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Celebrating the Small Things and A to Z: W

Happy Friday beautiful guys and dolls! Yay for the weekend and yay for family time!!!


I'm happy today for THREE things.

1. My mom is out ouf the hospital and doing better.
2. My brother came in a for visit this weekend.
3. I am now a literary intern for Blue Ridge Literary Agency.

More happy news coming soon....*smiles*





A to Z Challenge: W

W is WRITING mommy

I love writing. But I love being a mommy. I homeschool my little angels, so I love teaching, too. Dividing my time between all my duties is hard to do. It really is. Because teaching my kids isn't anything to to take easy. I am responsible for teaching them to read, write, math, and all the other fun things school has to offer (yep. I said fun, just in case any of my kiddo's read this post..)

But writing is important, too, because if I don't spend time researching, studying, actually writing, then revising and editing, my dream will go no where but to sleep.

Of course, I have all my other duties as a wife and home maker, and life in general.

So, being a Writer Mommy is no easy task. What things do you do to organize your time to include writing and life?

As always, thank you, Vikki, for coming up with such a brilliant blog hop!

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  1. Alex J. CavanaughApril 26, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    I admire anyone who juggles writing and kids. If you home school, then that is even more amazing.

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    1. Ink in the BookApril 26, 2013 at 1:03 PM

      Thanks, Alex. Though sometimes I don't feel very amazing:) Just exhausted!

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  2. VikLitApril 26, 2013 at 2:17 PM

    This is very happy news! :)

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  3. Suzanne FurnessApril 26, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    Family is the greatest of celebrations :)

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  4. AnonymousApril 26, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    So happy for your mom. Congrats on being a literary intern. Raising kids is no easy task. You've chosen the best path, and I'm glad you're still making time to write too:)

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    1. Ink in the BookApril 26, 2013 at 11:25 PM

      It's a long path sometimes, but I'm happy with my choice:)

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  5. Carrie-AnneApril 26, 2013 at 2:59 PM

    As much as I'd like to have at least one kid someday, I think it's a blessing in disguise that I've been childfree way longer than I ever expected. It's given me so much extra time for writing. I really admire people who are able to write along with taking care of kids.

    Congratulations on your internship!

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  6. UnknownApril 26, 2013 at 3:28 PM

    I homeschool, too, which does make writing a challenge, but after doing this for a few years I can see it as a blessing too, and not just for the obvious reasons, but for my writing as well. If I didn't homeschool, I would probably spend all day, every day on the computer, which isn't healthy. Homeschooling forces balance on me.

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    1. Ink in the BookApril 26, 2013 at 11:25 PM

      We should get together sometimes and talk home school stuff:)

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  7. BotanistApril 26, 2013 at 7:51 PM

    Balancing is hard. After work, and family, writing often comes a poor third. Sometimes the only way to go is to give myself permission to be selfish (because, yes, that's sometimes how I feel) and set aside an hour or two. Leave the world to its own devices, and safeguard that precious time.

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    1. Ink in the BookApril 26, 2013 at 11:26 PM

      I agree. I usually get time to write late at night, but even that is divided between social media time, work, and editing:)

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  8. SuziApril 27, 2013 at 8:24 AM

    Congratulations on the new position. I have no desire to become a literary agent, the going to publishers and pushing books would be the hard thing. But I think doing the behind the scene things with queries and reading/analyzing stories would be fun. Good luck!

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  9. Jennifer JoyceApril 27, 2013 at 11:10 AM

    Wow, it does sound like you have a lot going on. I'm a mum too but my children go to school/nursery, which is when I write.

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  10. CathyApril 27, 2013 at 4:01 PM

    Hi--Nice to meet a fellow writer. Stopping by from the A-Z challenge, which is soon to be over! Glad to have found your blog. I think you'll enjoy being an agent. It sounds like fun to me. (Plus a lot of work, of course.)

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  11. Krista McLaughlinApril 27, 2013 at 8:06 PM

    Congrats on your new position! Very exciting! I'm always impressed how moms who write can do it. I just hope I'll be able to do it too someday. :)

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  12. Sandra CoxApril 28, 2013 at 9:11 AM

    Yup writing and being a mommy is a tough gig. But isn't it amazing what women are capable of?

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  13. UnknownApril 28, 2013 at 4:49 PM

    I'm so glad your mom is better. Huge congrats on your new intern position! Yay for Writing Mommies everywhere! :-)

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  14. Gina GaoApril 29, 2013 at 11:12 AM

    This is very great news! I am so happy for you.

    www.modernworld4.blogspot.com

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  15. DemitriaApril 30, 2013 at 2:01 PM

    That is wonderful news all around :)



    http://demitrialunetta.blogspot.com

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