It’s my 100th post. Yay! Thanks to all of you who stop by or who subscribe and read my feeds. I’m happy that I started this blog to share my love of literature for young people, novel writing, and other topics. I've met so many wonderful people and kindred spirits. To celebrate this milestone and for you to get to know me better, I thought I would create a personal meme with 100 quirky facts. I'm an only child. I'm left-handed. I wear contacts. I'm scared of … [Read more...]
Summer Challenge Milestone #12
August 24, 2009 Leave a Comment
It's amazing how when you push yourself towards a goal how much that you can accomplish. Just finished up Milestone #12 of the Challenge. One more week to go and I'm excited about finishing up this draft. Last week, I met the Challenge goal and now I'm doing a "personal" best goal, and with my current progress, I'm going to make it! I can see the finish line. Of course, this doesn't mean that I'm done with the novel by any means. If anything, it's shown me that with focused attention, … [Read more...]
Gator Hater
August 21, 2009 Leave a Comment
I'm so excited because my FAVORITE time of the year will be starting again... Football! But let me be more specific, Southeastern Conference --- SEC College Football! I'm an UGA alumni and so even though my Georgia Bulldogs are ranked #13, we probably might not be *good* this year since Stafford and Moreno left to go the NFL (I can't say that I blame them --- millions of dollars). The first game is September 5th against Oklahoma State but it's not a home game so I'll have to wait … [Read more...]
Scene Spark #12
August 19, 2009 Leave a Comment
Your protagonist does something totally opposite of what he/she usually does. Questions to ask about this scene spark: *What is the opposite action? *What is the basis for the protagonist acting this way? *What are the consequences? … [Read more...]
