I’m thrilled to have Riley Darkes as my guest today over at the 7 Scribes – Why I Love Savvy Authors by Riley Darkes. She is sharing her experience with joining a writing community.
In other news, almost no writing has taken place this week. My youngest son will be graduating from high school shortly (my baby!!) and year end activities have been eating up my time. I hope to be on track shortly.
Happy Friday! Don’t forget to stop by the Scribes. My guest today is USA Today bestselling author – Terry Spear!
A few announcements:
See, it happened like this.
J Monkeys, Susannah Hardy, and I were all part of a writer’s group at our local library. One June evening, PJ arrived looking for critique partners. After the meeting, Suze and I stayed behind to talk with PJ. After that we all became critique partners. PJ’s book was Savage Cinderella, mine was Ascension and Suze’s was Bonaparte Bay (click here for a short story from this wonderful universe).
PJ also enlightened us with the words RWA (Romance Writers of America). She is personally responsible for recruiting me, Suze, and J to CTRWA. J met Jamie Pope (since they joined the same month) and PJ introduced us to Katy Lee.
Last year, J birthed the idea for a group blog and the 7 Scribes were born. And, personally, I crossed the line between wannabe writer over to professional.
It has almost been a year since the Scribes started and two years since I met PJ, Suze, and J. I am so happy to have made such great friends and to know such wonderful writers.
So to PJ – Congratulations on your new release! I’m sure glad you decided to come to our writer’s meeting that June! I can’t imagine life without knowing you, Suze, J, Katy, and Jamie.
Spill it – tell me about your friends and the people who are traveling with you along the journey of life!
Happy Friday everyone. Please stop by the Scribes as we wrap up our first theme week – joining an organization. Check out my post – Don’t Go it Alone!
I received something very exciting this week – the cover art for Mystic Ink!
When my editor sent me the cover questionnaire, I realized that I had no idea what I wanted. In the past, I had a few ideas, but they were all kind of nebulous and strictly in my head.
The questionnaire was a reality check. Mystic Ink needed a cover because it was going to be published.
OMG I sold a book!!
Right.
I did. It’s real. I didn’t imagine it.
Take that Mr. Doubt Monster.
So, I thought long and hard, then responded with my preferences and information about the story and characters.
I was eager to see the cover for the first time. With my name on it!
Needless to say, I was thrilled with the results. I now have something tangible to look it.
Next hurdle, edits. When I get those, you can be sure I’ll share that experience too.
Tell me, when have you anticipated something? Did the reality meet your expectations? Or would you do things differently?
Casey Wyatt 