I'm having one of those days...

...You know the kind-where it's almost time for dinner and you still haven't made it to the shower. I'm not even sure how it happened, it's not like I've gotten a whole bunch accomplished. In fact, I've gotten nothing done. Not one thing.

Oh wait, I did do one thing, I suppose, I read several blogs.  I'm obsessed, I swear I am! Speaking of which, whilst perusing I bummed an invite to pinterest from Whitney, author of  A Diary of a Preppy Mom. (Thanks, LOVE that pinterest!) So now I'm obsessed along with Whitney over all those ascetically pleasing pics!

I also entered some divine, but popular, giveaways, though now I can't remember where or what anymore-golly I hate that!

While out and about I also made a point of reading Mary's blog over at Kidlit.com. I pay her a visit everyday, so this isn't all that unusual. Her blog is sort of like a writer's bible.

Anyway, today Mary was offering a handful of super lucky writers the opportunity to have their beloved work torn apart-right there on her blog.  All we have to do is send in the first 500 words of our manuscript. Doesn't that sound like fun? Apparently, if the beginning of your book is crappy enough, you win! Mary will select your work out of hundreds of other hopefuls to analyze in front of the writer world! Okay, so I'm totally excited about this!

We all are! You should have seen the glowing comments! It was like Christmas in June. Right now her readers are digging through their cluttered desks in search of that one manuscript that they couldn't quite get off the ground, and the most likely culprit was the blasted off- kilter hook in the first few paragraphs.

Just like anyone who is trying to hone their craft, we'll do anything to get there--even endure extreme bouts of criticism in front of our peers. So guess what I'm doing after my shower? You got it! I'm thinking that unlike those giveaways I entered earlier, I ought to have a great shot at this! Wish me luck!!!!