Amie Stuart ~ On the Back Porch

What the hell is Twitter?

Uh we had RWA this weekend. Our guest speaker, Tracy Garrett spoke about rejection. Interestingly enough about two weeks ago I got the best rejection of my life. Sounds weird but totally true

Afterward Lynn and I skipped off to BN to shop for books write. Okay, so we did both! I mean, come on. It’s a bookstore, people. Must stop buying books. I bought two at the grocery store last month. Two at Target a few weeks ago (none of which I’ve READ), ordered Shiloh’s new book which I started in the Ortho office last week (and BTW I paid OFF the braces WOOT!!!). And picked up the following books on Saturday:

and this one.

Plus one more I can’t remember AND I came home from the chapter meeting with a few books. Six paranormals, one Latina Lit and one Non-fic.
*hangs head in shame*

Got page proofs for MUS on Thursday. After doing yardwork all day yesterday, I’m going to start on them today. The meter for Screwed will move–I’ll update later today after I dump the Alpha Smart. I ended up home on Friday writing with a sick kid. The poor baby has SHINGLES under his EYE! Which required a quick trip to the doc Friday morning.

In the mean time, here’s some good reading.
21 Suggestions
Astrologyzone
Fantasy Book Critic–to ogle the pretty book covers
Bettye Griffin has a stellar post up at Romancing the Blog

Over at NAS I’m blogging about books you’d stake a friendship on–blatantly stolen from Stephen Parrish. Consider it a quick meme.

Over at SFC Dennie is talking about sentence structure and you really need to read this. Really.

And tomorrow at SFC we have the uber-fabulous Mechelle Armstrong guest blogging about her latest release!

The meter has moved. I’ll see ya’ll next week.

see more crazy cat pics

Writing………..

April 15….Raine’s Birthday.

I’m also over at Naughty and Spice today doing the Meme to end all Meme’s! Feel free to join in.

I also got good pages last night, but I haven’t dumped my Alpha Smart. I’m doing a semi-moratorium on the TV until Screwed is done.

I’m blogging about characterization this week. I’m over at Southern Fried Chicas trying to justify all those hours watching television. I’ll be at NAS tomorrow blogging about my crazy writer’s brain.

Here’s today’s giggle-scope!

Something that seems big to you turns out to be even bigger when your people get wind of it. Maybe it’s time for a celebration of some kind — but friends and family will make all the calls.

I’m home. With the kids. For Spring Break. I don’t see much celebrating in my future. LOL
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No Name

SCREWED

Or a recent (edited) conversation with a writer friend who wants to quit writing.

Moi: I’ll be your cheerleader but I wont drag you kicking and screaming. There’s only so much I can do. I believe in you and you need to believe in you too
Friend: thank you Amie
Friend: I heart you
Moi: I know talent doesn’t count for near as much as it should but it does count. I can’t make you NOT give up……just like I can’t make anyone else give up. But I also believe that luck can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. You’ve got to make some of your own luck and believe in yourself even when the shit gets hard–especially when the shit gets hard. Now………keep your fucking head down and write. All the other bullSHIT will sort itself out
Friend: yeah
Moi: Write because you love it….not because of NY, not because you want an agent, not because of anything other than you LOVE creating things and you’re good at it. You ARE a born storyteller. Do what you love and the money will come.
Friend: I like that
Moi: Maybe not on your time schedule, maybe on the time schedule of the woman upstairs but it’ll come

Do I need to add anything to this? Can you? What would you say (or what have you said) to a friend who wanted to quit?

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I’ve written 3250 words yesterday and today…on the WRONG project. Um no comment please.
No Name

SCREWED