Insecure Writer's Support Group

 I'm excited to join this networking opportunity. This month's question is about how you define your success as a writer. For me, the feeling of success comes with a completed work. Finishing a story or poem as much as possible makes me feel like I've accomplished something great. That is the feeling I'm looking for as I work towards completion of a novel.

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Welcome Back!

After a long hiatus from regular writing--and three kids later--I'm getting back into it! In the past month I have submitted six articles to Church magazines and have already received one acceptance. It has been very encouraging!

MobyMax Stories

Two of my stories have been published by MobyMax as online reading lesson content for sixth graders!

Forgotten Memory

I ran into a former co-worker tonight. We worked together as sales clerks in the general book department at the Brigham Young University bookstore seven years ago, and tonight she reminded me of a really funny quote. I used to laugh about a customer who asked where they could find our nonfiction novels!

Working as a bookseller for a short time continues to be a very valuable experience for me as an aspiring author. A lot has changed since then, but I still remember my boss explaining to us how Amazon.com was the top competitor for all bookstores. Now Borders doesn't even exist and self-publishing and e-books has exploded. Still, my experiences as a book seller helped me see that side of the industry. Pretty much I love books!

Writercation 2

Today is my day of full-time writing for this month. I've been very productive over the past month. Things were starting to lag a little this week, but working hard today has re-energized my creative efforts. Since my last Writercation, I've completed over a dozen submissions. We're working hard and moving forward!

White Lie with a Pink Bow

Check out my flash fiction story here. Writing a short story in 250 words or less was definitely a fun challenge! It's a quick read if you want to check it out!

Effective Investment

Today I found out that the two children's stories I submitted during my writercation were accepted! What encouragement! I sold them to a developing online reading curriculum company, so I guess I'm the author of 5th and 6th grade reading assignments now! So fun! If I'm lucky, I'll have the chance to send them more stories. We'll see. :)