So I finished Campnanowrimo. I am now left with 10 great picture book stories that need to be cleaned up and shown some love. Also, my NA Scifi is back from another round of CP's (critique partners). It needs to be shown more love as well. May is super busy for me. My plan is to do revisions on both novels during the month of May. I have a tentative day of May 15th which I recognize is CRAZY!

Clearly, I like crazy:)

Here is my revision…

To be honest, I really have not watched American Idol in a long time.



Last night, I was doing homework and flipping channels and decided to stop. I am sort of familiar with the girls in the top five so I figured I would see who was voted off. I am so happy I tuned in. Last night Fantasia sang a song that showed me with passion and artistry is all about. Is you have not seen it, please watch this…

In June of 2012 I wrote a book that was very close to my heart. 

It was a story that was outlined the previous year and worked on via Nanowrimo 2011 but the story had been brewing for many years.  I knew these characters.  They spoke to me and I spoke  to them.  When I finished the book I was ecstatic and began the process of revisions and letting others read it. 

And then I discovered it was a typical first book.  Full of mistakes and the story just needed…

I didn't start out 2013 motivated.

I was beginning to grown tired of my novel.  I was dedicating so much time and energy to it and it got to a point where I began to doubt my work.  I doubted that the words on the page were good enough.

Twitter was abuzz with people getting agents and winning contests and I was revising - again. 

Then 2 things happened to snap me out of my funk:

1.  I found two great CP's

2.  I finally won a…