December 2005

2005 has been a good writing year for me. Here are my highlights: * Started my blog.* Met a lot of great writers & friends.* Signed with an agent.* Attended my first RWA conference, where I also met my CPs and agent for the first time in person.* Polished & revised my first

New Year’s Writing Resolution for 2006 –Become a stronger writer.–Establish more writing time.–Finish another book.–Sell a book. =)–If above happens, sell a second book. (Hey, why not dream big?) My writer’s resolution is pretty simple, but I

When did I know I wanted to be a writer… Joe Konrath answered this question on his blog and invited visitors to answer. Joe knew this answer at a young age…myself not so sure. My first attempt at storytelling was in 3rd grade, but it was just for fun and something to do. M

It’s amazing the kind of friends you meet in the blogosphere. Thanks to everyone who visits, who dares to leave a comment, and just for being great people to hang out with in cyberspace. Cheers to you and your loved ones. Happy Holidays. =)

Diana Peterfreund has an interesting discussion on her blog regarding career planning. She will be giving a conference workshop on the topic and is polling writers on whether they should just sell a book to get the money or take steps to plan for a career. “Any Sale is Better th

Deidre Knight of the Knight Agency had an inspiring post at RTB yesterday, regarding rejections from an agent’s point of view, and how, as writers, we shouldn’t take them personally. I’m always writing here that rejections are tough. But I also think rejections are a

Tagged by Amy & Allen: Seven Things To Do Before I Die:1. Make sure my kids are grown into strong, healthy adults and that they can take care of themselves without me.2. Sell a book! LOL.3. Get my hubby the chopper he drools over.4. Possibly get my nose pierced. (It’s been

Along with the New Year and changing my web presence to Kelly Parra, I’ve decided to open up another blog. *gasp* I know, what am I getting myself into?? LOL. This blog is for the purpose of spreading my creative wings so to speak. It will be fun because it will be postings of s

So I’ve had one of those really busy life days, right? And then I come back to my computer to plug into my Internet life and my DSL is out. Ugh. I have no idea what is wrong with it. Is it my connection? Is my DSL provider down? I don’t know. But even my email won’t

How you keep going when all the odds are against you… PBW is running a contest for a random drawing to win her novel Rebel Ice. She states it took 3 years for her to get this book in print. Very inspiring. If you answer the question in her comments you’ll be entered in the