Oops! A day late again. I started the RWA PRO 50K Challenge this week and added a critique partner to my line-up, so yesterday was 150 pages of critiquing plus my normal writing. I've also been tweaking my website this week--not an easy task for the technically-challenged...
Here's another simple soup recipe to use more of those garden potatoes. :)
Leek and Potato Soup
3-4 large leeks, trimmed, sliced, and thoroughly rinsed (they tend to collect mud in the layers)
3 tablespoons margarine or butter
5-6 medium potatoes, scrubbed, quartered, and sliced
4 cups water
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1 tablespoon chopped chives
In a soup pot, saute leeks in margarine over medium-high heat until tender. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 30 minutes or until potatoes are soft, stirring occasionally. Makes 6-8 servings. Great with quiche, quesadillas, and grilled cheese sandwiches!
Back to work!
Mellanie Szereto
Romance...With a Kick!
Showing posts with label critique group. Show all posts
Showing posts with label critique group. Show all posts
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Tickling My Muse
My muse is alive and...musing? Although I've had a couple of days with little or no time to write, I'm managing to average that 1000 words a day so far this month. Yesterday I banged out over a thousand words in the two hours I had available. That made up for the days with only a couple hundred in the fifteen minutes here and ten minutes there.
I started a critique group several weeks ago as well. My crit buddies, Lisa and Mark, are giving me some excellent feedback. After writing and reading my work, I often overlook simple mistakes or don't notice holes in the plot. I have all the backstory in my head and have to make a conscious effort to remember that my readers won't have that advantage. I hope Mark and Lisa are getting as much from the group as I am.
Well, back to the keyboard!
Mellanie Szereto
Romance...With a Kick!
I started a critique group several weeks ago as well. My crit buddies, Lisa and Mark, are giving me some excellent feedback. After writing and reading my work, I often overlook simple mistakes or don't notice holes in the plot. I have all the backstory in my head and have to make a conscious effort to remember that my readers won't have that advantage. I hope Mark and Lisa are getting as much from the group as I am.
Well, back to the keyboard!
Mellanie Szereto
Romance...With a Kick!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
One of Those Days...
Everyone has one of those days (weeks, months, years...) from time to time. Mine started nearly two weeks ago and I'm hoping it ends soon. Luckily, none of the bad things has turned out terrible.
A suspicious mammogram took me to the doctor for a follow-up that came back clear. Phew!
The vet and I are working to treat my dog's recently diagnosed diabetes. Change of food, once a day glucose urine test, twice a day insulin shots, back to the vet every three to four days for a blood glucose test. Hopefully we'll find the optimal insulin dose soon.
Someone scraped their bumper against the side of my daughter's car (no, he/she didn't leave a note). Trying to get repair estimates for a car a hundred miles from the body shop has not been fun. Thank goodness for email and digital cameras! Now we have to work out when to my daughter will be home from college long enough to have the repairs done.
On the brighter side, I finally got my critique group started this week. I'm hoping for some helpful feedback on my contemporary with suspense elements manuscript. This story means a lot to me. Like my son who has Asperger's Syndrome, one of the main characters is an autistic child. I've added a links at the bottom of my blog page for the Autism Society's website and Autism Speaks to learn more.
Mellanie Szereto
Romance...with a Kick
A suspicious mammogram took me to the doctor for a follow-up that came back clear. Phew!
The vet and I are working to treat my dog's recently diagnosed diabetes. Change of food, once a day glucose urine test, twice a day insulin shots, back to the vet every three to four days for a blood glucose test. Hopefully we'll find the optimal insulin dose soon.
Someone scraped their bumper against the side of my daughter's car (no, he/she didn't leave a note). Trying to get repair estimates for a car a hundred miles from the body shop has not been fun. Thank goodness for email and digital cameras! Now we have to work out when to my daughter will be home from college long enough to have the repairs done.
On the brighter side, I finally got my critique group started this week. I'm hoping for some helpful feedback on my contemporary with suspense elements manuscript. This story means a lot to me. Like my son who has Asperger's Syndrome, one of the main characters is an autistic child. I've added a links at the bottom of my blog page for the Autism Society's website and Autism Speaks to learn more.
Mellanie Szereto
Romance...with a Kick
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