Happy Thanksgiving
On Monday, I walked along the river, looked up and found a message along the metal folds beyond the railway,
your life is beautiful. Some letters were cut in half but the words were still readable. The period at the end made it fact. It secured the sentence in its place. The words could not float away. The certainty of it made me pause. I knew that there, standing beneath those words, I could not argue, and I carried the message with me as I walked away. I wish you all a
Winner of Free Critique from Sharon Mayhew
Thanks to so many of you who entered to win a free critique from Sharon. I asked Tyler to pick a number between 1 and 11 and he picked 2. Therefore, the winner is: Joanne Fritz! Joanne, I’ll put you in touch with Sharon. This colorful photo seemed festive for the occasion. I wish you all a very happy week.
Win A Free Critique from Writer and Editor Sharon Mayhew
Some of you may know the amazing Sharon Mayhew, our BLOM (blog Mom), friend, writer, and editor. She just started her own editing business and is giving away a free critique! Sharon has critiqued my work and helped me enormously. When I struggled with the opening chapters of my novel (and we all know how important opening pages are) she gave me great advice that helped me re-look at it. This advice helped me land a lot of full requests from agents, and eventually, an offer of
