It's official

I finally got the final letter in the mail from the editors at Chicken Soup for the Soul book. Chicken Soup for the Beach Lover's Soul will be out May15th. Am I excited - yes - as this has been a long process. My story is Five Minutes to Fear - about a trip to Rehobeth Beach.

This week I will hopefully search out new markets- a never ending part of writing. I try to have about 25 stories out there at one time but more would be better. I am babysitting a cat for three weeks and find it is a little like having a child around at times as he demands peroidic attention. Not sure if I like being watched from a distance...

From Strangers to Sisterhood

My story From Strangers to Sisterhood is now available on the Women of Passions site to read. It is the true story of how many friends I have come to know from an internet site for stay - at -home mothers came together when one of our friends was dying. I hope you enjoy it!

I was excited to meet up again this past Saturday with a woman I met at a writer's conference last summer. We met in St.Cloud - sat over dinner for almost three hours. Her husband is a writer as well so we had a lot to talk about. My husband is slowly accepting the new role he has to play - meeting with other writers with me - and going to a conference this next summer.

I had a dry spell last week where my heart was just not into writing as we had some special news in our family. Suffice to say - in one day - lives can be changed - by good or bad news. That being said- I am overthrowing my fears of cruising and setting up a trial run in April. We need to love where we live and do our best to enhance our lives ... I am guilty of not always doing that and so I plan to start now!