Giving Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving Yall!

Today is a day to give thanks to the Lord and spend time with your family. Oh and to eat your weight in apple pie...... mmmm pie.......

                                                            uh, moving on

    This is what the Holidays are to me:

Family time.

We should all be thankful for the time we have together and all the things the Lord has blessed us with, because He has blessed us greatly.

    I'm thankful for my friends and my family and the Laughter we always share (I'm blessed to live amongst a lot of funny people).

So what about you? What are yall thankful for? 

Trolls in My Printer

IT'S DONE! IT'S SENT! IT'S MAILED!

My novel has now been mailed to the publisher!

The reality is still setting in.

    I didn't quite know how to feel at first, I mean, I've been living this book for about six months! But I know this:

God is good and life is awesome!

    Ok now I'm getting excited! I'll probably be doing the happy dance for the next week.

    Of course, I had last minute printing to do (having noticed some obvious mistakes this morning) but after removing a few trolls that jammed my printer, we did manage to make it to the post office in one piece.

Overall the process was crazy

                                                                   and hectic

but totally Worth it;

I can't believe I actually did it!

    Now I should probably catch up on the chores I've put off (like Mount Clothesmore slowly consuming my bedroom). If I don't post for a while just assume my laundry ate me, lol.

    Gosh, I can't believe it's sent (and just in the nick of time, too). Now I have a short 3-6 month wait. 

    Lets do it again! (And yes I am nuts). Time to start a package for Disney. : D

Remember: you can do anything

Down to the Wire

IT'S DONE! IT'S DONE! TheLord is so good!

My package is now ready for submission!

Oooooo I’m getting all excited!

Which is good cause the heat is on; I’ve got to get this mailed tomorrow. Because, it was brought to my attention that my deadline might be closer than I thought (possibly December 1^st). Thankfully, I’m near enough I can taste the stamps I’m about to put on the outside of this package.

As I told my mom earlier

I was starting to feel like I'm 738 words and a Comma away from my sanity

(and the edge of the page)

For all you scratching your heads that’s how long my synopsis turned out; 738 words, minus the comma, that wouldn't fit, lol! Actually, my synopsis is now finished and it’s all on one page and it looks really good (though it just barely fits; that one comma would put it over) but I’m calling it done.

    That was the last thing I had to do (after a few last minute corrections) and now we're ready to mail!

A lot of thanks to my friends and family who've helped me so far

this is only the beginning yall!

You never know until you try!

Praise the Lord

Ok the Lord is good! Hallelujah!

 Guess what!

My synopsis is                                     officially one page!

                                 …… wait for it ……

    Ah, I'm exhausted, but I'm too excited to care! Lol, it took five drafts but He helped me through it and although it's not completely done (still needs a bit of editing , you know, grammar and what not) it is one page and I'm calling that a success!

My first Dragon -- tamed

Just Part of My Journey

And so the plot thickens!

I learned this week that one of the publishers on my list has a deadline for submissions!

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Turns out they only accept submissions between the months of June and December so I only have a month and a half left! Whew, no pressure there.

But that’s ok I work better under pressure.

So far I have my sample chapters printed, and my cover letter is nearly done but it’s my synopsis that’s becoming my nemesis.

Did you know I have trouble writing short works?

Well I do.

And this summery of my novel is supposed to be only one page! Either I tweak the margins (which I won’t) and shrink the font to     microscopic size    (which I obviously can’t) or……… I don’t know. How do I describe almost 300 pages in one?

But I guess I shouldn't Defeat myself before I try.

I should welcome the challenge, I mean, it’s a good workout for my creativity. And I’m not doing this alone; the Lord and my family are here to help me. So I’ll just keep on keepin’ on I guess. My send out date is November 30, and it’s coming quick so I’d better get back to work. Victory wouldn't be as sweet without overcoming adversity.

It’s all just part of my Journey.