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Big happenings next week

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Big for a little unpublished writer at least…

1. Chase the Dream contest announcements:

These are supposed to come today. I didn’t win, because they should have already notified the winners, but I’m still excited for the announcements. I have my own personal favorite that I’m rooting for.

2. Golden Heart announcements:

Wednesday, March 25 is the date for the announcements.  I’m going to be on pins and needles all day.  Already I’m trying to mentally prepare myself.  Historicals seem to be a very competitive category so I’m trying not to get my hopes up too high, but heck yeah I’m hoping to final. I may need ice cream Wednesday night. 🙂

3. The New England Chapter conference

On Thursday I’m travelling out to Massachusetts for the Let Your Imagination Take Flight conference. The schedule looks amazing and I have my pitch mentally prepared. It’s good to keep it off the cuff and fresh, right? That’s my excuse.

I’m looking forward to seeing some writer buddies, meeting new people and hopefully, some happy news.

New beginning and reflections

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I’ve been dragging my butt for a week, but I finally started the new one. It’s not quite a new one. It’s a cyberpunk premise I’ve been batting around for a while. I figured it was a good idea to write something outside of my usual genre between projects.

I have the first page down plus a little and it reminds me how hard it is to start anew. It also reminds me that my first page never stays so not to worry to much about making it sparkle.

I was browsing blogs and what not about Golden Heart finalists. Yes, it’s March so inevitably, I have the Golden Heart announcements on the brain even though they’re three weeks away. There are authors who have finalled in the GH year after year after year. That tells me not to beat myself up if I don’t final as I’m probably competing against people who are good at finalling and know what they’re doing when it comes to the GH. It also tells me that there are a lot of great authors out there with great books who still take years and years to get published.

Does that make me feel better? I don’t know. But it’s reality.