Showing posts with label Bylines Calendar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bylines Calendar. Show all posts

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Bylines Calendar


This is not my office; it is a picture of Will Rogers' desk (a replica), gracing the cover of the 2010 Bylines Calendar in which I have an entry.
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I love it already. It has a place for my goals, things to do, and even things I've not thought of, which I should do! There's a place to keep track of writing income and expenses, and a list of helpful books and resources. But best of all, every week, there is a little story to read and I already feel as though I'm making new writing friends through this calendar.
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If you want a copy, order yours here or here. I know it's almost the end of January, but you have eleven more months to go. Buy it for yourself or as a gift for a writer-friend.
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At a time when I don't have many acceptances (my own fault for not submitting) it is again a reminder how lovely it is to work on a short piece and see it in print. And now I have a writing calendar to track my progress on the Great American Novel, which I will finish this year.
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Monday, November 16, 2009

Some Good News Finally

One thing I don't like about writing novels is that they consume me too much to work on shorter projects. So, although I do get ideas out of my head by putting them on paper, I don't polish them up for submission.

However, a few months ago, I submitted a piece to Bylines Calendar because I really, really wanted to have a writing calendar filled with stories and anecdotes about writing life. And I just found out that my piece was accepted! Can you guess what it's about from this picture?

Taking naps. Now you know what a lazy bum I truly am.
I should polish more of those short things to send out. I confess that this year I have not made my submission quota of one-a-month. Too much napping?

But ... the novel is taking shape and I am done with the revisions on the first third of my book. It is out in today's mail. So I am happy. I've been moving forward as well, so I have half of the next chapter already done. I hope to get the rest of it done by today.

Tomorrow night, I will go to the University of Washington to speak about magazine writing. I was looking through all my notes and I should practice what I preach.
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