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.