Regardless of what you believe or how you choose to
celebrate, taking a moment once a year to take stock and say thanks is a
wonderful thing. And after spending the last few months caring for a sick
family member, it’s a good time for me to reflect on the wonderful things in my
life.
I’m thankful for…
1) All the projects I’ve been able to
draft, revise, and complete (in some cases all three!) especially since my
writing time of late has been drastically reduced. I’ve started or completed five
short stories, and tinkered with a few more that haven’t found homes. My short
stories routinely make it to the second round at markets, which has built up my
confidence in my work even though it doesn’t always translate into sales.
2) The fact my story “Resonance”
found a home in The Future Embodied anthology. Should be out sometime next
year, and I can’t wait!
3) My growing community of writers. I went to Worldcon this year and was thrilled to catch up with some of my friends
from Taos Toolbox and meet new ones. I also just got back from Paradise Icon, a
neo-pro writing workshop in Cedar Rapids (which you can read more about here), where I met more talented writers.
The workshop was a great break from my caregiving obligations and provided me
with some much-needed inspiration. If you are looking to expand your own
community of writers, applications to the 2014 Taos Toolbox workshop open December 1st.
4) That my latest novel project will
be in this year’s Baker’s Dozen Auction on the Miss Snark’s First Victim’s blog. Cross your fingers for me and see if you can guess which entry is mine!
5) My husband for supporting me in
everything I do.
What are you thankful for this year? Happy Thanksgiving!
1 comment:
You're so inspiring ♥
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