Contest | Cathy C. Hall Writes

So, I was chatting away with a buddy the other day who said, “People who read your blog have no clue how you get at Christmas.” I think he meant it in a nice way.

The thing is, I get a little Christmas crazy, throwing lights around anything that doesn’t move. But Sally the Crazy Dog has been festively bedecked on several occasions, so that’s probably not one hundred percent true. Anyway, I thought my friend made an excellent point. It was time to haul out the blog holly. But how? Ah, where there’s a Cathy C. Kringle will, there’s a way. Specifically, a gel clingy way! I splattered those thingies all around my monitor and wheee! Christmas at the Hall of Fame!

And here’s the really scathingly brilliant part of this decoration idea: It’s not only transparent but also trans-web! So, it’s also Christmas at Cathy-on-a-Stick! And Finders and Keepers! And even that lousy email in my Inbox! I felt downright jolly about that rejection.

And here’s something for you to feel jolly about, especially if you wrote a novel last month. The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award has been announced for next year and they’ll be awarding two prizes! So, if you wrote a general fiction OR a Young Adult novel, you have a chance to win big bucks and a publishing contract! Read the detailed rules here and start polishing up that scathingly brilliant manuscript!

AND, I found another writing goodie for the Christmas Hall of Fame Giveaway! Check out this one-of-a-kind, promotional tote from Pennypress and Dell Magazines. You’ll be the only writer, walking around, stylin’ with your crossword tote. If you win. So add a comment and it’ll go in Santa’s hat.

Bet you can guess the 14 letter expression I’m thinking of here at the festive Hall of Fame!

When I checked my old Goal-O-Meter last night, I realized that a. I’ve got just a few working months left for 2009 (Because let’s be honest. We all know I’m not going to work in December.) And b. I’ve accomplished most of my goals!

Which is kinda amazing, considering my um, work ethic. Take, for example, today. I started out reading my email and saw a message about writer-ly quotes. Well, I had to check out Karen’s post over at her blog, Musings of a Novelista, because you never know when you’re going to need a nice, inspiring quote, right?

Thinking about writing quotes made me think of The Writer Mama Giveaway, so I had to scurry over there and check out what Christina Katz was giving away. And then I had to comment, ’cause you can’t win if you don’t comment. And just now, I had to check the url and ended up reading all the comments (already up to 20!)

Then, I had to find my camera, ’cause everybody likes a neat picture on a blog post…but would you believe I spent five whole minutes, trying to plug the wrong end of the cable into the computer? Eventually, it dawned on me to turn the dang cable around and try the other end, but time was a’wasting.

I suppose to the untrained eye, time-wasting would appear to be the essence of my work ethic. But think of all the interesting people and stuff I would have missed if I’d taken that direct path to my goals.

Which I’ve almost met-in September-thank you very much!