My writing week review 07/31 - 08/04

With my brand new schedule in place, I figured a writing week in review would be a great way to ensure that I am sticking to it. If I have nothing to report on Friday, I've been a pretty bad girl all week!

ICL
I received my assignment back from my ICL teacher and I received another "good job". Can't complain about that! My biggest concern is that I still am yet to master punctuation. Seriously, this woman must be wondering if I know what commas look like. I know how to use commas for business writing, but for dialogue use, it appears I have no clue. I've got to find a way to master this. It would be pretty ridiculous for a submission to be rejected because I can't properly use commas.

So now I'm off to complete assignment seven. My goal is to send it out before the end of the month. I'll give myself two weeks - August 18th, send assignment out to ICL.

BLUE BOARDS
This week, I really delved into the blue board this week, reading all the posts and posting myself. I've been considering joining SCBWI and who better to inquire about membership benefits than my blue boarders? So I asked and I got a lot of reactions, some enthusiastic and some not so much so. One particular poster, harrietthespy, must know me personally because she appealed strongly to the financial part of me with a cost breakdown showing what the cost of membership could buy me in place of a membership. Now I'm not saying I'm cheap, but I am very watchful of my purse strings and her breakdown was very convincing I must say. I am still in limbo, but veering towards signing up and experiencing membership for myself. The one common theme in all the posts about SCWBI was the unique experience everyone has had. It's been different for everyone, I'd like to see what it would be like for me.

CRIT GROUP
Today is submission day and I have to get my submission in today. My first rhyming work. Based on my last review, I'm a little nervous about submitting. There were some strong opinions expressed about my work and to keep from getting upset, I had to remind myself that this is why I submit for review. So I'm prepping my next piece. oy!

PERSONAL WRITING
I have about 4 pieces of work going right now and I can't seem to focus on one or the other. Every time I hit a block, I open up another and start writing on that. Should I push through and keep working? Or is my side-stepping technique better?


Hooray for Friday! Time to relax and re-charge!