Thanks to those who chimed in on my last post.
John, no need to start up a collection.
I've decided to not go to BYU's WIFYR (Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers) conference this year. While I'd like to have something ready in time for it, I would need to register now and that costs money I haven't got. What's more, I'm not sure I could have something ready...
Which leads to my next issue.
I do need to be writing fiction regularly in order to get good at it, but it needs to not take away from my day jobs. So I am going to find a time to write every day, for about a half hour.
My first effort will be a chapter book probably, to see if I can do it.
And that is all for now. Off to bed.
Carpe somnium!
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Showing posts with label conference. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Friday, June 20, 2008
aaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggggg
Remind me to be patient!!! An agent consented to look at my stuff, due to a referral from my workshop's assistant, but apparently he decided it wasn't his style!
I have to be patient!!!!
Why in all the nine hells did I choose to be a writer? I am good at loads of stuff, math not the least of that stuff, as well as teaching and science... but I had to go and decide to be a writer. A fiction writer.
That's cool. I guess it's because I've always known I'm supposed to be famous.
Hehe. Or not.
But I will write a bestselling novel, I will be a bestselling author, I am learning this craft...
carpe somnium
I have to be patient!!!!
Why in all the nine hells did I choose to be a writer? I am good at loads of stuff, math not the least of that stuff, as well as teaching and science... but I had to go and decide to be a writer. A fiction writer.
That's cool. I guess it's because I've always known I'm supposed to be famous.
Hehe. Or not.
But I will write a bestselling novel, I will be a bestselling author, I am learning this craft...
carpe somnium
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
End of Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Well howdy partners. Sorry, I said that because I just saw a good western movie and was in the mood.
I have written several articles for www.helium.com over the last couple of days. I am wanting to place in a contest there, as well as hit the 800 article mark this week. So tomorrow I hope to do so. Plus, they are still doing their reward-a-thon and every article I write gets extra $$ these days.
I do hope to work on The Cabin this week still, although I am going out of town from tomorrow until Saturday. I will probably do some work on it while I am gone. I don't exactly want to do this trip (it's to a conference that ChartedCourse is doing) but I need to go as the writer for the company so I can report on it.
I actually applied to a job today. It is with my church: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am not sure I will even get a call on it, but I felt an impression that I ought to check their employment website and so I did. I immediately found an opening for Assistant Editor for one of the church magazines, called The Friend. So I applied and tried hard to really accentuate my abilities as a writer. Even if this job doesn't happen, I will still probably need to try to get employment in the next five or six months. Money is running low and we can't really afford insurance.
But I will still fight for the dream and I hope to get The Cabin done as soon as possible. Sometimes I feel like I am pinning a lot of my hopes on this book. I think that's because I have a feeling that it can be really good, as long as I get after it and work hard on it. But I really need to work at it. Helium is a great place, but it's not paying the bills.
This is one reason that I am going to the conference. I hope to learn some things about real estate investing that I can use. We plan to kill our portfolio and use that $$ for investment in real estate. The stock market is bleeding badly and I just can't see keeping our shares when it's such a good time to get into property. Yep, it is a buyer's market right now, although some might argue that.
My, these posts sure do wander sometimes.
Here're a couple articles I have done for Helium that I am happy with:
http://www.helium.com/tm/843907/valentines-hallmark-holiday-empty
http://www.helium.com/tm/841753/movie-amadeus-teenaged-wolfgang
http://www.helium.com/tm/841350/bottled-water-trend-consumers
I hope you enjoy them. I got a comment from somebody who is actually reading this blog. That's very nice and thank you! Anybody else who wants to comment can feel free!
carpe somnium
I have written several articles for www.helium.com over the last couple of days. I am wanting to place in a contest there, as well as hit the 800 article mark this week. So tomorrow I hope to do so. Plus, they are still doing their reward-a-thon and every article I write gets extra $$ these days.
I do hope to work on The Cabin this week still, although I am going out of town from tomorrow until Saturday. I will probably do some work on it while I am gone. I don't exactly want to do this trip (it's to a conference that ChartedCourse is doing) but I need to go as the writer for the company so I can report on it.
I actually applied to a job today. It is with my church: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am not sure I will even get a call on it, but I felt an impression that I ought to check their employment website and so I did. I immediately found an opening for Assistant Editor for one of the church magazines, called The Friend. So I applied and tried hard to really accentuate my abilities as a writer. Even if this job doesn't happen, I will still probably need to try to get employment in the next five or six months. Money is running low and we can't really afford insurance.
But I will still fight for the dream and I hope to get The Cabin done as soon as possible. Sometimes I feel like I am pinning a lot of my hopes on this book. I think that's because I have a feeling that it can be really good, as long as I get after it and work hard on it. But I really need to work at it. Helium is a great place, but it's not paying the bills.
This is one reason that I am going to the conference. I hope to learn some things about real estate investing that I can use. We plan to kill our portfolio and use that $$ for investment in real estate. The stock market is bleeding badly and I just can't see keeping our shares when it's such a good time to get into property. Yep, it is a buyer's market right now, although some might argue that.
My, these posts sure do wander sometimes.
Here're a couple articles I have done for Helium that I am happy with:
http://www.helium.com/tm/843907/valentines-hallmark-holiday-empty
http://www.helium.com/tm/841753/movie-amadeus-teenaged-wolfgang
http://www.helium.com/tm/841350/bottled-water-trend-consumers
I hope you enjoy them. I got a comment from somebody who is actually reading this blog. That's very nice and thank you! Anybody else who wants to comment can feel free!
carpe somnium
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