Date Posted:11:32:25 12/24/10 Fri Author: Esther Subject: Well...I remember you! Does that make me old??? *G* >>> In reply to:
JulieO
's message, "Hey, old timers! 'Member me?>>>>" on 00:12:54 12/23/10 Thu
>Howdy, y'all! I just popped in to offer some heartfelt
>holiday greetings to everyone!
Back atcha!
>
>Life at Casa O'Connell is busy, busy, and busier. My
>oldest is back at home this year while he finishes his
>degree. My middle son moved out in September, and just
>finished the first quarter of his sophomore year in
>college. My youngest is a junior (more or less) in
>high school and is a mess, but at least he's cute.
LOL
>
>I attempted to do NaNo as a revision exercise this
>year. It kinda worked. I revised and re-wrote the
>first 35 pages of my YA book in anticipation of a
>querying blitz in January. (I have the first two books
>done in a planned MG/YA trilogy.) As soon as this
>holiday insanity calms a bit, I'm going to get back on
>the horse and revise until my eyes bleed. :-)
Congrats! And good luck in your blitz! I know how well you can write so I anticipate good news early in the new year!
>
>I'm in contact with Lady LaLa (Jen) and Nanili
>(Ginger), as well as LyndaG (Linda) and Lady Juliet
>(Nicole). Jen has an e-book coming out in January (pen
>name Gwen Roman), and a publisher very interested in
>another book. Fingers crossed! Linda Gerber had
>another book released in October (TRANCE) and is
>working on a MG series to be released in 2012. Nicole
>sold a three book series last year, to be released
>either at the end of 2011 or beginning of 2012. And
>like me, Ginger is working on submitting a completed
>and revised MS to agents in January
Thanks for the news! And can I say how good it is to see all these familiar names and their successes written in your pixels?
>
>I hope everyone is well and writing like crazy.
>Remember - the key is 1) get your butt in the chair
>and 2) write. Everything else can be added later.
Well, I haven't been writing like crazy, at least not on my novels, but while I have been in kind of a writing stasis, I've come up with a few solutions and twists to expose my characters to, so it's all good.
>
>Lots of love and hugs to everyone - have a wonderful
>holiday season!
