Happy New Year! 2010, here we are!
I think we slept away much of today. It was a quiet day to relax, watch movies and nap. I am very grateful for the long weekend, two in a row, that my beloved husband gets to enjoy away from the stresses of work in the city. Tonight there is another snowfall here, but in this part of Nova Scotia we are not expected to get as much snow as in some other counties of our province. But, having to go nowhere tonight, it is fine with me.
I must share about another book I asked for and received for Christmas. It is Lesley Crewe's "Hit and Mrs." Now this book is laugh-out-loud funny! I laughed a lot and in a couple of places I laughed till I cried, really! The action got almost frenzied nearer the end, but it was a good read nonetheless. I enjoyed this book.
Now, I have a question. What is the big deal about using the 'F' word in otherwise great writing? The last two authors whose work I have read have chosen to write it in several times. To me that is a spoiler. I know it is a word that has made its way into practically everywhere, but is there anybody who seriously finds it a conversation stopper? Is it really a necessary word? My opinion is that people show their ignorance when using the "F" word repeatedly in conversation, and are demonstrating their poor and limited verbal skills.
I suppose to keep story writing up-to-date it seems important to include, but ... does no one see the need for change and positive influence through their writing? Or is that an impossible dream?
Last time I wrote I mentioned learning about a new publisher. After sending a query to which I received a prompt reply, I decided to move on it immediately - so on December 30 I sent my manuscript. Why not? Now I have two different stories out there to two different publishers, and the waiting game has begun all over again but in a new decade. 2010 is a new year of new chances.
My wish for you this year is that you try something that you have wanted to do for ever so long, something that will push your talents and abilities in a broader way, something that will increase your joy of living. Be bold, be brave, be not afraid!
I would love to read your thoughts on what I have posted here tonight.
Happy New Year! Thanks for reading, and ... Blessings on your day! :)
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Friday, January 1, 2010
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
memories - old & new
A flurry of thoughts ...
I hope you enjoyed a very Merry CHRISTMAS and made sweet memories. Already that busyness is past as fast approaches another new year. Can you believe 2010 is nearly here? 2 0 1 0 !
Christmas day was not as sad as I had thought it would be. I guess I used up my teary time before then. That, or someone was praying for me. With only the two of us in this house most of the morning it was so quiet around here with the absence of my sniffling. Our second daughter, with a friend, arrived around 11:00, and later we all went to my Dad's to meet the rest of the family (including our oldest daughter, son-in-law and grandson) for our celebratory feast and gifts. Another friend had been invited to join us, so we had twelve at dinner. Just before mealtime our two youngest daughters called from Alberta, so that made it even better.
I really think my mum would be proud of her family. By the afternoon of December 30, she will have been gone from us for twelve years. Twelve years! How can that be possible? :(
On December 31 I hope to be able to attend our New Year's Eve service at church .. weather permitting. Tonight there is a snowstorm happening in my part of the world, but the weather report does not say there will be more snow coming on Thursday.
Well, the author I met a month ago is a kind, generous soul. Yesterday she sent me the link to a publisher I did not know about in BC, so this afternoon I sent off my manuscript once again thinking it would be my last attempt this year. Then today - bless her! - she sent me information about a new publisher here in NS! I am considering sending the manuscript of another of my stories to them and see what transpires, although I am not sure it will be mailed this week/year. It is rather fun to finish off 2009 sending out manuscripts, though. Something started for the new year.
Oh, I must say that when one reads an author's work it may not always be what one expects. I have read some of Sheree Fitch's children's books and they are fabulous! Recently her first adult novel was published and it was promoted as being 'laugh out loud funny'. I was excited to read it so my husband gave it to me for Christmas. Okay, to be fair here .. have you read it? What did you think of it? Me? wellllll .... no offense to Sheree, but somehow I missed the humour! It just ... I'm just ... hmmm ... I am sure many people reading Kiss The Joy As It Flies will enjoy it but for me the humour was lost somewhere between its pages and my sense of what is funny. (Sorry, Sheree!) But ... I guess that is how my brain works. Now, that is not to say it was not a well written novel. Of course it was! she is an amazing writer, and I did read the whole book, even her interview at the end. It's just that its point was lost on me throughout, BUT .. did I say .. I love Sheree's children's books! I guess that is where my heart is ... for now.
In closing, I will leave you with some questions that I would love to read your answers for if you would kindly oblige me. Thinking back over your childhood reading:
Thanks for reading, and ... Blessings on your day! :)
I hope you enjoyed a very Merry CHRISTMAS and made sweet memories. Already that busyness is past as fast approaches another new year. Can you believe 2010 is nearly here? 2 0 1 0 !
