Yesterday I received the loveliest rejection!  He didn't connect with my writing, but thought it was charming.  Charming is a good word!  I can definitely work on some re-writes with a great vocab word to hang my hopes on!  :P

Speaking of rejections, I am a member of Writer Unboxed on Facebook.  Someone posted this great silly - 10 Major Mystery Writers who wouldn't get published today.  It imagines their rejection letters.  Enjoy!

http://mysteriousmatters.typepad.com/mysterious_matters_myster/2013/10/10-writers-who-couldnt-get-published-today.html

High tech is terrific until it doesn't work any more.  I've had a downed laptop.  We debate the cause, but lots of dinking around and stress has restored myself to my laptop's good graces.  

I spent today cleaning.  Tonight I am back on track to send out more inquiries.  I've allowed the real world job to eat my last 3 weeks.  They needed me.  Now I need me.  Next week, except for school hours, my time goes to sending out Alice and Sushi, and beginning one of my new ideas.  Which one will I choose to work on?  

I have too many ideas.  What a magnificent problem to have!  

Time for a pumpkin cookie.

I'm listening to a SCBWI Webinar.  Doesn't have as much to do with me as she does teen romance & I write picture books, early readers, easy chapter books.  I see enough of that Teen Romance stuff in the hallways of the high school!  Icky!  I'm usually the one breaking it up, so I haven't tried writing it yet.  I'm still going to find something in there, I'm sure.

Today was a problem in several ways.  Had trouble getting into the webinar, it was PSAT testing at work so my schedule was messed up and I had to give up my room for them to test in.  Was so wiped this morning I went to school with 2 different tennis shoes on.  The kids and I had a good laugh!  I tried to tell them it was Nerd day for Spirit Week just a week late.  They didn't buy it.  :P  How many of you have gone to work with 2 different shoes on?

I have been dreaming the conference, only I am the successful author giving the Break Out Session and having a fabulous time.  It is such a great dream that the sleep paralysis isn't working - I'm talking in my sleep & waking myself up critiquing imaginary picture books and talking to my audience.  I do wake up smiling!

The unfortunate part is I haven't written a thing since I've been back.  I have spilling over with ideas, and my job is draining me dry.  This week, though, I think will take me over the hump so I can leave earlier and have some Me Writing Time.  I want to polish Alice, overhaul The Cloud Kids, and start about 12 terrific ideas I have.

I'm thrilled with my big book purchase last night - Food Lion has a bin of bargain children's books.  Of course I was digging through it.  I got, for the grand total of $5.00, The Flintstones official guide to the cartoon classic.  Not a children's book per se, but I'm ok with that.  :P