Cathy C. Hall Writes

Look what I found today!

My friend, Madeline, over at the The Shellshank Redemption (which is one of my very favoritest blog names. Ever.) passed the Circle of Friends Award along to me. And now, not only am I feeling pretty sweet from that bloggy hug, but I’m also passing the bloggy love on to five of my friends and their lovely blogs.

So please give a warm “Hallo” if you have the chance to visit this circle of friends:

Becky Povich over at her blog of the same name

Anita over at Laughing Through the Tears

Ruth over at RJ Writes

Jessica over at Newly Wed Life

Gail over at Write From the Soul

If you have the time, friends, pass along this award to your friends, passing along a little link love. But don’t worry if you forget. You’ll always be an award-winning friend in my book. Um, make that blog.

I like to mix up the markets here at the Hall of Fame, so this month, I decided to go with nonfiction. But fiction will work quite well, too. (It’s a dilly-dally market.) Which brings us to Patchwork Path Books.

Choice Publishing Group is looking for stories right this very minute on living the American Dream. But you can write a non-fiction essay, too. They’ll be reading stories and essays till…let’s see, December 31st! So, you have plenty of time to come up with something between 250 and 2000 words for Patchwork Path: Star Spangled Banner. And if the editors choose you, you’ll receive payment of $50.00.

That’s a nice bit for a story. Or even an essay. (But don’t dilly-dally too long!)