Richmond Presents ran a story on local area bloggers.  Not only did they showcase some of the best blogs in Richmond, they have me on the list as well.  Not sure how that happened - maybe because I paid the author?  (kidding!)  Some of my personal faves are on the list, including The Checkout Girl, Fiction Matters, Matt on Fire and Cafe Darkness.  If you want the links, check out the full article. 

I’ve been trying very hard to focus on my writing - all forms of it - and this blog has definitely run the gamut of “pain in the butt” to “thank god I have somewhere to write this stuff down”.  As the children have gotten older, I no longer focus so much on them.  This is primarily because I don’t want to invade their privacy. Eventually their classmates will find out about the internet, and may find this blog, so I don’t want pictures of them doing silly things. I’m already embarrassing enough without the blog to them. 

Amazingly enough, the worst year of my life has brought forth the best writing period too.  I’ve been fortunate enough to meet some amazing writers along the way, like Jason Kenney, TCG, Bradley (owner of Fiction Matters - see above), Trevor Dickerson (mayor of Short Pump) and many others.  Having them in my life is a constant reminder to keep on doing what I love, and hopefully become more proficient at the craft. 

I’m going to post my thoughts on NaNoWriMo at some point; I’m still burned out and I have WriteClubRVA tonight.  Speaking of, Trevor launched the website - there is actual information on it!

*By the way, someone thought my post about completing NaNoWriMo meant I had won the entire thing.  It’s a not a writing competition; anyone who gets to 50,000 words in 30 days is a winner.  It’s not a small task and I congratulate anyone who undertook the challenge, and especially those who met their goal.