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Back online and out the door!
Yay for the wise tech people that solved my database error. I don’t even have a clue what a database error is so it’s great they were there to help. Now I’m back online, and just in time to leave for the 2010 ACFW conference in Indianapolis. As I write, I’m sitting on the Hut Shuttle in route to Portland International Airport. My dear friend and critique partner, Jodie Bailey, is driving her way up from Tennessee. I can’t wait to see her at the end of this very long day.
This is a special conference for me. Of course I think it’s special every year, but this year most of my critique group will be attending. Donna and Kimberly will arrive tomorrow. Janay, we’ll miss you. This year is also special for me because I accomplished a major goal. I finaled in the Genesis contest. This was one of those goals I didn’t really know if I’d ever meet, but last May I found out that I made the cut in Women’s Fiction and in Contemporary Fiction. I’m still shocked. The winners will be announced at the banquet Sunday night. And believe it or not, there is a lot of truth to the “It’s just an honor to be nominated” thing.
I’ll update you as I go. Hopefully with pictures.
Christina
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This is Why I Love Research
I received a comment from one of my wonderful critique partners today. She questioned part of my story, and rightly so. I hadn’t done enough research. Funny thing is, I love the research, so I got right on with it.
The storyline has two people with Down’s Syndrome planning to be married. But is that reasonable? I know of a couple locally that are married, and I assumed that marriage among adults with Down’s Syndrome was a regular occurrence.
I’m happy to report that after searching the internet, I found some of the most beautiful loves stories. My favorite is the story of Paul and Andrea. They were the first couple with Down’s Syndrome to marry in the UK. Check out their story.
Below is a trailer for the documentary, Monica and David.
Enjoy!
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What now?
A couple of weeks ago, I finished another first draft. That brings me to a total of three completed manuscripts. I wonder when I’ll get to this point and not feel lost for a few days.
So what’s next?
Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite.
Yep, it’s back at the edits. I’ll be fixing all those little glitches, typos, and oops I-could-do-better spots. I’m also putting together a proposal for an agent and ordering new business cards.
The new cards will have one of my new headshots taken by Marci at MarciB Photography.
Here are a few I’m considering. What do you think?
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New Adventure
Usually new adventure means something exciting and fresh. Not this time. The adventure I’ve been on for the last three days is better described as torture. Really torturous torture.I tried, with every ounce of my brain, to put together a website.
I’m a creative kind of thinker. I know that better now than ever. Writing and stories, they are my passion. Math and technical science, not so much. All that html, FTP, CMS; I don’t get it. It’s like dropping into an advanced math class with out learning how to add first.
So after three long days, I’ve stopped. No more staring at code and pouring over those how to for dummy books (apparently I’m a few levels below dummy in this arena), and no more waking up in the middle of the night to worry over this project. I’m done. My website will sit vacant until I hire someone with a computer brain to bring it to life.
Today I return to the world I love. I’ve missed three days of writing and I think taken five years off my life, but I’ve learned a valuable lesson: Let the experts do what the experts do.
Have a lovely, low-stress week,
Christina
