Recommendations for a Critique Group?

Okay, on the downside, I never painted my bedroom this weekend. On the upside, I did a lot of writing. It was great. Now I'm trying to find a good critique group I can join. I have all this stuff written and I want to know what people other than my family think of it.

Any recommendations?

I'm still so excited!

Free Writing in the AM

Well writing at night this week didn't work out well. I do find that every morning I am racing to go to my blog. I'm going to try and harness that energy in the coming. Today I skipped my early morning gym work out to stay home and write. I actually came up with something.

Thanks to mollymom103 for the comments and pointers. I really appreciate it.

This weekend, I am going to be painting my room and in between drying paint coats, I will be reviewing all my previous writings and doing some re-writing. There are a couple of contests that I want to enter. Of course, I need to find ones that have free entry for right now.

did I mention that I am so excited today?

Taking big baby steps...

I'm going on the offensive. I should probably discuss this with my instructor first, but right now I am increasing the number of my writing submissions. It occurred to me that I will only be in the program for a little amount of time and I should get as much critique as I can get. Today I sent in a free writing exercise for her to review. I hope it's okay. I'm sure I'll hear about it's not.

I also ordered my first set of submission guidelines from a children's magazine. I'm very excited and can't wait to get start submitting stories. I need to flex those writing muscles. Let the work begin.

Still trying to establish a routine so far. Right now I am dedicating my evening time to writing. About an hour every night? Let see how that works out.

I'm so excited!

I'm serious now!

This year, I'm becoming serious about my desire to become a writer. I have had a number of challenges come my way, but it appears that this year I am more motivated that ever to get my act going. Divine intervention I believe for me... the Lord is most likely giving me the internal prodding I need to get moving!

I had to write my writing goals for my writing instructor and I realize that I do have a great desire to write and be published. In starting up this blog, I have also come across a number of other writer's blogs and I am realizing just how much work I have ahead of me if I am to achieve my goals. So here I am ready and willing... So where's the sign-up board for the ready and willing?

What foot goes first?

I'm married, have 2 children, work full-time and since I'm so busy with everything else in my life (other than the above-mentioned), I also run to the gym very early in the morning (because I have also promised to get my jiggly-butt 10lbs less jiggly), and finally at night, fall asleep with my pen in hand for my daily hour of writing...

I could be narcissistic and assume that I am the only that this happens to on the face of the planet. But, while my violin plays loudly in my ear, the rational me calls out across virtual space..

S. O. S - HELP!

Share pointers with me please? Even if you are not married with 2 children and a full-time job, I'm sure there are life pressures that pop up and stand in the way of your artistic flow...

What do you do?