27 July 2010

Hello all,

We found another border collie. His name is Frank. You know... Old blue eyes. In his case - one blue eye, one brown eye. :o) We brought him home on the 25th.

As I've been reading the e-mail loop for the ACFW conference, I keep seeing the suggestion to have a business card to hand to folks I want to network with. So..... I went to http://www.vistaprint.com/ and ordered a set of plain business cards. They will have my: Name - The name of my manuscript - A Bible verse - My E-mail address and my phone number on them. I feel a little silly. Who has business cards if they aren't in a business? BUT - I am in the business of writing. Not in the sense that I know a thing about the publishing industry. Rather in the sense, I am a writer. (No matter what my sister thinks! *haha*)

I feel almost overloaded with the information coming at me. I'm not going to have a one sheet made. I feel it's sort of pointless for me as I'm not published. A one sheet seems more for a published author/writer. If I need a cheat sheet for an interview, I can take my notes with me. But - I plan to know everything I want to say about my story. (Barring stage fright.) I'll practice alot before hand.

Are this domestic dreamer's dream going to come true? I hope so..... one day.

I'm off to prepare another chapter for the critique group.

Smile and keep dreaming.

~Susie

23 July 2010

Hello All. We've been very sad here. Danny, our border collie died. :o( He would have been 3 years old on August 25th. He suffered seizures the past few months and they finally got the better of him. The house is VERY lonely and quiet without him.

On a lighter note - The ACFW annual conference is in Indianapolis Indiana, September 17 - 20. I'm all registered to go and can hardly wait. The e-mails I've read about the event from the ACFW loop get me fired up and excited. :o)

I've also joined Scribes Critique group through ACFW. I now know I am not ready to pitch my story at conference, but I am making it better and maybe next year I will be ready. I'm looking forward to learning all I can from the conference workshops.

Please pray I will be open to God's leading. Fourty Days of Prayer will start soon on the mail loop. I'm happy about that. I want to pray God's will be done and not mine. God knows what I want and I believe he is opening my eyes through the online critique group. I've got a lot of work to do.

I believe when I finally pitch this story, it might be as a three book series. *sigh* Maybe I'm biting off more than I can chew, but I believe God has put this on my heart.

Keep writing and dreaming.

In His name,

~Susie

( The picture above is in tribute to Danny. We love and miss you boy.)

29 Spril 2010

Hello Readers. *smile* :o)

My neurologist wants mne to try a new drug and it hasn't come yet. I called the drug support line and they told me it will take a few weeks. They told me they would either send it to my doctors office, the house or to my pharmacy. For now they weren't sure. Aparently there is a big demand for this drug and it's taking time to accomodate everyone. I was really scared because thwe doctor told me there was a possiblity of having sezuirers on the drug. BUT...... Everytime I lie in bed praying about this I wake with the same chorus playing in my head. I think this is God's way of telling me "do not be afraid". Isn't it something the way God uses many different ways to speak to us?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuH1faTC22E

On another note. It has been just over a year since my brother died. I have a goofy picture of him from my 50th birthday party and for a long time I couldn't look at it without crying. Now I can look at it and say lovingly.... Bob, you goof ball. :o) (Cause he was acting goofy in the picture.)

Happy writing everyone. Listen to the voice of truth!
~Susie

17 April 2010

Hi People. Not much happening with me.

The ACFW conference is in September. With the ressession being what it is and jobs being what they are (in jeporday), I do hope to go to the conference in Indianapolis. But I will need to see if hubby still has a job after July. *sigh* I joined the Indiana chapter of the ACFW. My member fees are due for the RWA. I'm not sure if I'm going to renew, but I imagine I will.

On the health front.... My neurologist wants me to try a new drug for MS. I'm a little concerned because seizure is a side effect of the drug. I feel like God is trying to tell me not to be afraid. (because I am in His hands.) But.... (We knew there was going to be a but in here somewhere.....) Danny (the dog) has seizures and is on life long medeication. If I have a seizure the doc said I will no longer take the medication. I still feel some concern. The only thing to do is listen to my heart and what I feel God is trying to tell me... Do Not Be Afraid.

:o) *smile* In the mean time, I will continue to try to get my story ready for September. Please pray for me when you think of it and with God's help I will get through this and be ready to pitch my story to an agent or publisher in September at the national conference.

Keep on dreaming everyone.
Susie

9 December 2009

Hello fellow writers and everyone.

My sister moved here just before Thanksgiving and I must say it has been very nice having here here. She is spoiling us. She cooks and cleans and makes me tea! :o) *smile* YES..... This is why I call her the 'good daughter'. :o) Not that I'm the 'bad' daughter...... I'm the 'other daughter'. *haha*

Christmas is fast aproaching and I haven't even started making peanut brittle yet! *gulp* I will get the peanuts on the weekend and get started. :o) Heaven forbid I not make peanut brittle!

Novel group was supposed to be tonight, but with the weather getting cold and the wet roads freezing, I e-mailed Roberta to say I wouldn't be going. She in turn canceled tonights meeting because yet another person wasn't going to be able to make it. Our next meeting I believe is January 6. :o) Good timing as not to worry about another meeting before Christmas.

My face is again breaking out as if I was a teenager. :o( *frown* I really don't think there is anything much to be done about it since I can not take anything because of that pesky blood clot I had in my leg. *rats* :o( It's just frustrating. *grrrrr*

I hope everyones Christmas is blessed.
Hugs, ~Susie

19 November 2009

Hello Everyone. My sister moved to Indiana last week! She is staying with us for now. I'm excited about having her here. :o) She went with me last night to the novel group.

I took my revised chapter 1 for the other members to go over. I just hope I've added enough depth to Elaine for them to like her more. LOL. I think I have. (I hope I have.)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! With the aproaching big meal preparations I don't know if I will post again before the big day.

Onward to chapter 2....... *gulp* (Wish me luck.)

Hugs to all,

Keep dreaming,

~Susie

5 November 2009

Well..... First off I want to say, in response to another blog I follow...... I am an adult child living with my mother! :o) Not to mention my son and my husband also live with her! So.... Who's house is this? It is OUR house. Our home. ALL all of us. :o) *smile*


On the writing front. *sigh* It looks as if I need to rewrite my first chapter before the next meeting. I have started the rewrite, but with the comments I got at last nights meeting, I have much more work to do.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Mother-in-law.

Keep writing and try not to make yourself crazy!
~Susie