Go the Stags!

What a day to be a Southlander. Congratulations to our mighty rugby team on their winning of the Ranfurly shield. And particularly a huge thank you to Jimmy Cowan for his attendance and encouragement on the side line. He's probably the highest paid water boy around. I'm sure his support helped an already motivated team succeed.

Better Than Sex

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New Contract

What great excitement for me this week. I received the offer of another contract from The Wild Rose Press a mere 6 weeks after submitting my ms. Their amazing turn around time makes this publisher well worth checking out. Knowing your work is acceptable, or not, in this type of time frame allows so much more scope. Instead of waiting over a year with the larger publishers while you query, then submit a partial, then a full only to wait months more to get a result. TWRP system works so much better for me - they don't force those long agonizing months on you. That alone makes them look like a pretty good company to me. Check them out and see what you think.

Chicago Manual of Style and editing gurus

This week I have been introduced to something previously unknown to me, and probably millions of other people. A "book of rules" for American English. I have to admit to being less than perfect when it comes to my use of grammar/punctuation etc - way beyond less than perfect, I'm sure my editor would attest to. Even with a very switched on critique partner I doubt I could ever achieve the perfection necessary to abide with these "Chicago" rules. Seeing just how exacting they are, it's time for me to pay homage to the lady who adjusted my writing to fit. I still cringe when I remember how many errors she managed to find in my "perfect" manuscript. The worst thing of all, though, was how obvious all those mistakes actually were. I owe her, owe her big time.
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