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Goal Posts update and a guest blogPosted by Kelly Smith on March 1, 2010
Goal Posts update for February
Last month I blew my writing goal out of the water! My goal was 16,000 words. I actually wrote 20,078. Sponsors! Do your thing and donate to First Book!
I have taken on some new writing assignments, so here is how it all breaks down:
5516 on my historical novel
6883 on quilt patterns
7679 [...]
New project on the horizonPosted by Kelly Smith on February 22, 2010
Last week I signed on to write another book – this one on composting. It will be titled: How to Build, Maintain and Use a Compost System: Secrets and Techniques You Need to Know to Grow the Best Vegetables.
My husband and I have been composting for a few years and it’s a very interesting subject, [...]
Encourage a writer, support literacyPosted by Kelly Smith on January 31, 2010
I made my goal for January!
Those of you who have been following my blog for the past couple of weeks know that I have been trying to accomplish two goals:
Complete the draft of my historical novel
Make a meaningful contribution to a good cause
Happily, I can say that I have met my word-count goal for January! [...]
Write Your @ss Off DayPosted by Kelly Smith on January 29, 2010
As all NaNoWriMo participants know, a great way to get motivated is to write with a bunch of other people.
The Editorial @ss has proposed Write Your @ss Off Day.You can check out her blog for more details.
I’ve chosen Saturday, Feb. 6 as my day. Pick yours and set a marker on the map so we [...]
Writing goals update week 3Posted by Kelly Smith on January 24, 2010
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It’s the end of the third full week of the year. My progress on my historical novel has been a little slower than I’d like, but I’ve been doing other things such as writing magazine articles, designing a quilt, preparing to teach a quilting class, and collaborating with friends on what will be [...]
Write like a rock star?Posted by Kelly Smith on January 17, 2010
U2
In the pantheon of rock stars U2 are gods. I hear in them all that came before, and I hear echoes of them in others that have come after.
Although from time to time I’ll hear a song of theirs and think, “Huh? What were they thinking?”, for the most part I love almost every lyric, [...]
Writing goals updatePosted by Kelly Smith on
So far I have one sponsor for my 2010 writing goals. (Thanks Ami!)
If you’d like to help out the literacy charity First Book and encourage a writer at the same time, check out my post from Jan. 14 for info on how.
I will be updating my goals on the blog each week. Since I didn’t [...]
Writing goals part deuxPosted by Kelly Smith on January 14, 2010
First Book
My friend and writing mentor Ami Hendrickson has proposed a way for writers (and others with big dreams) to not only commit to reaching their goals for 2010, but to make a meaningful contribution to the charity of their choice.
You can read the details on her blog, then come back here if you want [...]
New interviewPosted by Kelly Smith on January 11, 2010
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Cathy Stucker of Selling Books has posted an interview she did with me about my book and about writing in general.
The URL is http://SellingBooks.com/author-interview-kelly-smith
Please check it out!
Writing goals for 2010Posted by Kelly Smith on January 2, 2010
Now, instead of sorting through twenty documents and wasting time trying remember where exactly I put that little piece of information, I can just click on a tab and boom – there it is. I LOVE it! Can you tell?
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