The Muffin | Cathy C. Hall Writes

If you’re new here, you might not have noticed that I’m a regular contributor over at The Muffin. That’s the blog all about writing at WOW!Women-on-writing (also a WONDERFUL resource for writers, no matter what you write!).

Just yesterday, I blogged about a moment a few weeks ago, when I tried on a coat and it didn’t fit. That moment led to a sort of writing moment and…well. You can read all about it here. You’ll feel better about your writing after reading it, I promise.

Know what else can make you feel better about your writing? Writing.

Seems simple, I know, but many of us talk about writing and never quite get any writing finished. And so I’m going to direct you to today’s post at The Muffin wherein we’re looking for YOU to contribute. The Friday Speak Out posts aren’t paying gigs, but they are good writing practice, especially for those of you who need to work on seeing your writing through.

And for those of you who simply have a lot to share when it comes to writing, here’s a way to get out there and connect with a whole new bunch of readers. Or maybe you’d like a nice writing credit. Perhaps it’ll lead to a gig as a paying contributor to a blog.

I mean, how do you think I got the job at The Muffin?

Every year–EVERY YEAR–New Year’s seems to sneak up on me and whack me upside the head with a “Hey, you! Put down that cocktail wiener and get serious here! What’re you going to do different this year, huh? What about your definable goals, your glorious writing aspirations? Have you got any flippin’ worthwhile thing planned besides trying a different dipping sauce?”

And because I’m cleaning/recuperating from all that Christmas cheer (and rather enjoying my little pigs-in-a-blanket), my brain often says, “Pffffft.”

But not this year, friends. This year, I had to come up with a blog post for December 29th over at The Muffin. And so way back in, oh, mid-December, I put my writing thinking cap on and took a few minutes to consider what I’ve learned not to do in 2013.

The way I look at it, I’m halfway there, as far as that whole New Year’s voice whacking me upside the head. And come New Year’s Eve, I’ll figure out a couple definable goals, glorious aspirations, and possibly a couple worthwhile writing things, whilst casually enjoying a cocktail wiener (and a champagne cocktail, too, now that I think about it).

Because, you know, coming up with what to do is way easier, right?

(And may you ring in your 2014 with glorious blessings and much writing joy! Thanks so much for joining me along this journey and let’s do it all over again next year, okay?)