http://youngwomenwriters.today.com Ideas on writing, philosophy and life from a published writer working her way to the top. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:09:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello All!  Recently I have been reading a bunch of YA literature. As with the rest of the writing world, paranormal romance has exploded. I have been both pleasantly surprised and severely disappointed with some of the literature I've run across. I've also decided that it might be easy to break into ... http://youngwomenwriters.today.com/2009/11/22/young-adult-literature/ Things are progressing nicely. I am getting to crunch point in my semester, as we only have 4 weeks left. So, I will be in a grading frenzy! I've also recently started teaching my first online class and I am loving it! The publishing contracts have arrived and will be signed ... http://youngwomenwriters.today.com/2009/11/21/progression/ Hello Friends, I hope you've continued checking up on the blog even though I have not been posting as often as I would like. I have been teaching two college English courses on ground and training to teach online. It has taken up most of my time! I would like to let ... http://youngwomenwriters.today.com/2009/11/11/i-have-returned-and-with-good-news/ So, my students are all required to keep journals and we usually spend the first half hour of class writing in and sharing our journal entries. I've come up with 14 prompts and would like to share! If anyone is feeling creative, have it it! I also have a few great ... http://youngwomenwriters.today.com/2009/09/18/writing-prompts/ Hello Friends, I know it's been a while since I've posted something, but I've just started my foray into the world of being a college educator. I am teaching two writing courses for a local college this semester... which is keeping me busy like a bee. I still teaching as a substitute ... http://youngwomenwriters.today.com/2009/09/14/i-have-not-abandoned-thee/ Hey All, Our hot water heater went out today. So, it's cold showers until someone comes to fix it! I do not have much to report. Currently, I'm doing some research reading and I'm enjoying it. I took Heather's suggestion and looked up Winesburg, Ohio. I'm only a few chapters in, but ... http://youngwomenwriters.today.com/2009/08/25/hot-water-heater-troubles/ I know I've been promising this for a long time. So, here is a preview of the new novel I've been tinkering with. DAMNED BEFORE BREAKFAST   PROLOGUE: A NIGHT OUT   "Three months of painting, reading and napping in the sun. No papers to grade, no freshman co-eds asking stupid questions, just rest, relaxation ... http://youngwomenwriters.today.com/2009/08/22/preview-of-the-new-novel/ So, on an average day, my suite101 articles will receive at total of 200ish views. I thought it was pretty decent, when in reality it wasn't really all that great! Someone recently added one of my articles to StumbleUpon and that article alone got almost 600 hits in one day! I ... http://youngwomenwriters.today.com/2009/08/16/suite-101-and-stumbleupon/ Hey Guys,  I'm having a stressful evening. I just worry too much! Either way, I wanted to check in. I did write a short prologue to the little paranormal project I mentioned last time. I don't know that it will wind up being what I had expected, but it may evolve ... http://youngwomenwriters.today.com/2009/08/14/stressing-out/ I was too exited to pass up on telling someone about my new idea!  I was in the bathroom--don 't worry, I wasn't on the pot--washing my face when I got this great idea for a new novel! I had been wanting to try AugNoWriMo because JulNoWriMo pushed me to pump ... http://youngwomenwriters.today.com/2009/08/11/new-novel-concept/