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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 Time In a Writing Bottle

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I don’t know about you, but I never seem to have enough time to do all the things I want to do (once I’ve found them)…hey, someone should make a song about that.

Anyway, I have issues with finding time. I make my goals, tick off my lists, and usually get the important things done. But there always seems to be something left on my To Do List, something I never…quite…get…to. And when I read Kristi Holl’s posts over at Writer’s First Aid this week, I knew that her voice was adding to the little voice in my head.

The little voice telling me to give up a short term goal that was impacting my long term goals. I mean, I hate to give up a little writing money. But I’m hoping it pays off in future big bucks.

Because there’s only so much writing time in that bottle.

(But if you have a tid bit of time left over,  check out Kristi’s First Aid for a little writing help. She’s so worth the visit!)

Finding Something Friday on Book in a Nutshell Contest and Winning Poetry!

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Okay, here’s your chance. You have this fantabulous book and think it really has the possibilty to shoot to the top of the best-seller lists. But there’s an eensy-weensy problem. It’s not published. Why, you don’t even have a contract. Or an agent, for that matter.

Are you nuts? Nah. Every writer thinks like that. You gotta believe in yourself, right? So enter the Book in a Nutshell Contest. Write 150 words about your fantabulous book and if the folks over at Knight Agency like what they see, you could get representation. Maybe even a publisher! The best seller list is right around the corner, baby! But you’ve got to write up that 150 word summary fast, because the deadline’s April 20th. That’s it, in a, er, nutshell.

And since April is Poetry month, I thought I’d fill you in on an opportunity to write poetry and win some money for your fantabulous verse. Lulu, the same folks in the book business, have just launched Lulu.Poetry, where like-minded poetic souls can gather to share their poems, get feedback, references, and even win some cash in the daily, weekly or monthly contests!

You’d be nuts not to check out this opportunity. Even the squirrel thinks so.