My Journal

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March For Life

I’m currently in Washington D.C. marching for life!  Respect life from conception to natural death.

January 15 (Tuesday)

January 15, 2013 (Tuesday) Well, as you know, I was turned down by Tuscany, and I asked why.  The editor finally got back to me and replied that they required the protagonist to be between the ages of 12-17.  They said teen readers want to read about someone who is...

January 5 (Saturday)

I’m reading Part Two of my novel (finally got there!) and I got to Chapter Thirty-One and I suddenly realized… ‘hang on; this makes no sense!’  The whole plan was flawed, and it would make more sense a different way.  Besides, I didn’t...

December 18 (Tuesday)

Hey, guys!  Sorry I haven’t been on for a long time; life happens, you know how it is.  I’ll just bring you up to date with what’s happening.  First of all, I was notified that Tuscany was not interested in publishing my book, and after reading the...

November 10 (Saturday)

I think you loyal readers should be updated on my thoughts (as if they’re important).  Any possibility of publishing with Tuscany is rapidly disintegrating.  What I mean by that is if they end up offering me a contract, I think I’ll turn it down.  More and...

October 31 (Wednesday)

Today I was notified that I did not win the Tuscany Prize, but that my manuscript is being considered for their Young Adult Catholic Fiction line of books.  We’ll see if they accept me or not.  I have mixed feeling.  Of course I’m not happy that I...