It’s official! I survived my FIRST ACFW Genesis contest! It was very exciting, nerve-wracking, and rewarding. A HUGE thanks to every single judge for your time, effort, and care while handling everyone’s entries. I, for one, could tell it was a labor of love and appreciate all of you more than you’ll ever know! I […]
Genesis Contest
Genesis results
First, a big huge CONGRATS to all the finalists in the Genesis contest! This was my first year entering, and obviously I didn’t final, but I’m so anxious to see the comments and get to work on revising to make my mss better! Plus, I splurged and had a HUGE ice cream cone at Marble […]
It’s almost here….
Many of you who read this blog are experiencing the same nail-biting suspense as I am. But…. the end is near! The ACFW Genesis finalists should be announced in the next two days! Am I the only one checking my e-mail non-stop and gripping my phone like it was a life-preserver in the middle of […]
I dream of….
contests! April is almost up, and I’ve entered two contests that the finalists are to be announced in May. *ugh* I’m seriously having nightmares! And about each contest separately, go figure. In the first dream, I got such mixed scores, and only half of the crit.’s were given back to me, and they hadn’t announced […]
Final installment of my writing story…
I just realized I left you hanging and never finished my writing story! For shame, For shame. (see previous three installments here: What was God thinking?, Decisions We Make, The Choices We Make. Okay, where was I. Oh yah! Karalynn! So, I had a baby. Writing was the least of my worries. I had about […]