Thursday, November 8, 2012

Writers - Especially Women Writers

Yesterday was a fabulous writerly day for me. In fact, I'm still awake at 1:00 am Thursday, still at my laptop after quite a few hours of memoir writing, and taking a bit of a break to write my blog post. 

I  hadn't worked on my book in quite a few days, because of being a little down and out with the beginnings of a cold. (I'm all better now. Thanks for all your well-wishes and kind words!) I was a bit worried, though, that my muse would be hiding, and that my momentum would've stalled. But that was not the case, thank goodness! At this point I'm mostly editing; adding some sentences here and there, and deleting others. And adding a comma and then taking it out again! I'm still confident it will be ready to send to my editor in just a few more days. 

Enough about me. 

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This post is for Women Writers!

Thanks to an e-newsletter I received today from Mary Kay Shanley, I found out about a Call for Submissions at Tending Your Inner Garden

I browsed through the website of these two lovely women, Deb Engle & Diane Glass, and was very impressed. Here is a sentence from their Home page:

 "As women, we all have stories that matter. And when we share them with one another, we expand and deepen a sacred circle of women and support one another on the spiritual path."




So, go through all those little notes you've jotted down, thinking that some day you'll have somewhere to submit your writing!

One of the points in their guidelines:

"We want writing that’s honest and heartfelt, whether it’s a poem, a humorous story or a poignant essay. We’ll also select material that provides a wide spectrum of inspiration, ideas and points of view within each book."





And here's something I thought was really unique:

Q. I don’t consider myself a writer and have never been published. Can I still submit work?

A. Absolutely. We’re looking for fresh, honest, compelling material. Our only requirement is that you write from the heart

So, it's time to get started, in spite of what my clock says! 

They are accepting submissions for both their spring and fall books, both with a deadline of November 30, 2012.



"If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud." -- Emile Zola

12 comments:

  1. I am so glad you are feeling better and that your muse is alive and well. As a non writer I am wondering what if anything I have to offer. I will give it some thought. Thank you.

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  2. Becky, thanks for the callf or submission. That was a nice surprise.
    It's a good feeling to be so close to the finish line!

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  3. I am so glad you are feeling better Becky and getting back to writing.

    I love that quote!

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  4. Glad you are back on your feet and inspired.

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  5. Thanks for your encouragement. Glad you are feeling better. My muse is hiding, I'd probably find if with some effort. Hmmm....interesting to think about that submission call.

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  6. Love Tending Your Inner Garden...they just published one of my poems...great to work with and their materials are so, well just good. My sister in law just finished reading their book SPRING and announced it the best anthology she ever read!

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  7. Hi Becky...Sounds good! Glad you are writing. Take care and thanks for your post. Susan

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  8. Happy that you are still going strong on your editing, Becky. Hope that cold will disappear and thanks for the links!

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  9. YAY for you! Thanks for the info too.

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  10. Good for you on your memoir! You must be thrilled to be putting on the finishing touches...

    =)

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  11. I hope you are feeling better. And I am glad you went back to writing!!!
    sandie

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  12. Cheering you on for that great progress! *hugs*

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