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Surprises!

Hey everyone and Good Morning!

I have some good news! Deana Barnhart has asked me to host a round in the Small Press Pitch Contest!

I'll be hosting Week #5 round one, held the week of

Monday, Oct 1st - Friday, Oct 5th  



Other news for this week:

1. I'll be posting my "Be Inspired" tag I received from Suzanne over at The Word is... Tuesday morning. Well actually I'll post it late tonight.

2. I joined Write Motivation for the month of September with the theme of Achieving Goals. I think it will be a good motivator AND a boost of morale, which  I am pleading for:)

3. I found some AMAZING critique partners!!! I am thrilled with their suggestions, thus far, and the writing samples I have read from each lady has been stupendous! Woopty Doo!!!

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  1. Alex J. CavanaughAugust 27, 2012 at 2:22 PM

    Congratulations on being a host. And when critique partners rock, it's awesome!

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    1. Ink in the BookAugust 27, 2012 at 5:01 PM

      Thanks! I am excited and thrilled. I love having some friends to talk about my writing. And I love being able to help someone else with questions they have about their own writing. It's a win - win situation for me:)

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  2. Suzanne FurnessAugust 27, 2012 at 3:19 PM

    Oh, that sounds like fun. Thanks for the shoutout.

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    1. Ink in the BookAugust 27, 2012 at 5:02 PM

      You are welcome! Thanks for thinking about me in the "Be Inspired" shout out:)

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  3. Kelley LynnAugust 27, 2012 at 8:19 PM

    Yay for being a host! I'll see ya there! :)

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    1. Ink in the BookAugust 27, 2012 at 10:19 PM

      Sqee!! I was thrilled and honored when Deana asked:)

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  4. Tracy MacDonaldAugust 27, 2012 at 9:49 PM

    How excellent on your GUTGAA for Week 5! I'm so looking forward to the whole month!

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    1. Ink in the BookAugust 27, 2012 at 10:20 PM

      Hi Tracy! I'm excited about the hole month, too. I've been waiting ages for September t get here. Well, I guess not ages, but it sure felt like it:)

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  5. Laura Hughes, MittensMorgulAugust 28, 2012 at 7:01 AM

    Good critique partners are worth their weight in antimatter (the most expensive thing to produce on earth, your geek fact of the day). Congrats on finding a few you adore!

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    1. Ink in the BookAugust 28, 2012 at 8:54 AM

      Thanks Laura! It's been a long time coming, s it makes it so much sweeter:)

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