Upcoming events to keep you writing!

I know it's already late April, but that doesn't mean it's too late to make use of the amazing poetry prompts on this website. I didn't get started right away, but I've been trying to use the prompts this week, and I am having fun exploring alternate versions of Greek myths.

Also, it's almost May, and you know what that means: it's time for another Story a Day challenge!

I love writing groups and sites that give me prompts to keep the fires of creativity burning. I don't know if I'll participate in Story a Day as devotedly as I did last year, because I really want to spend my writing energy finishing my first draft of the YA WIP, but we'll see what the next few weeks bring.

There are storms blowing in this afternoon, so I backed up all my files and got my writing done early. Now I can go hide in the living room with a book and hope that there aren't any tornadoes in our area! Tornadoes have always been one of my worst fears, ever since I was a child in Michigan. The sky outside my writing room is a sickly gray, but I hope it blows through quickly.

Stay safe and dry and warm!

Sunny Saturday and Writing Classes

I woke up at the usual, pre-dawn time this morning. I had to shuttle my husband to work so he could in turn shuttle his fencing team to their last meet of the season. Driving back was the first time I haven't been a nervous wreck on the road since the accident. The sky was like kool-aide and party favors, with the crescent moon hanging around even as the sun rose. It was beautiful.

In the time since I've been home, I've written another thousand words on the YA WIP, done most of the laundry, and spent some time doing yoga and meditating. In a few minutes, I'll walk over to a neighbor's house for brunch. I love days where everything fits and I don't feel overwhelmed, just productive.

For all you Carolina writers out there, I wanted to share a few resources. Duke University offers creative writing classes, as does Central Carolina Community College. I don't know if my schedule will allow me to take advantage of these offering right now, but hopefully you can!

There's also the upcoming Triangle Area Freelancers Conference in April. I'd love to attend this one day conference, but I'll be supporting my siblings in their high school production of "Phantom" that weekend. But go and let me know how it is!

Writing courses are starting, daffodils are popping up, and writers are blooming. Spring is on the way!

Submission suggestions

I am sure that you are already aware of this WONDERFUL resource, but I wanted to remind you...

it's fall, and it's contest season! There are PLENTY with deadlines before the month, so grab the bull by the horns and create your future as a writer!

Let me know where you submit and what you win!

I've submitted a manuscript to The Ledge Magazine chapbook contest, and three poems to The New Guard...send me happy thoughts and I'll do the same for you!