My friends Poetmom and Writerbug are fond of posting to do lists on their blogs as a way to keep organized and set goals. I'm going to give it a try. Here are my writing goals for August:

Writing To-dos

• Revise 30 pages and synopsis for book 3 (due August 14)
• add 10,000 words to book 3 by 8/31
• Pitch two magazine articles

Marketing To-dos

• Send out ARCs ( Read more... )

My post-lunch snack today is a container of Trader Joe's Greek Style nonfat yogurt, honey flavored. Typically, I'm a fruit-on-the-bottom kind of girl, but I wanted to try something different ( Read more... )

I jinxed myself on Monday. I said "everything [was] looking pretty manageable," with FH's help.
Well, the Universe must have read that and sent me a big mwa-ha-ha. Now, on top of wrapping, revising, and preparing to leave, before Saturday I have:

• two sets of unexpected house guests, on two different days
• a guest bedroom that looks like Evil Santa ( Read more... )

Half way through the month...let's see what I can knock off my list:

Extracurricular activities All of these are still in progress• NEWS Reading Series ( Read more... )