Or “What I learned about ‘giving thanks’ at a Cheetah Girls concert.” I took Drama Girl and her friend to the Cheetah Girls concert Wednesday night, a belated birthday present to my daughter. Despite joking around earlier that day that I would need a few shots of vodka – or a spike through [...]
Just back from my weeklong trip to San Diego. Oh, was it nice! Not so nice is the idea that right now it is 70 degrees andon Coronado Island, where we stayed, and 32 degrees andhere at home. That just doesn’t seem fair. But it was a great time seeing a new city/area for me, [...]
Cindy over at My Brilliant Mistakes recently posted her response to a meme she found through Andrea’s Lip Smacking Wit. The instructions were: Leave a comment and I’ll give you a letter. Post ten things you LOVE that begin with that letter. Then give a letter to anyone who leaves a comment for you… and [...]
Got a letter back from one of the agents I submitted my full manuscript to and — BAaaa! (sound of buzzer) Ah, well. It was a long shot…but definitely worth a shot. Time to get the next batch of queries out.
Can you believe it’s November already? November always seems to be one of the busier months in our house and this year is no exception. It also happens to be the month in which many bloggers and writers participate in two national pain-inducing writing challenges: NaNoWriMo and NaBloPoMo. NaNoWriMo encourages participants to write 50,000 words [...]
Susan Courtad is used to being called many things by the many people in her life:
Mom. Wife. Writer. Blogger. (Occasionally, "multitasking madwoman" or "hey, crazy lady!" but we won't go there.)
Her writing has been described by readers and editors in just as many ways, too... Continue reading
