Hello Everyone,
Happy New Year!
It is the first Wednesday of the
month, and IWSG Time.
IWSG is a writer support group created by Alex Cavanaugh. It is a big help to many of us who do not
mind sharing our insecurities, our successes or giving encouragement and help
to others.
So, if you are interested and
would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us:
My report:
I am the winner of the 2016 WEP
DECEMBER CHALLENGE UTOPIAN DREAM. YEAH!
I have linked the story, The Woman and Her Dream to this blog post if you would like to read it.
Rejections: I finally heard from
Diverse Voices Quarterly after nine months. My piece was rejected.
Submissions still out:
Wordhaus. Haven’t got an answer
yet.
JANUARY 4TH QUESTION: What writing rule do you wish you’d never heard?
Answer: Show, don’t tell. Why? Because
most teachers can’t explain what it means.
PACING 2017
I closed out 2016 sailing.
Chosen as the winner of the 2016 WEP DECEMBER UTOPIAN DREAMS CHALLENGE,
the first thing I did when I read the email notification was cry, and I am not
ashamed to say it.
2017 opened with me as a judge in the Winter Writing Contest
sponsored by Becoming Writer. Also, twenty-eight minutes after midnight, New
Year’s, morning, I received an email and read a superb analysis from a writing
coach/editor on my essay for an anthology.
Needless to say, being a judge entails much work I could not
imagine because I have always been a submitter. This is my first time
participating as a judge. Along with my writing, my music, and other
responsibilities, my plate is already overflowing.
Therefore, I am learning to pace myself by using an Excel
workbook for every piece of writing I write with actions I need to undertake. I am learning to love my calendar, and I am
making myself take the time to record commitments or things that need taking
care of because I FORGET. Frustrations will be written in my journal more
quickly when storms come into my life, and I have decided to stick with
Scrivener until I have it down pat.
I do not want to lose my momentum by September, so I have
two study tools, which are going to keep me going, and I meditate and use them
daily. So, my morning begins with Declaring God’s Word by Derek Prince, and my
day ends with Clinging to God by Lynda R. Young.
I am only four days into the year. In December, I will let
you know if pacing worked for me.
Wishing all of you a praeclara
2017. Please, walk safely through the
year.
Shalom aleichem,
Pat Garcia
