Two Writing Contests

I submitted two of my short fiction works to two different writing contests today.
I sent both works to A Room of her Own writing competition (http://www.aroho.org), and only one of my works to Glimmer Train Press, Inc. writing competition (http://www.glimmertrain.com).
Not expecting to hear back for a couple of months, so I must keep my mind on other things, and keep moving forward.
This is my first serious foray into the world of competition writing, and I am thrilled and a bit nervous at the same time.
I really do hope that within the next few months, I will have the honor of saying that I am a published writer! Woo hoo!

My dear friend Glynni published her first book on Kindle today. I am so proud of her. She wrote directly from her heart, and it shines from every page. Love you girl!

Source: amazon.com via Glenda on Pinterest

Rockin' the Fourth

I'm not a huge fan of fireworks...hate that sudden unpredictable 'BOOM'!!!
So, we stayed home today, cooked out (the George Foreman way), ate corn on the cob, homemade cobbler and listened to some great music on Pandora.

Two of my favorite songs we listened to tonight were, My Wave by Soundgarden, and Lips Like Sugar by Echo and the Bunnymen. Good classic 80's and 90's music...our favorite!






If you'd like to join us...



http://youtu.be/si2X27zdhs4
Soundgarden – My Wave






http://youtu.be/IPP3UELBlrE
Echo and the Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar



(again, I cannot seem to figure out how to insert the link correctly, sorry).

Getting Published...

I have been reading several good books on writing. I just finished, By Cunning & Craft by Peter Selgin. I really enjoyed his take on the writing process, and he had lots of great advice. He, along with many others, encourage the aspiring writer to get published in literary magazines and publications. Sort of a way to build credibility and a portfolio. He provided a nice list in his last chapter.

So, today I explored several of them online. I found a few to subscribe to, and I also found two Writing Contests to submit some of my Flash Fiction to. Flash Fiction, I discovered today, is a fiction work of less than 1,000 words. It seems that all of my writing, save my book, is that small, so I was really pleased to find an outlet for it.

I also subscribed to a weekly writing prompt through the Poets & Writers website. I do well with those, gives me a starting point. The blog, Teaching Authors.com also provides a Writing Workout lesson, which I think I will commit to doing as well.