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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…Big Bucks Come and Gone

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I’ve waited for a few Fridays to pass, but never mind. What I hoped to find was that you, my friends and faithful blog readers, would be curious about the latest development on my Road to Publication. What I found instead, people, is not so much.

I’m referring, of course, to the Cathy C. Hall Fortune-O-Meter, which for the last three weeks, was hovering around $2.5 million. Sadly, that is no longer the case. But since no one asked for details, it hardly seems polite to brag away now.

So I will just share a way for you to increase your Fortune to the tune of $1,000 in the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. It’s a contest for emerging writers, though, so if you’ve already basked in the glow of Fame and publishing Fortune, then move along. For those of you just starting out, here’s a chance at big bucks. Plus, you’ll get a lovely letter from the granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway.

It’s not $2.5 million. But it’s a start.

What Not to Do Wednesday: The One about Procrastinating

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I know you’re going to think I made this whole thing up.

I wanted to wax poetic on that old writing bugaboo, procrastinating, and I had the perfect tie-in over at a new website called Uncliche. Namely, that you could learn a few lessons about procrastinating from reading other folks’ blog entries posted in the monthly contest, which, as you may have already guessed, was on the subject of procrastinating.

Ah-hem. Yesterday was the last day to read the procrastinating entries. BUT, you can read my entry on “pet peeves” if you hurry over to here, right now. Not to stack the deck or anything, but it’s one of those contests in which people vote for you. So if you come across a “poetic” post ranting about 10 Items or Less in the grocery store, you could give me a star or two.

But don’t dilly-dally, grasshopper. Voting on this topic ends March 10th.

And while I’m at it, grasshopper, just in case I missed the main point, I’ll add one more thing. Don’t put off your writing. The deadline may be sooner than you think!