IWSG - January 2015

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Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!

We're supposed to share a little about ourselves. In my day job, I'm a city recorder (municipal clerk). I work with my mayor and council, handle city records, and run elections, to name a few of my duties. This is going to play out a lot in the book I'm editing, Swing Vote. I'm a mother, grandmother, Army vet, karate black belt, and total Harry Potter geek. I love to read. I like to do videography, and I used to do crafts and crochet until I started writing. There's just not enough time now for everything.

A new year.

A new beginning.

Like starting a new story,

it's a chance to take a blank piece of paper

and create something totally unique. 

What I write on it is up to me.

Sometimes real life gets complicated.

How I handle those complications is up to me.

What do you hope for yourself in 2015?

Excited!

This is where I'll be heading two weeks from today. I about squeed when I realized how close it is. Gonna be spending some time with my daughter's family. The picture below was taken nearly 10 years ago and they have two more daughters.

Status and a Vacation

This is what I've been working on. Finally got all my post-its done for last November's NaNo project and my August Camp NaNo sequel. Now I can get down to the editing. Have to get some progress made before it's time to get the preliminary stuff done on my 2012 November NaNo project--a parallel novel for A Change of Plans.

Both of these books are written already. Had to do that in order to do the post-it notes.

And this is where I'll be, starting tomorrow:

We went last year. We're going this year to be with some of the grandkids.

Second Campaigner Challenge

Between the election, illness, and a trip to Disneyland with the grandkids, I'm not able to participate in the Second Challenge. Please check out the other participants you'll find below.

List of Campaigners

Grammar Friday - Then vs Than

I

 

like

 

Source

 

better

 

than

 

Source

(that's Fried Liver & Onions in case you didn't know. Nasty stuff)

Then

 

I

 

should

 

go

 

to

 

Source

 

for

 

my

 

birthday.

  

What are you up to for the weekend? Hubby is headed to California and Disneyland, and I'll be flying out next week after the Canvass of the election. I may have to see Harry Potter again