Category: A to Z Challenge

Naturally.

I’m in book mode, as in reading, writing and searching.

READING

I’m on a mission to complete my spring reading challenge. But it goes deeper than that – I NEED to read more. I used to be a bookworm, I’m not sure you can label me that anymore. It seems like I read less and less as the years go by.

That is unacceptable to me. I ADORE reading. I ADORE submersing myself in a good story and playing it out in my head. It feels so NICE to get away from reality sometimes. The more I read, the easier it is for me to write. Because I feed off those make-believe worlds and interesting characters and I can subconsciously draw from those images and from that prose and regurgitate bits and pieces in whatever story I’m working on at the moment.

Writers NEED to be avid readers.

I need to be a better reader so I can become a better writer.

WRITING

I’m working on another 50,000 word challenge. (I’m sucking off Script Frenzy’s energy and using the challenge to write another novel that has been stuck in my head for months. Don’t worry, I’m not the only one being a rebel. It’s either purge or explode. I choose purge). This will make the sixth 50,000 word challenge that I’ve participated in and ZERO completed novels produced from those challenges. Perhaps one day, I’ll deem one of them worthy of actually finishing and editing.

SEARCHING

I ordered the 2011 Novel And Short Story Writer’s Market yesterday – I should be receiving it shortly. I have this crazy idea that I’ll research some markets, write some stories and then actually submit them.

Why are you laughing?

I’m serious.

Again.

😀

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I’m participating in the A to Z challenge (I’m a day behind, but will soon catch up). You can sign up for the challenge here. Just post something every day with the appropriate letter (except for Sundays), and then submit your link to one of the hosts and don’t forget to visit other participants! Also, you can find other A to Z participants on Twitter via the #atozchallenge hashtag. (Keep your posts short – not more than 500 words – to make it easy on visitors. I think there were about 1100 participants the last time I checked).

And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing lately -ACTING on my dreams and goals.

One of the words I had deemed in My Three Word Goals for 2011 was ACTION. I have so much I want to get done and I’m sick of talking about it – I’m focusing on ACTING on them.

What are those goals, you ask?

Get a job. I’ve been actively filling out applications. I had an interview for one job, but I wasn’t picked, unfortunately. (Or fortunately. It might have been a blessing in disguise, quite honestly). I’ve worked at home for the past seven years and I’m ready to get back out into the working world and do something different. I don’t have anything specific in mind, I’m keeping my options open, but I’m just ready to put myself back out into the working world and be productive once again.

Expand my website business. I build websites for schools (I’m super cheap because we all know schools don’t have a lot of money). I’ve been doing it for the past six years and LOVE it. Even though I don’t charge that much, that’s okay, I look at more as my way of giving back to the community.

My writing. I’ve talked about getting published for YEARS (actually DECADES) now, it’s time to do something about it. I’m currently participating in Script Frenzy (only I’m being a rebel, along with many others, and treating it as more of a National Novel Writing Month challenge and writing a novel instead of a script), along with pouring over possible writing markets to see where else I might submit my writing. I’ll get something published, (other than my blog, of course), mark my words.

Thanks for stopping by! Leave a link to your A to Z challenge below. I’m looking forward to visiting other participants! *wave*

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And I’ve bitten off more than I can chew – again.

I’m participating in the A to Z challenge (I’m a day behind, but will soon catch up). You can sign up for the challenge here. Just post something every day with the appropriate letter (except for Sundays), and then submit your link to one of the hosts and don’t forget to visit other participants! Also, you can find other A to Z participants on Twitter via the #atozchallenge hashtag. (Keep your posts short – not more than 500 words – to make it easy on visitors. I think there were about 1100 participants the last time I checked).