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Cathy C. Hallhttps://cathychall.wordpress.com/I write, write, write. Then I rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. THEN I submit all those polished-up words out into the world and sell 'em. It's a plan that's worked pretty well.

Finding Contest Results (Wheee! and Phooey!)

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I got a very lovely email from Smories  saying that my story, “Ondine Oxenburg is Definitely Different” made it into the 50 finalists! So a cute little Brit kid will record my story!

As I go around ALL THE TIME speaking in a very bad imitation of a British accent, I think it’s right jolly that at last my words will be spoken in a proper English way. And I may even win the competition! But even if I don’t, at least I’ll be able to go around ALL THE TIME, telling people about my story, read by a real, live Brit kid.

So, check out Smories on July1st (I’ll remind you) and check out their new guidelines. You can get your story read by a Brit kid, too! (Wheee!)

Also saw the names of the winners in the Highlights Fiction Contest. Mine was not one of them. (Phooey!)

(Thanks to stock.xchng for photo. I don’t think that’s an actual Brit kid, but c’mon. That’s one interested reader!)

Thursday’s Three: Writing the Query Letter

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I’ve had query letters on the brain lately…I suppose if I keep reading about how to write a great query letter, I’ll actually write a great query letter. So, as I’ve come across three wonderful resources, let’s tackle query letters. (Can’t I get a Wheee?)

1. Karen Strong, who blogs over at Musings of a Novelista, shared what she learned in 2010 FL SCBWI: Query Letters.

2. Janet Reid, Literary Agent, has a blog wherein she delves into all things query. She completes me-in a query sort of way.

3. Agent Query…kinda says it all. Except here’s tons of tips on writing the query letter.

No more excuses. Wheeeeeee!
(Thanks to stock.xchng for photo)