Inspiration | Cathy C. Hall Writes

Technically, I did not find the Writer Mama, Christina Katz. But, I did find her latest book, Get Known Before the Book Deal, in my mailbox. (Oh, and Writer Mama, too!) And I plan to read it, maybe share a few tips with you. Now, if I just didn’t have all this pesky writing to do…

Here’s some pesky writing you may want to consider. Cecil Murphey and Marley Gibson are looking for true Christmas Miracle stories for their book…wait for it…Christmas Miracles! It’s planned for a late 2009 release, so those miracle stories need to be written, polished and submitted by December 24th. The good news is, you will be paid. And you only need 900 to 1200 nicely polished words. The bad news is, your story must involve a miracle and the Christmas season.

That’s kinda tough, isn’t it? I wonder if Cecil and Marley will count getting Christmas shopping done, a scrumptious feast prepared, a gorgeous tree put up, everybody to church on time, and sharing the holidays without at least one major blowout as a Christmas miracle? Not that I’ve ever actually accomplished that.

But maybe you have. Or maybe you have something even better. Check out all the details here if you want to write about your Christmas miracle. I think I’ll just read Christina’s book.

Taking a quick break from the election to celebrate a little winning of my own!

I just love when I win something out of the blue! And I love to win books, too! So, imagine how thrilled I was to win signed copies of Writer Mama and Get Known Before the Book Deal! It was part of the September Writer Mama Back to School Giveaway. Christina Katz, our favorite Writer Mama, decided to choose three participants in the Giveaway who inspired her with their posts. And guess who one of those inspiring posters was? Or um, is?

You betcha it was me. Anyway, apparently I had consistently valuable information while sharing my insights. What a nice thing to say. And a great surprise for me. Wheeee!

(P.S. Check out her blog for more inspiring and valuable information!)
(P.P.S. And as soon as I read those books, I’ll fill you in on more inspiring and valuable bits of Writer Mama info!)
(P.P.S.S. Now, couldn’t you just kick yourself for skipping the Giveaway this year? Maybe you’ll win something next year…that reminds me, I’ve got to see who’s winning now!)