Sheila's Guests and Reviews

I just copied my "got-to-review" folder of pdf files from the computer to the Kindle. Maybe that will help me review them faster, since I can carry them around the house with me. I also learned I can write notes while I read on the kindle--that should make it easier to write reviews too, though I'll need the computer to post them. New Year Resolution: Be more organized about reviews--make lists of books and deadlines and sources and try not to overcommit. I'm hoping to finish reading Sage Cohen's The Productive Writer ready to review before she visits my blog (Jan 3rd). I'm really enjoying her writing and her ideas, and mentally preparing challenges for our writers' group's next meeting. New Year Resolution: Be more pro-active leading the writing group. Then I'll have to apply the ideas to my own writing life and plans. New Year Resolution: Be a more productive writer. Maybe I'll make this year the one where I actually keep my reso...

I got up at 5am this morning. That's down to earth with a bump. Youngest son needed a ride to the airport, but tomorrow won't be so bad. I'll sleep till 6:15, then wake next son up for his ride to the station. Still, the earth I bump into is beautiful and blessed since it's still Christmas here. Our tree and decorations stay up at least until twelfth night - probably later since I'm not very organized. (Remember that wish for organizational software?) The wise men still have to make their appearance, and maybe I'll hold out my hand and ask for some wisdom. It's probably a better bet than trying to make unkeepable resolutions. Seriously unkeepable resolution: I resolve to get a novel published this year. Slightly more keepable resolution: I resolve to try harder to get a novel published this year. Keepable resolution: I resolve to try. And a better idea: I resolve to trust God's timing. I read a blogpost today that pointed out you only get one "first...