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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 WOW! Women Leaders

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You might remember me mentioning Maureen Anderson and her book, The Career Clinic: Eight Simple Rules for Finding Work You Love. I thought Maureen and her story would make for an inspiring feature for WOW! Women on Writing’s issue about successful women. And you know what? So did they!

If you want to read more details, check it out here. I know it’s hard right now to land a job, much less a job that will pay the bills, never mind whether you love that job. In fact, Maureen states that the folks calling into her radio show these days feel a little guilty about pursuing dream jobs. But that doesn’t mean you can’t help your dream along. I’m thinking mostly about writers, but I suppose it goes for anyone. If there’s something you want, you have to do something to get it. If you want to be a writer, write. Even if it’s just 20 minutes a day. Success is just as sweet, whether the road’s long or short. (Although I’m not going to lie. Short would suit me better.)

And if you want to see how other successful women made it, then follow the leaders over at WOW!’s latest issue. Oh, and another thing. If you meet someone who has an interesting story, take notes. You never know where your next writing opportunity may come from!

Finding Something Friday: Did Someone Ask for Zombies?

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First off, I opened my Gwinnett Daily Post to find a veritable smorgasbord of zombie news. A review of the movie “Zombieland” got the living dead ball rolling, but then I found this neat story about a guy at Netherworld (a local horror spot that’s so scary, the Beneficent Mr. Hall refuses to go. But then, he won’t go down the street in the dark, either.) and how parts of this zombie-tastic movie were filmed there (No pun intended. Wait, I think I will intend that pun.)

I also read how the University of Florida had included a response plan for the zombie apocalypse on a disaster recovery site. Now that’s what I call being prepared. Apparently, the powers that be failed to see the prudence of having a plan in case of an attack of the living impaired. The zombie plan has already been removed. All I can say is, heaven help Florida if the zombie apocalypse starts there.

If you have a great idea for a zombie story, you should check out the Library of the Living Dead Forum. By my last count, there were 8 anthologies with open submissions for all things zombie-tastic. I’ve got a great story in mind, about a zombie attack in a Southern state, that had a plan and foolishly threw it out. Heads rolled.