I found an awesome writing site last week, Duotrope, that lets you log in and track your submissions. I love tracking stuff. I entered all my pending submissions and I go to look at them every day. It counts how many days each submission has been out and gives you an average return time as reported by other site users ( Read more... )

I just found this site and I've just wasted the last ten minutes generating true stories and laughing hysterically. The dog keeps looking at me funny from under his eyebrows ( Read more... )

A few years ago, when my truck was new, some asshat kid went up and down the street one night slashing tires. They only got one of mine but some people had all four slashed. No one knew for sure who the kid was, but we had a neighbor a few doors down with a high school aged son who was apparently under suspicion. I knew he hadn't done it--he was ( Read more... )

barbarakelley tagged me!

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..."Finish What You Started ( Read more... )

I haven't been posting because I haven't been commenting on my friends' journals (although I have been reading them), so it doesn't seem fair to post and expect comments. So I won't feel a bit bad if no one comments on this entry, seriously. I just wanted to explain that I have done the hitherto supposed impossible ( Read more... )

For those of you keeping score at home, the library job fluttered past like a leaf before a storm. They kept lowering the pay I'd get, and asking me to volunteer a little longer.... So I told them no thanks, and felt immediately relieved ( Read more... )

Well, I seem to have the library job. I got the call this morning from Mrs. G, who is damned tight-fisted when it comes to giving information out. I guess a million years of people asking where the Nora Roberts books are have taken their toll. I did manage to chip some info about the job from her and it's all (surprise, surprise) not nearly as ( Read more... )

I'm finishing up the final polish of my last book before sending it out. I'm down to one small section where Kristof, the main character, has altogether too easy a time getting from the place where another character decided he was too dangerous to know and kicked him out of the car, to the house where Kristof is going to look for his friend Gabe ( Read more... )

First of all, I have been meaning to post for almost two weeks now about barbarakelley's book! I highly recommend it; she's a fantastic writer and I've been thoroughly enjoying the book ( Read more... )