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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 Something Friday : Laptops and YALitchat

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Let me begin by saying I LOVE MY NEW LAPTOP! (I’m saying that extra loud, just in case PC is listening.) I know we’re not supposed to love things, but I can’t help myself. PC has these amazingly mad skills.

There’s just one eensy-teensy problem. (And now I’m whispering because I don’t want PC’s feelings to get hurt any more than they already are.) I can’t always figure out how to make these mad skills work. It’s not him-it’s me. But after spending 45 minutes with PC, trying to move a simple thing around on the Hall of Fame (and making some updates), I finally had to give up and move to my desktop computer (where I zipped through the tasks in 10 minutes). So, today you’ll find a few changes here at Cathy C.’s Hall of Fame. And hopefully, PC and I will work through this “bad patch” and everything will be hunky-dory again between us.

Here’s something else I love: YALitchat! Since my latest work-in-progress is Young Adult, I’ve been zipping around, looking for interesting YA sites and such. When I found YALitchat (a community for folks who write, read and live YA), I knew I’d found a spot with amazingly good stuff, like agents, contests, and writing support. So, you can find me there, hanging out, soaking it all in. You can friend me, too, if you’re there.

But um, keep it on the down low. I’m not sure how PC feels about my virtual friends.

Finding Fun at YALitchat

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Let’s say you’ve got a swell YA manuscript, just hanging about, wondering what to do with its bad self.  Time to quit wondering and get moving.

I found a great place to swing by and join, where you’ll find other swell YA manuscripts, writers, agents, editors, and publishers. It’s called YALitchat, and it’s perfect for socializing in a YA way. Oh, and I found a few contests over there, too!

I’m just dipping my writing toes in there now, so I’m sure there’s plenty of YA stuff I haven’t found. But I’m hoping that someday my prince will come…or I’ll find an agent or publisher for my swell YA manuscript. Whichever comes first. But I’ll be happy if I find you, too.

(And I’d be thrilled if I could find a way to add the swell badge here. But alas, after 45 minutes of techno-tinkering, I’ll have to pass for now. Hey, if you figure it out, let me know, huh? One good tip deserves another, right?)