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| My ideal writing view |
Hello, and Happy New Year. I did intend to write an end of year post, but it didn’t happen for various reasons, mainly that I had a cold virus which dragged on for weeks, going away and returning a few times. It’s now more or less gone, apart from a cough, which is hanging about for longer than it should. I did write an end of year post for my alter-ego neetsmarketing's blog though, neetsmarketing Two Years On.
I’ve read a few old neetswriter blog posts over the
past week, and I do go on a bit about getting my book 2 finished! It’s
still not done despite all of my promises to myself (although it did move forwards quite a bit in 2016), but last week, I did
something new: I found a mentor, and I’m feeling positive about the whole
thing. I’m not going to say who it is, as I don’t want to spoil this new writing
development in any way, but if all goes well, I of course will shout this
person’s name from the rooftops. My goal is to get book 2 completed and to
start book 3 by the end of 2017. Let’s see how it goes. I’ve already (almost-we’re
just sorting the date) booked in a writing retreat with some fabulous and
encouraging writing friends for the spring.
A bit of good writing news too: my short story, The
Reminiscence Tea has been highly commended in the Writers’ Forum magazine’s short
story contest (issue #184, February 2017). This is
the first short story I’ve completed with success, so I'm very pleased.
Here’s to a good writing year in 2017 for all the writers
out there!
And in typical neetswriter blog tradition, here’s an
uplifting beach photo to remind us of what summer looks like.
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| Southwold, summer 2016, not a bad writing view either |
My first neetswriter post of 2017, Keep Calm and Carry On Writing https://t.co/iJEKqEQyn8 #TuesNews @RNAtweets pic.twitter.com/9suINBxJb6— Anita Chapman (@neetswriter) January 10, 2017
