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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.

Tooting My Horn Tuesday on WINNERS! The Enchanted Conversation and The Giveaway

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Oh, how I love the smell of victory in the morning!

So, come celebrate with me over at The Enchanted Conversation, a new blogazine (what will they think of next?) that debuted on January 1st! I love the genre of this blogazine (Fairy Tales! Woohoo!) and I love that the editor, Kate Wolford, worked hard to get her new venture out despite the difficulties of a business start-up AND is paying her contributors (Double WooHoo!)! All that combines to make The Enchanted Conversation a winner. And maybe you’ll be a winner if you enter one of the contests going on over there right now.

Then you can read my poem “The Problem with Fairy Tales.” Or read my poem, then enter the contest. Yeah, that’s the ticket. And if you write a scathingly brilliant comment about my poem (or anything else, for that matter), you might win 25 bucks! C’mon, how easy is that? I’d love to see one of the Hall of Fame regulars win! Heck, I’d like to see me win. So, it’s on, people. May the best comment-er win!

Speaking of best comment-ers, I had plenty of readers’ comments on the Hall of Fame in December. I really wish I could have pulled everyone’s lovely name out of Santa’s Hat for the First Holiday Hall of Fame Giveaway (Have you noticed I’ve called this contest something different every time???)

The point is, Juniorest Hall, who is by far the most honest of the clan, drew GAIL’S name out of the hat! So, Woohoo for Gail, the winner of lots of wonderful writing whatnot! Gail, send me your address and your package will arrive soon.

Isn’t that a lovely way to start the New Year? And now, I think I smell something else…I’m gonna call it Sally the crazy dog (and go take a shower).

Still Crazy After All These Holidays

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I almost forgot to add the last surprise to the Hall of Fame Holiday Giveaway! But since today is the last day of December, not to mention the decade, I have just enough time to squeeze in one more gift.

I was going to throw in one of my wonderful writing books, because a. I have quite a few writing books and b. I never quite get around to reading my writing books. So, it seemed like a good idea to foist off one on you. Um, give to you. Whatever.

BUT, then I received an email saying that From the Asylum was shutting its doors, and that made me kinda sad. And not just because the story I’d had accepted for an upcoming anthology wouldn’t be published. I really liked the FTA webzine; the stories were speculative and often twisted. And the stories chosen for the anthologies were more of the same. That’s why I was so excited when my story “Language Barrier” was selected for one of the earlier anthologies, Loving the Undead, An Anthology of Romance, Sort Of…

And then whammo! It hit me that I should give away one of my copies of Loving the Undead! Send one of my very first published and favoritest stories out to you with love and sort of happy, sort of creepy, wishes!

Ah, I’m feeling much better. And you’re going to feel pretty good yourself if you win the Cathy C.’s Hall of Fame Holiday Giveaway package! I don’t even remember what all I’ve squeezed into that package. But I’m thinking it’s a lot of good writing stuff to start the New Year!

(Leave a comment here or on any December post if you want your name thrown into Santa’s hat for a chance to win the Giveaway. Then come back in a day or two…well, let’s be honest. I’ve got A LOT of football to watch. So, just keep checking back to see who wins. I promise I won’t forget that!)