Tag: contest
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Confirmed
Well, I’m dealing with the disappointment of not getting into the first round of “Speed Dating with Deidre.” I didn’t even get the consolation prize, a chance to send in a one-page query. However, life — and the querying process — will go on. So will the nerve-wracking process of entering contests. None is more […]
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Great news
It’s been more than 24 hours and I’m still not over the excitement of learning I’m a finalist in the First Coast Romance Writers Beacon Contest for unpublished writers. (You can see the proof here, in the list of finalists.) This is especially exciting because it’s my first-ever contest final. Strangely enough, I almost didn’t […]
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Giddy with excitement
What do you do when you get great news at 11 p.m., when everyone who cares is sound asleep? I have to share it with someone … I already tried texting the Boyfriend, with no response. I shared it in my Facebook status and got one “like.” But I’m still too excited to settle down, […]