May: It Happened

Oh my gosh! It's been a ride, let me tell you.
And I still really have one more day, but I have survived day job, family (including a quick trip downstate to fetch Y-Chromo's dorm things and the formal conclusions of X-Chromo's religious education), and life.

• Enter a writing contest I've entered several. It's a business strategy.
• Operating Manual Article for RWA chapter Yes. Short & sweet, but done
• RWA chapter meeting Yes, and as always, a real pleasure
• RWA chapter Book-In-A-Week Challenge Goal met!
• Blog Twice (this is twice)
• Critique 2ce with my amazing critique group Still amazing. Oh so productive
• Read 1 Rita-nominated book in my chosen genre I read a lot more than 1. I have several still on hold from the public library.
• SARK Creative Dream project, Month 5 and the corresponding resource reading (ouch) Yup. Well, not all the reading. I did make it through HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON. You gotta love a resource reading list that includes this classic.
• X-Chromo's religious ed project Yes. It wasn't nearly the amount of work I was prepared to do.
• Parent Prayer for X-Chromo's religious ed service Yes. And surprisingly, many parents and other congregants commented on what a great prayer it was. I was inspired, true, by my charming X-Chromo. That must have been it. But one woman, not a parent, chased me down in the parking lot to tell me how much she loved it.
• The June program for my RWA chapter (I'm speaking on DOMINATING SUBMISSIONS) This is SO close to being done. Today is the last day of May. So, MAY-BE?
• Finish WIP Synopsis Yes. A lovely 5-pager, which makes it perfect for most contests.
• rewrite one chapter of WIP Yes!
• do one D. Maas BREAKOUT NOVEL exercise believe it or not, YES.

Other 'bonus' activities include pulling together a list of agents to research with an eye to submitting to them. I'm a firm believer in learning from experience, even good ones.