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Writers Jingle Bell Rock!

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DSCN8538And so this is the first of December…

Some of you are downright euphoric, coming off a November of major writing accomplishments, whether it be 30 plus picture book ideas or 50,000 plus words for your novel!

Some of you…not so much.

I won’t say what camp I fell into this year. I’m just going to direct you to “Counting Your Writing Blessings” over at The Muffin. I smiled, writing that post and thinking up blessings. I hope you’ll smile, too, after following the directions.

Because it’s December, and all of you writers–wherever you are in your journey–Jingle Bell rock!

It’s A Snowy Check-in Kind of Day

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I am not such a fan of real snow–well, not so much the snow as the fact that, generally, it’s cold outside when it snows–but I do so love the snow here at Cathy C. Hall’s!

And here is something else I love:

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Wheeee!! Now I have some great, medium-great, and so-so great ideas to start my year of picture book writing. (I’m not counting the not-so-great ideas. I mean, what was I thinking, writing down an idea about a cow patty???)

And I kinda love this, too:

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Um, yes, well…okay, it’s not the winner’s badge. But I’m two-thirds of the way through that rewrite, and rewriting is a whole lot harder than writing because you have to, you know, really think about all those swell writing things that you’re supposed to know but maybe left out. And I had to weave all sorts of nuances through the story and add character development and…fine. I didn’t finish the rewrite. But I’m still giving myself a small “w” wheee! (one exclamation point). I will finish that rewrite before the end of December, friends.

And here’s something else I’ll finish:

2013 Reading Challenge
You have read 71 books toward your goal of 75 books.
There is something about the word “challenge” that’s very motivating for me. The Beneficent Mr. Hall might say I’m “too” competitive, but what is the point of playing a game if you’re not going to try to crush your opponent?
Um, anyway, I’ve been dominating that reading challenge at Goodreads, and just in case the December hectic hits, I’ve got a couple picture books around here to make sure I reach my goal.
And now it’s your turn. Here it is December already, and I want to hear about your Wheee!! (or even wheee!) moments. Because it’s a snowy kind of check-in day, here at Cathy C. Hall’s, and I so love a good, inspirational story!