Writing is really a full time job. I have rewritten Blood Redemption and had it edited and now I am hoping to get it back on the market as a new book soon. It has been a labor of love and learning and is also going to be my most expensively published novella. I am on my third editor and each is more expensive than the last. After my last editing problems, I wrote to Ms.Jo, my instructor at Creative Writing Institute and asked for help in finding a reliable editor and mentor. She came through for me. she introduced me to Harvey ...her friend and writing partner from her college days. He owns a publishing company and does editing and mentors several of us starving writers. I wrote him to ask for help and he did respond. I am so glad. He is going over my book as I write. He has not said that his company will publish it.but he has dangled that carrot as something I can aspire to. lol. He even says that as I get to be a better writer, he will drop his editing costs....hmmm
I have wanted to join a working critique group for a long time. There is a good one in town but they didn't have an empty seat and did not seem inclined to add a chair for a new member. I told John Francois that I was willing to get on my knees and beg but he got all serious and told me that was not a good idea. I was only kidding, John........well half-way kidding anyway. This morning, he called to invite me to join the group. One of the members has had to leave the group. I am sorry that she has to leave. It probably was a hard decision on her part. but I am also glad to be invited. I really want to grow as a writer and a critique group can help a lot. The members who are working on something bring in a few pages and pass it out to the others, who read over it the next week and give their opinions. I am going to take them parts of Tiny Bones. I can't wait. My first meeting will be January 3rd. I feel like cheering....but I am afraid I might jinx it. lol.........so I will do my best to stay calm. and wait. patiently......maybe not patiently.
