What's Going On?

Let me start out by saying best of luck to the A to Z Participants. I'm not in on the madness this year, but I know I'll enjoy reading a lot of great posts. And that bring me to the upcoming IWSG monthly posting which will be Wednesday, April 5th. The question is always optional.

Have you taken advantage of the annual A to Z Challenge in terms of marketing, networking and publicity for your writing? What were the results?

So, you can answer that and still share your current insecurity.

Had a great writers' meeting on Saturday. We honored a few of our members. Andrew Grey was honored with a Centennial Award for having 100 books published. He has an amazing work ethic and still manages to be generous with his time to help other writers.

The founding member of our RWA local group, Karen Rose Smith, received all our best wishes in her latest triumph. One of Karen's book's is in production to be a TV movie. We're all so excited for her. We might have a watch party.

Continuing with wonderful things happening at the meeting, we started our first 50/50 challenge of 2017. The way it works is that we all commit to writing at least 50 words for 50 days straight. And of course, most everyone who sits down to write 50 words ends up writing a lot more than that. We report our numbers to the member keeping track every few days. We're permitted to miss a day or two, but most of us try not to miss any. It's perfect timing for me because I'm starting a new novel. I outlined last week and started it yesterday. Wish me luck.

“You can only write by putting words on a paper one at a time.” 
― Sandra Brown

“Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.”
—Larry L. King, WD

You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page. Jodi Picoult

I'm getting some outside work done. Every year I think I'll get a jump on it. All the rain is making it difficult. Not only does it keep me inside, but it really makes the weeds grow.

I watched the series finale of Grimm last Friday. I wasn't expecting the HEA after the last two seasons have been so dark, but overall, I enjoyed the show. It was never a 'can't miss' for me, but I often caught up to it while I was on the treadmill or the exercise bike.

Do you know any writer friends who have written more books than Andrew? Do you know anyone who has had a book made into a movie? Are you doing the A to Z challenge? Are you an every day writer?

Sign Up Day!

I encourage all your writer friends to visit IWSG today. Andrew Grey, faster writer in the north, east, south or west, is our guest today. He's giving away one secret to his speed as he talks about how he solves plotting problems. Stop over and check out his wisdom.

And today!!!! It's time to signup for the theme reveal blog hop for the A to Z Blogging Challenge. The theme reveal is one of my favorite days of the challenge. It's really inspiring to see what creative and clever ideas bloggers come up with. Some are impressive with the amount of research the blogger is doing. Some are writing challenges. Some are fun and entertainment challenges. Others are artful with crafts or cooking ideas. Then there are the ones who will be recommending books. I always add to my TBR pile during April.  And you still have a month if you haven't decided on a theme yet so you can sign up for the reveal even if you're still undecided.

Thinking about your blog and how effective it is? Here's a short article by Brian A. Klems of Writer's Digest with the 12 Dos and Don'ts of Writing a Blog. You've probably heard some of it before, but it never hurts to see if there's something you could do better.

Preserve the old, but know the new. Chinese Proverb

Today is the full snow moon but let's hope that's only an old traditional name and not an ominous warning.

Tara Tyler has a new book out. Check out Jolissa: An Anti-Princess Story.

Jolissa thinks an adventure will bring her happiness. She's got a lot to learn, and being so stubborn, she'll have to do it hard way.

I finally completed all my paperwork for one of my secretarial positions in preparation for the upcoming board meeting. It will be nice to spend my time on actual writing. Though after the board meeting, I'll have even more secretarial work to do.

Did you sign up for the theme reveal for A to Z? Know your theme? Need to learn more about plotting and writing fast? Any of the blogging tips sound new to you?