Comments on: Blue Ridge from Home – Focus on Fiction Tuesday

By: Erynn

Erynn — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:30:36 +0000

Yeah, I'm woefully off schedule. I think my life just asploded. But I DID get to watch NCIS, and I'm actually working on getting registered for ACFW.
Research for that editor/agent list begins tomorrow!!!
Mostly I'm stressssssssed out. I didn't know all of the fundage was due at registration, so I've been scrambling to get that together, and some of my friends have stepped up in MAJOR ways and blessed my face off. Which caused hubs to sweetly encourage me by saying, "with all this support you're receiving, you definitely have to finish by September and get an agent and a publisher." No pressure.
Serenity now!!!

By: admin

admin — Wed, 11 May 2011 05:50:17 +0000

So here's how my day went...
A two month old who seems to be in the middle of a growth spurt and literally ate every 2 hours...a two year old who seems to be in the middle of an attitude spurt and needed frequent guidance to a sweeter spirit...
Yeah...not much else got done today. And that's OK. Because I'm home. And that's what I needed to do.
I could have watched a comedy, but chose to watch NCIS, because I'm addicted. I'm saving my comedies for tomorrow :-). I did manage to discover Pandora and the "film scores" channel, which is going to be awesome for my fiction writing! Does that count?
Best thing about a "home" conference? If you need to extend it a few days...you can! You're in charge!
Blessings to all of you!

By: Leigh

Leigh — Wed, 11 May 2011 05:17:52 +0000

Jeanne, I would love to know what you plan for your writer's getaway. Where do you go? I did the same a few years ago -- told my husband all I wanted for Christmas was a weekend away by myself to write. It was wonderful! Such a sweet time in many ways.

I asked for the same thing for my birthday back in March. I probably won't get it until after school starts back, thanks to baseball, summer trips, and my husband's overloaded work schedule. I WILL squeeze it in sometime, though, even if it's not until the fall. In the meantime, I'll be praying that your time away goes well and that you come home refreshed and validated in where God wants you to go.

Leigh

By: Jeanne Doyon

Jeanne Doyon — Wed, 11 May 2011 03:03:11 +0000

Day two has been a tough one; crazy day at the office (I am a receptionist in a busy doctor's office) with swollen eyes....allergies are acting up. The pollen count is outrageous the last day or two with everything in New England blooming at once!

I am counting down the days to my writer's getaway planned for next weekend. Three whole days of solitude with God. So these links will come in handy for sure.

Praying for all my BR friends,

Jeanne

By: JeanetteEdgar

JeanetteEdgar — Wed, 11 May 2011 00:42:13 +0000

Day Two is great! Thanks for the terrific list. I reviewed the JourneyForth site (as I'm still editing my MG manuscript that I completed last February - my 6th time through!)
I downloaded one of their recently published books, The Silent, to my new Kindle -- a Mother's Day gift! I need to check out the DC Jacobson stuff that Leigh referenced above, sounds great.
Entertainment...I watched two blue jays defend the birdfeeder against a squirrel at lunch. My reenactment for the family at dinner should be comical!

Jeanette

By: Leigh

Leigh — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:27:42 +0000

Hi, y'all! I'll be walking up to meet DD at the bus stop in a few, which means the majority of my work day is about to end.

I spent part of my lunchtime looking more closely at some of the faculty who were added later in the process (hadn't done it earlier since I wouldn't be at the conference). What an easy-to-access list you gave us! Thanks for that. :-)

I learned that although the conference agency reps don't acquire it, other agents at DC Jacobson and Folio rep children's/MG projects. Those can be hard to find in CBA, so I was glad to latch onto some new names. DC Jacobson also has an agency blog that I signed up to follow.

When I'm ready for funniness tonight I'll just have to hang out with our kids for a while. With a 9YO DD and 12YO DS around, we have more than our share of laughs! :-) Plus I'll probably watch Vonda's You Tube of Solomon's Beloved again. That's always a good cure-all for the glums.