What I'm Listening To: Release-Timbaland
My Spanish professor proofed the Spanish in my book today, which was an amazing help. Some of my friends have gotten into the J-School (found out via Facebook). I am going to reevaluate my life on Wednesday, but not before. I need to figure out how much of an emphasis I'm going to put on writing and I possibly might have to think about my major after Wednesday. I was trying to get some things together so that I could begin sending out query letters, and I stumbled across this website called Inkpop. It's a little like WritersCafe.org, only you have the potential to win a publishing contract with HarperCollins. The most popular projects are posted and it gives a time limit on when the Editorial Board will read them. Interesting project, and I might consider doing Inkpop for my second book, but not Nostalgia. I'm currently having readers read it now.
Another great resource that I found, because writers are constantly trying to figure out how to finance their careers, is a site called FundsforWriters.com. There are a bunch of grants, contests, fellowships, etc that writers can apply to if they're getting worried about how to finance their careers.
Ok, now for the condensed version of my bucket list (the other one was pretty long...)
1. Become a classically trained pianist
2. Become a superb ballroom dancer
3. Own a horse
4. Publish a book before I’m 21
5. To be so in sync with God that we channel each other
6. To learn how to cook really well
7. To become a proficient actress
8. To go to 3 concerts a year
9. To get a car like my suburban, but in a hybrid or to own an Audi
10. Climb a mountain
12. Learn how to fence
13. Take archery lessons/be a good archer
14. Own a gun and know how to shoot it
15. To have something from Tiffany’s on my 21st birthday
16. To go on a cruise
17. To live in England for at least 2 years
18. To be a good seller on Ebay
19. Read at least 20 books a year
20. Own good pairs of comfortable heels
21. To have the same style of dress as Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side"
24. Design or make my own clothes
25. To learn how to bar tend
26. To teach my own class
27. To have a personal assistant (more out of necessity)
28. To own an Alaskan huskie
29. Sleep in a king size bed and have a walk in closet
30. Own a Persian rug
31. Take drawing lessons
32. Learn how to play the violin
33. To either grow my hair long or get surgically implanted hair
34. Go sky diving or parachuting
37. To become a licensed masseuse
38. To learn sign language
39. To go on a mission trip every other year
40. To memorize a bible verse from every book of the Bible and 50 other verses besides that (in Spanish as well)
42. Writing backwards
43. Paint without using my hands
44. Learn origami
