My Query Was Critiqued by Ishta Mercurio!

I'm so excited! 

Ishta Mercurio posted last week about her new idea.  She would critique query's on Wednesdays!

I decided to go for it and posted to her and today is THE day... My query for Rilla's Bangs was critiqued.  I haven't read it yet, but I do know I have a lot to learn and there will be a lot for poor Ishta to correct lol but I am up for the challenge of fixing my query to the best I can get it.

So the idea is... You all can go post on Ishta's site to critique my query, too.  The more people who critique it, the more I learn.  Hard critiques are the best and most wanted.

Hope to see some of you over there!

I've been busy, busy, busy with writing.  I'm looking for a job and know I've got to get as much as I can done now, while I have the time.  It's busy, but I'm up for that too!

Now,

Positiveness - I'm a good listener.  I might not remember much lol, but I can listen when it's needed.

Thankfulness - I'm so thankful for being able to get warm on these cold days.  <3 


Can YOU take the plunge to say what you are thankful for and the hard part... tell me one positive thing about Y-O-U? 


Off to check my critique now!  Thanks so much, Ishta! 

Relaxing with Willard and Susan Branch

I was busy today, and couldn't wait for a break.

I had the best break of all *sigh*  Susan Branch sent out her dear Willard... who is Willard, you ask?  It's her newsletter.  It can be seen here... and you can also sign up there for it.

You can also buy a set of Willard's to come to your door.  I've yet to do this, but so can't wait!  Here's the link.

I'll copy and paste a little tease here for you ...

Believe YOU ME!!   This is THE BEST newsletter ever!  It's all written and painted like this.  It's a true treasure.  Susan Branch is such an inspiration.  She gets me out of a sadness so fast.  I hold her up there with my dear Lucy Maud Montgomery for sure. 

When I feel blue, or the day just won't go right, or I had sad news, or even the weather not cooperating' I just have to open one of Susan's wonderful books up and am instantly filled with a delicious happiness.  

This is my very first Susan Branch book... 

It's an Ingleside Treasure for always. 

Testing to see if this posts in the Life tab... I doubt I did this right, but we'll see ;)  otherwise I'll put it all back as it used to be.

Positiveness: hmmm these are so hard to say something good about yourself... Hope I didn't use this one before lol... I'm a good decorator... if you like the way I decorate lol

Thankfulness:  I am so, very much, thankful for Susan Branch.  <3  

I must ask you all... Will you post a Positive thing about yourself and something you're thankful for?  #1 is hard, but it helps to have the 2nd easy one lol 

Have a special night <3  

I just won Dies Irae by Christine Fonseca!

What a day :)  I just found out I won this book... Dies Irae by Christine Fonseca

Here's what Christine has to say about it...  The older kids will love reading it :) Thank you Christine!  And a bit Thank you to my critique partner, Nata who had the contest on her wonderful blog!!


"Some sacrifices should never be made—even for love. 

Mikayel lives by one rule—obey the orders of the angelic Council at all costs. That is, until he and his friends, Azza and Demi, are sent to Earth. Assigned as Watchers while they await their decision of which angelic order to serve, the three assume the bodies of teenagers and experience life as human. 

The sensations are overwhelming as the angels experience a host of human emotions—rage, terror, love—and come ever closer to breaking one of the unbreakable rules—never fall in love. 

But being human isn’t the only problem facing the three angels. Unbeknownst to the Council, demonic activity is on the rise, threatening to break a tenuous peace that has existed for a millennia; a peace Azza seems bent on destroying. 

Caught in a struggle for power with unseen demonic forces and Azza, and fighting against his rising emotional attachment to Demi, Mikayel must now decide how much he is willing to sacrifice for his new found love—a decision that could reignite an ancient war and will threaten the only thing that matters to the angels, the survival of humanity."






The older kids will love reading it :) Thank you Christine!  And a bit Thank you to my critique partner, Nata who had the contest on her wonderful blog!!  

Positivness- I'm a good mommy.  


Thankfulness- I'm thankful to critique partners who are so kind and caring. <3


Have a nice evening, everyone.