Christmas day was not as sad as I had thought it would be. I guess I used up my teary time before then. That, or someone was praying for me. With only the two of us in this house most of the morning it was so quiet around here with the absence of my sniffling. Our second daughter, with a friend, arrived around 11:00, and later we all went to my Dad's to meet the rest of the family (including our oldest daughter, son-in-law and grandson) for our celebratory feast and gifts. Another friend had been invited to join us, so we had twelve at dinner. Just before mealtime our two youngest daughters called from Alberta, so that made it even better.
I really think my mum would be proud of her family. By the afternoon of December 30, she will have been gone from us for twelve years. Twelve years! How can that be possible? :(
On December 31 I hope to be able to attend our New Year's Eve service at church .. weather permitting. Tonight there is a snowstorm happening in my part of the world, but the weather report does not say there will be more snow coming on Thursday.
Well, the author I met a month ago is a kind, generous soul. Yesterday she sent me the link to a publisher I did not know about in BC, so this afternoon I sent off my manuscript once again thinking it would be my last attempt this year. Then today - bless her! - she sent me information about a new publisher here in NS! I am considering sending the manuscript of another of my stories to them and see what transpires, although I am not sure it will be mailed this week/year. It is rather fun to finish off 2009 sending out manuscripts, though. Something started for the new year.
Oh, I must say that when one reads an author's work it may not always be what one expects. I have read some of Sheree Fitch's children's books and they are fabulous! Recently her first adult novel was published and it was promoted as being 'laugh out loud funny'. I was excited to read it so my husband gave it to me for Christmas. Okay, to be fair here .. have you read it? What did you think of it? Me? wellllll .... no offense to Sheree, but somehow I missed the humour! It just ... I'm just ... hmmm ... I am sure many people reading Kiss The Joy As It Flies will enjoy it but for me the humour was lost somewhere between its pages and my sense of what is funny. (Sorry, Sheree!) But ... I guess that is how my brain works. Now, that is not to say it was not a well written novel. Of course it was! she is an amazing writer, and I did read the whole book, even her interview at the end. It's just that its point was lost on me throughout, BUT .. did I say .. I love Sheree's children's books! I guess that is where my heart is ... for now.
In closing, I will leave you with some questions that I would love to read your answers for if you would kindly oblige me. Thinking back over your childhood reading:
- what was/were your favourite children's book(s), and why? .. and/or ..
- who was/were your favourite author(s), and why?
Thanks for reading, and ... Blessings on your day! :)
Friday, April 3, 2009
rejection & possibilities
Well, it happened yesterday. I returned home after a day consisting of playing train dominoes with my sister and brother-in-law, sitting in a lengthy meeting with my new website designer discussing the possibilities for my new website that is soon to be under construction, chatting with a friend briefly and making conversation with my young soon-to-be-a-teenager nephew, followed by the drive home ... then rushing around to get the house set in order after my being away since the day before ... and making supper for my dear husband and myself ...
then it happened. My husband came in with the mail. My first manuscript copy -- the one I had to send twice because their address in two public places was the incorrect address ... the first copy of my manuscript was returned.
I told my husband .. I am on my way to being published! This is my first return.
One less thing to use brain cells on right now, anyway. Two more publishers to hear back from .. one of them not at all if not interested.
So, ask me if I am having fun yet!
Life is full of ups, downs, sunny days, foggy days, days not worth the time it takes to crawl out of bed, and those days you love to live over and over and over again in your head and heart. I have had all of those in the past two weeks! No wonder I am tired! lol
And how is your day?
(The above is an email I sent a friend & I thought it worked well for here. I am not terribly disappointed about the rejection letter with my returned manuscript. There is still hope for my story and lots more ideas where that one came from.)
So, how is YOUR day?
Thanks for reading .. and Blessings on your day. :)
then it happened. My husband came in with the mail. My first manuscript copy -- the one I had to send twice because their address in two public places was the incorrect address ... the first copy of my manuscript was returned.
I told my husband .. I am on my way to being published! This is my first return.
One less thing to use brain cells on right now, anyway. Two more publishers to hear back from .. one of them not at all if not interested.
So, ask me if I am having fun yet!
Life is full of ups, downs, sunny days, foggy days, days not worth the time it takes to crawl out of bed, and those days you love to live over and over and over again in your head and heart. I have had all of those in the past two weeks! No wonder I am tired! lol
And how is your day?
(The above is an email I sent a friend & I thought it worked well for here. I am not terribly disappointed about the rejection letter with my returned manuscript. There is still hope for my story and lots more ideas where that one came from.)
So, how is YOUR day?
Thanks for reading .. and Blessings on your day. :)
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