I’ve received my first rejection of sorts. I submitted two short stories for Writer’s Digest (WD) short story competition back in December. Winners1 through 25 were to be notified by Feb. 12 and… I guess they misplaced my number. I was the tiniest bit bummed Friday evening but was quickly cheered by the reality that it was my first writing competition since the 5th grade (I still have my Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Writing in a frame). So I’m motivated to keep going, I can at least say I have added to my short story collection.

I’ve lived through the Great Blizzard of 2010, Snow-maggedon, Snow-pocalypse…Five days of confinement to the comfort of my home. A great opportunity to start this blog, connect with other writers and do some serious writing….or so I thought. TV, Facebook, laundry, a snowball fight with the hubby and little one…I did everything but write. So much for my goal of writing everyday. Well the snow-cation is officially over and I’m back on track–better late than never!