smell I love in December made me feel in the twilight zone in March. Does this make sense? Am I weird? Well that air freshener is now living inside the Xmas boxes where it belongs. So, I was saying... oh, yes. Do not enjoy the shopping. Last year I did really well as most of it was done by the first week of December, and online. Kids were happy, so was I, and we were all able to enjoy the good stuff. Sadly we couldn't avoid traffic. Urgh.
The year 2014 is here. Has been for... 99 days. Oh, Bummer! It would be a lot cooler if I was writing this post tomorrow. LOL. What can I say?
Happy New Year!
So far 2014 has been good to me. I've kept busy with family, writing, reading, dancing, and all the errands of a stay-at-home mom. Yeah, I definitely have my hands full, and you know what? That's just swell! ;)
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