June Recap

Another month survived! It seemed as if I was spinning my wheels for most of the month, but now I'm in a lull. Thank goodness. Don't know if I could have survived the pace much longer.

Lots of controversy everywhere. I have been making an effort not to let things get to me. The only thing in life over which anyone has 100% control is their own attitude. I found that delightful bit of wisdom while researching an upcoming DESK DIVA article.

• Blog 2ce (this is twice)
• RWA chapter meeting Indeed. And it was delightful
• Speaker at the RWA Chapter Meeting (Dominating Submissions) Yes
• Enter 1 contest (TGN Golden Pen) Yes
• Write an article for the day-job newsletter about X-Chromo winning scholarship money through the company Yes
• Meet with critique group twice Yes
• RWA chapter's monthly Book In A Week challenge yes
• Booksigning at local Barnes & Noble for crit partner yes
• SARK Month 6 yes
• RWA chapter operating manual article yes
• Read RITA-nominated books as they become available from the library 1 left to read
• Edit/rewrite minimum of 50 pages of WIP yes

Bonus: I submitted a 1-page synopsis for the Leslie Wainger Inside an Editor's Mind workshop at the RWA national conference in Washington, DC in mid-July, and it will be included. Leslie cold reads the synopsis, gives her opinion, highlights strengths and weaknesses, and reveals whether or not she would ask for a manuscript based on the synopsis. Fortunately for me, the workshop will be recorded, so I will be able to hear what she has to say.

Plus, I came up with several more topics for the DESK DIVA and researched several of them.

Over all, I'd have to say it was a successful month for me.