by Heather Hambel Curley | May 17, 2013 | Writing
The nerd in me would like to start off by saying, “I had so much fun today!” So, I didn’t sleep well last night. I got an email at like, 9:30pm confirming, yes, the first pitch appointment of the morning with my selected agent was me. Yay for lists...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 16, 2013 | Writing
That’s what my prep work has amounted to today. I bought pants. Actually, two pairs of pants and a shirt. To be fair, I do have a day job. But I took a half day today because, lets be honest. My brain? Preoccupied. And I needed new pants. The “suggested...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 14, 2013 | Writing
And I’m not surprised. As I walked into work this morning, already on my second travel mug of coffee, my friend Jossie said, “You’re panicking, aren’t you?” Yes. Yes I am. It’s Tuesday. The conference is Friday. And I feel less...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 12, 2013 | Food, Writing
Friday, friends. I have to get my act together by Friday. So, in preparation to “get my act together,” I printed out and started reviewing the workshop listings for all three days of the conference. This included heavy debate over which color highlighter...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 8, 2013 | Writing
I think the synopsis is finished. This is based on a visual evaluation more than a content evaluation. It meets the qualification of being one page. I got wordy at the end, I think, so there’s probably room for revision. But, hey, I’ve still got nine days...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 3, 2013 | Writing
Two weeks until the writing conference. As imagined, I’m fairly certain I’m way behind where I should be, edit wise. I’ve only got like, 79 pages (of a now 311 total) of hard copy edits keyed into the computer. I’ve got half a synopsis...
