Welcome 2013

Happy New Years

I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Years. It seems that 2012 just wasn’t a good year for a lot of people, myself included. I just know that 2013 is going to be amazing, though. I’ve challenged myself with a few goals this year.

 1)   Get a Literary Agent and/or Get Published – This one is more important that ever to me. I feel the time I right and that I have grown as a writer. I really feel this is going to happen this year.

2)   Spend more time with my family – I want to spend time with those whom I don’t see very often.

3)   Weight – Goodness, isn’t weight always on a goals list? I’m not going to say much, other than I am serious this time.

4)   Work on my Debt – I have been working on this one for a while, but I am going to be more aggressive with it.

5)   Continue my path to a higher education - Going back to college at 28 was a bit rough for me at first. But I am committed to going until I get my degree.

So, dear readers of my blog… what are your goals for 2013??

Refocused and Ready to Go!

Since getting back from DFWcon, a writing conference in Dallas, I have been super motivated. Therefore I have decided three things.

1) I will be published sooner than later (mind over matter)

2) I am going to take my destiny into my own hands

3) I will post more on my blog so that everyone can follow my journey as a writer. (Look for postings three times a week, as this seems to be the magical number!)

But I will get back to these three things in a second.

Back to DFWcon. It was...amazing. I am not going to lie, I was scared about going by myself. I can be shy at times, so I have to make a conscious choice NOT to be shy. The first night I was at the hotel I was going down to the restaurant to eat and to see if I could spot other writers and *maybe* go up to them. I didn't have to go far. When I got to the elevators I met one. When we got to the restaurant we met more. And before I knew it I was meeting people! I no longer had to worry about being the wallflower in the corner of the room! YAY!

On top of meeting wonderful writers, I also was able to go to classes and learn more about the craft of writing. And believe me, it IS a craft! When the conference was over, I left feeling motivated and hyped!

So back to my three things. I am going to repeat these three things to myself everyday. And before I know it, I will be published!