Tag: Check-in

  • Much-needed retreat

    Sometimes you just need to retreat. No, I’m not talking about the kind of retreat where you curl up in a ball and hide from the world because rejection number three thousand five hundred and ninety-nine has just found its way to your inbox. I’m talking about the “lock yourself away and write until your […]

  • Great CP search is on

    The gals at the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood posted a form to look for a critique partner. When I tried to post my response in the comments, it didn’t show up. So here it is, in all its glory: NAME: Arlene Hittle Please E-MAIL me directly at [email protected] I write: humorous contemporary series and single title […]

  • Moving ahead

    Since RWA Nationals ended, much talk has been going on amongst my Starcatcher Sisters about fear … of submission,  rejection, inadequacy — you name it and we’ve probably felt it. Aislinn, who recently sold not one but two books, wrote an excellent post on writers’ fears just the other day. Her conclusion? I must sit […]

  • An honor just to be nominated

    We’ve all heard someone say it, usually in connection with the Oscars … And if you’re like me, you probably snicker. “It’s an honor just to be nominated?” Yeah. R-i-i-ght. Well, I’m here to tell you, in the case of the RWA Golden Heart® award, it really is true. I’m not just saying that because I […]