I Did It !!!

Okay, it must be time to edit now, and set my nice new Snowflake software working on my middle-grade novels. But I did it - I finally finished the first draft of book two. My characters were really quite excited about it and kept me glued to the computer.

Afterwards I read one of the books that I'm meant to review by the end of the month, so all in all it's been a pretty productive day.

And tomorrow I'll try to sell books at another bazaar. Please wish me luck. I'm signing off now to print price lists and labels and "stocking stuffer stories" to add to my stall. Is Christmas really coming soon?

Comments

Amy DeTrempe said…
Congrats on finishing the book :). Good luck and I hope you sell a lot of books.
November 20, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Cathy Bryant said…
Way to go, Sheila! Hope you sell out!

I wanted to let you know that I'm giving you a blog award. You can pick it up at WordVessel.

Blessings and hugs,
Cathy
November 21, 2009 at 7:04 AM
Laura Eno said…
I hope you did well! I'm with you, Christmas is coming much too quickly.
November 21, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Kathryn Magendie said…
CONGRATS! *big arse grin!*
November 22, 2009 at 12:26 PM
Unknown said…
Good luck on the sales efforts. How is the Snowflake software working out for you? It sounds cool, but I'm a little reluctant to shell out the money until I've heard what people I know in other contexts think about it.
November 23, 2009 at 6:19 AM
Sheila Deeth said…
I've been taking time off for Thanksgiving, but I'll get back to using Snowflake next week and let you know how it goes.
November 25, 2009 at 11:34 PM
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