My last post was titled “Turning a Corner.” Apparently, I also stumbled into a dark alley. Don’t worry; I made my way toward the light and emerged at last. Looking back, here’s what I see happening since I last blogged: Three rejections, two new full manuscript requests, the strep bug and various colds, a 400-page […]
Turning a Corner
When I left therapy on Monday, I could barely walk. My knee locked with each step and refused to bend for the next. My therapist had to help me across part of the floor. At the beginning of the session, my therapist had smeared a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil over my scars and […]
Rotten Reviews & Funny Views
Robin Johns Grant is giving away a copy of Rotten Reviews and Rejections over on her blog. Head over, leave a comment, and tell me if you win. I’ve also got to share a funny YouTube video I learned about while on our writing weekend. You may have already seen it, but, personally, I think […]
Writers’ Weekend at the Beach
By Christina Tarabochia on February 11, 2008 in Bananas, Critique, Donna Fleisher, Judy Gann, Redeemed Writers
Want to see what I look like without makeup, unshowered, and in my pajamas? Of course, you don’t. Too bad. I think goals are very important in life. My goal on Saturday was to shower by 5 PM. And you know what? I made it. Donna Fleisher brought a mix of unpublished and published authors […]
Name that Banana Thingy!!
My Grandpa Smith is one cool guy. He’s still active in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He skied the slopes around Lake Tahoe until they moved here. He tried to teach my children how to start a fire with flint and pocket lint. Yep, he’s one cool guy. So one day when he pondered a deep […]
Lighten Up
I had the privilege of critiquing an unpublished book recently. See, despite my never mentioning it on this blog, I am still working almost everyday. Really! I was almost ready to send my full manuscript on to an interested editor when my agent suggested some changes, so that’s been pushed back a bit. Also, I’m […]
Have a Party … Change the World
This afternoon I picked six giggly girls–and one giggly boy–up from school. Andrea celebrated her birthday almost a month ago with a charity event, but she really wanted a sleep over, too. I hadn’t felt up to it until this weekend. The plan was to sing High School Musical karaoke, which the girls fully embraced […]
Every Good and Perfect Gift
I’m signed up to get interviews from a terrific publicist, Kathleen Y’Barbo. She now works with Books & Such Literary Agency, but I first heard her name years and years ago. She coordinated the very first writing contest Mom and I entered–the one we actually thought we were going to win because our book was […]
My Son Looks Like a Boxer
He’s lost four teeth in the past four months. He even shared his gaps for Show and Tell two weeks ago because the slightly separate arches on the top row and the close arches on the bottom row formed the shape of a famous cartoon character. We call it “Mickey Mouth.” Needless to say, he’s […]
Her Reward in Glory
After watching Alzheimer’s slowly steal my grandmother’s identity, we are mourning her. Hospice informed us four days ago that she was “actively dying,” passing on to Glory the same active way she lived. Mom’s been by her side since Monday morning when the memory care center first found Grandma non-responsive. Grandma’s done that to us […]