cj Sez: NaNoWriMo writers, raise your fingers. The race to
finish the National Novel Writing Month challenge is over.
Now that you’ve reached your 30-day/50,000-word goal, or
some portion thereof, the NaNoWriMo organization has some tips on what to do
with your incredible manuscript: Take a breath and . . . “Step 1. Wait.”
https://blog.nanowrimo.org/post/180591717410/what-to-do-with-your-manuscript-in-december
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Chicken Soup for the Soul has submission calls for 2025
anthologies out right now.
Here’s the link to find out more:
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Jennie Liu, a young adult and middle-grade readers author,
asks “Is it necessary to write an author’s note?” and answers “No, but some
genres and categories naturally lend themselves to further discussion.”
She goes on to explain why, if you don’t already do so,
you should consider writing what she says might be “an arduous task.” Read the post here:
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With this year of
turmoil coming to a close, I’ve been thinking of the quietude of home and
people I miss dearly—all
year long, but especially at this time of year.
I think of childhood-me sleeping next to an open window under a
warm quilt in the chill of a country starry July night in West Texas.
I
think of adult me sitting around the kitchen table harmonizing some favorite
old hymns with my mother and my sisters.
Precious,
precious memories.
Where do your precious memories take you?
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Okay, that’s it for
today. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raising
prayers for a happy and safe you and yours.
cj
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Blatant Self Promotion: Books are gifts that keep on giving
year-round, and anthologies are even better because there’s more than one story
to read. With that in mind, let me help you out with a couple of ideas. The
stories in these Christmas anthologies may have a holiday theme, but each one is
a year-round enjoyable read.
Christmas Through a Child’s Eyes
My story, written
under my maiden name of Marilyn Olsein, is titled “Dancing with Daddy,” and
relates how six-year-old me reconnected with my Swedish-born father after a thousand-mile,
years-long separation.
The anthology is available on Kindle click on ( Amazon.com
: Christmas Through a Child's eyes )
Finally Home
This anthology gifts
you with eight Christmas stories, all about our four-legged friends and the
special people who rescue them. From funny, to sad, to romantic, there’s
something here to tug at everyone’s heart strings.
In “Puppy Love,” I
write a tale about a woman who is passionate about giving abandoned kittens a
second chance at happiness. My character’s carefully curated life is disrupted
when she becomes a foster hu-mom to a puppy with an amputated leg. Then she is
surprised by an even harder challenge when the man who broke her heart asks for
a second chance, too.
My fast-paced novels,
The Dawgstar and Death on the Yampa, are available on Amazon or
through your favorite e-Tailer and bookstore.
Nota bene: Angela
Trigg, the RITA Award-winning author and owner of The Haunted Book Shop has a
few signed copies of my paperback books in stock. TO ORDER, contact: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us
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