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Wondergirl · Nov 2, 2007, 12:29 AM

Well, I just emailed my second story this week. The first (snail-mailed) was to a reputable writers' contest, with first prize $500. The one I just emailed has already been accepted by a magazine, but I rewrote the ending. It's much better now. My cyber son in Japan (doesn't speak real good English so we email a lot and he wanted to read the story for practice) gave me the key to a new ending.

Now I have to finish my third story and mail it out. It's due by Dec 3--$3000 first prize in a reputable magazine search for writers.

If only we could get Michelle involved in something like this, something outside herself and something she likes doing.

Clough · Nov 2, 2007, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

If only we could get Michelle involved in something like this, something outside herself and something she likes doing.

We have tried. But, she has made choices... Some of the energy in making the choices that she has made might have been better spent on other things. It's obvious that she is very creative!.

grammadidi · Nov 2, 2007, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Well, I just emailed my second story this week. The first (snail-mailed) was to a reputable writers' contest, with first prize $500. The one I just emailed has already been accepted by a magazine, but I rewrote the ending. It's much better now. My cyber son in Japan (doesn't speak real good English so we email a lot and he wanted to read the story for practice) gave me the key to a new ending.

Now I have to finish my third story and mail it out. It's due by Dec 3--$3000 first prize in a reputable magazine search for writers.

If only we could get Michelle involved in something like this, something outside herself and something she likes doing.

This is awesome, Wondergirl! Do you have a literary agent? Have you won any contests before? I am looking for an agent for my book. I'm so afraid of scams that I don't submit to contests anymore. I found that most of them were for vanity publishers to 'recruit' more writers. I haven't had anything published in over 25 years because I lost my focus. Most of that was just small time stuff, anyhow.

Good luck in the contests!

Hugs, Didi

Wondergirl · Nov 2, 2007, 12:13 PM

A CA small press assigned me to write and then published four books, plus The Chicago Historical Society published a long article another librarian and I wrote about a major Chicago landmark (no one had ever approached it from our point of view before, and CHS liked that).

I have no agent.

Start writing again, Didi. What's your book about? (I know from your posts here that you're a good writer!) If you have questions, email me.

br_hjs · Nov 2, 2007, 01:46 PM

And I wasn't on yesterday because I went to sleep at like 5pm and the day before I went to sleep at like 5 am... it's that big of a difference everyday

br_hjs · Nov 2, 2007, 01:47 PM

Actually now if I'm not with him I don't care as much because I at least have my iPod to live for now. But him and my iPod are all I'm really living for. Pretty sad isn't it? But I got to go put more songs on it

Clough · Nov 2, 2007, 01:54 PM

Dear Michelle,

Please read what others have written here recently. What do you think about some of the things that have been written?

Thank you! :)

startover22 · Nov 2, 2007, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by br_hjs

Actually now if i'm not with him i dont care as much because i atleast have my ipod to live for now. But him and my ipod are all i'm really living for. Pretty sad aint it? but i gotta go put more songs on it

I hope you pick some good songs... music does wonders for the soul sweet! Hugs to you!:)

br_hjs · Nov 2, 2007, 04:27 PM

I love music.. All kinds. I don't want to but I just do

br_hjs · Nov 2, 2007, 04:28 PM

Musics all I need in this world... and my boyfriend.

startover22 · Nov 2, 2007, 04:44 PM

YouTube - Love and Happiness - Al Green
Ohhhh then here you go... I can't give you your boyfriend though! LOL

br_hjs · Nov 2, 2007, 11:06 PM

He called me today. We can talk a little more now. We have a new way. We talked for about an hour!!

br_hjs · Nov 2, 2007, 11:06 PM

And about absulutly nothing

Wondergirl · Nov 2, 2007, 11:08 PM

You two didn't figure out the Mideast mess??

br_hjs · Nov 2, 2007, 11:11 PM

What do you mean?

Wondergirl · Nov 2, 2007, 11:15 PM

Well, if you talked for an hour, you had plenty of time to figure out how we can get our soldiers safely out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Or didn't you talk about that?

grammadidi · Nov 2, 2007, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

You two didn't figure out the Mideast mess????

:eek: Oh, gosh, woman! You are so funny!! :D

Thanks for the info re: publishing. I may just be in touch. Right now life is a little discombobulated. Trying to get it organized enough to know what I'm doing next! Seriously, though, thank you for your help.

Hugs, Didi

br_hjs · Nov 2, 2007, 11:22 PM

This is making me mad... I want some pizza really bad but I'm not hungry and it'll make me fat.

Wondergirl · Nov 2, 2007, 11:23 PM

Why are you skyping each other?

Wondergirl · Nov 2, 2007, 11:26 PM

I skype guys in Europe.

It seems more like a way to avoid long distance charges.