TGIF - That Gap Is (was) Forever!!

Hey, TGIF fans!

It has been 12 years since I wrote anything here. I'm not actually writing much content today. I did just want to mention that I may be posting here more often (than every 12 1/2 years!) and I did clean up my links to other blogs and sites. I removed a few I don't follow anymore and any dead links. However, some of those blogs/links that I kept have been on hiatus as well.

I may also rethink the theme of the blog.

In any case, you shouldn't have to wait as long for more content...even if I just end up linking to content elsewhere (mine or someone else's).

Thanks for checking back! (It is Friday, after all.)

Keep writing!

Thanks for stopping by!

Will

Thank Goodness I Finished

Well, the Picture Book Marathon is over!  I completed the 26 manuscripts!  I also wrote my February manuscript for 12x12 in 12!
It was a tough month.  It seemed like it was more of a struggle this year to work each day.  However, I hate to lose and not finishing something like this that I start would be like 'losing' to me.

Some of my stories may have been more like writing exercises, but I do think there are a few real winners in there.  Hopefully, I'll be able to get them polished up and sent out later this year.

I hope to be blogging more this year and get some useful resources up here.

Keep writing!

Thanks for stopping by.

Will


Interesting or useless quote:
Are you pondering what I'm pondering?

Thank Goodness its February (and it's almost over!)

Special Tuesday TGIF (again)!

PB Marathon Update:

Another short post to keep you updated.

Only two days and two picture books left.  I have written 24, plus, this week I did my picture book for 12x12 in 12!  I'm looking forward to a little relaxation in March.  More about my efforts and results next blog!

Keep writing!

Thanks for stopping by.

Will

Interesting or useless quote:

Who needs sleep?!

Thank Goodness its February (once more)

Special Tuesday TGIF!

Marathon Update:  Just a short post to keep you updated

I am still on track to finish.  I did use both of my remaining rest days this weekend (I was busy), but I only have nine books to write in nine days!  (Actually ten books, because I haven't written my 12x12 book for February yet either...)  Easy!  ;)

Anyway, stay motivated.  Stay focused.  And:

Keep writing!

Thanks for stopping by.

Will

Interesting or useless quote:

Shouldn't it be spelled:  Fonetic ?!?

Thank Goodness its February (yet again)

I'm still doing well on the Picture Book Marathon.  Yesterday was the ninth of the month and I've written eight picture books.  I did use one of my 'rest' days, but I have two left.

As for ideas for the books I'm working on this month, I've been looking back through ideas I have stored in notebooks, on my computer and on my phone and iPod.  However, some of my better ideas (I think) have just come up--sometimes from being around my kids.  So, you've got to keep your eyes and ears open for ideas that may strike you!  And keep something handy for jotting down those ideas.  It doesn't hurt to hang around children either.  :)

I have also been looking at sending out some of my poems to magazines.  I just need to decide which ones and to what magazine(s).  I want to send a few to at least two or three different magazines this month.

Stay motivated.  Stay focused.  And:

Keep writing!

Thanks for stopping by.

Will

Interesting or useless quote:

I'm out of bed and made it to the keyboard.  What more do you want?!

Thank Goodness its February (again)

So far so good for me and the Picture Book Marathon.  Yesterday was February 2nd and I have written two picture book manuscripts this month.

It is working to keep me motivated so far as well.  I also joined another marathon of sorts, the 12 x 12 in 2012 challenge.  I wrote my PB manuscript for January, so at the end of the Picture Book Marathon, I should have at least 28 new manuscripts (at least 26 for the PB Marathon and 2 for 12x12in2012) to sort through and work on.

I've been busy with typing notes and manuscripts on my iPod, phone and computer.  I generate a lot of ideas when I'm trying to finish a manuscript.  That's a good thing if I don't get distracted from finishing the idea I'm working on.

Well, that's going to be it for the blog this week, but I hope to have more numbers and motivation for you next week!

Keep writing!

Thanks for stopping by.

Will


Interesting or useless quote:

Even if the voices aren't real, they have some good ideas...

Thank Goodness I'm Functioning (again)

It's Picture Book Marathon time again!

This February is the 4th annual Picture Book Marathon.  Last year, I completed the marathon and finished 30 picture books in 28 days.  I had wanted to go through them and revise them and actually send some of them out.  I think I only sent out one of them last year, however, I have recently been going through them and I plan to send some out soon.

That's what I'm hoping the marathon will do for me this year:  motivate me to send out more manuscripts.  Also, I'm planning on blogging about the marathon (at least once a week) this year--that should hopefully get me back into the blogging mode, since I've been sadly lax on maintaining this blog (but the job is going well!).

Anyway, looking back through all the manuscripts, many of them don't work, and might not ever work without being completely rewritten from scratch (which is a valid endeavor!), and some of them might work better as another literary form (magazine story, magazine poem, etc.).  But some of them could be quite nice!

Well, here's to your writing life and mine!  May we all have success in publishing (or whatever your goal is) this year!  Keep your eyes open for 4 new TGIF blogs next month!

Thanks for stopping by.

Will


Interesting or useless quote:

Top Ten Reasons to Procrastinate:

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