Well, I've thrown Cowgirl Caitlin's kitty, "Chase" from my lap and finished the final edit on my contest entry and the E-ville, wicked synopsis that goes with it. Soon I'll be printing out the required five copies each, double-spaced in an appropriate 12-point font, collated, set with one-inch margins on 20 weight paper at precisely 25 lines per page, with a sheet of colored paper separating each synopsis and manuscript and bound with a bankers clip.
I'll include my completed, signed entry form, my check for the appropriate entry fee and my USPS Priority Mail (tyvek, no less) SASE for the return of 3 entries and my score sheets. (stamps only, no metered mail.) Boy are they picky or what?
Do I expect anything more than feedback? Nope. It's just the first real step in my journey to hopefully getting published someday. Hope I don't wimp after getting the brutal criticism I keep hearing about.
We shall see....
Also, today is the first day of my trying to cut back on caffeine. I'm a big caffeine drinker from waaay back and this ain't gonna be easy, folks. Oh, how I do love my Starbucks House Blend and my cup of hot Oolong, but lately I've been noticing the negative effects it has on me -- like LYING AWAKE IN BED TILL 3 AM, being dehydrated and shall we say -- a little edgy.
If this cutting back on caffeine thing works out for me, I'm going to shoot for almost no sugar. I've already cut way back on my sugar consumption but I'd really like to cut it and meat down to almost nothing.
Wish me luck on all the above.
I think tomorrow I'll complain about some of TV commercials I'm seeing. Blech...
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