Stephanie Tyler

She is, Linda! They're miracle workers at that hospital! And I can't handle the hot stuff but the DH loves it - he remembers Skyline Chili and he remembers there was another chili place & there was always a debate as to which was better...

At this point, I'd be happy with a decent six :)

*waving to Linda* :hello2: We get to Cinci pretty regularly even tho we live in NY - our daughter sees one of the docs at Cincinnati Children's Hospital... I feel like it's my second home since I lived there for a while a few summers ago. Well, I kind of lived in the hospital, and the Kingsgate, but I did get to the zoo and to Graters (is that how you spell it - the good ice cream place?). Anyway - we go back sometime this spring. :)

Okay - time for a few goals here from sick-central :sad4: finish rough draft of a book before moving onto the next one (this is my biggest goal) :axe: make more time to just read :study: continue my love affair with the treadmill (it's helping - slowly but surely) try and find/borrow/buy more patience :twisted: clean out my closets...after three years of trying to fit back into stuff - whatever doesn't fit now is certainly not in fashion anymore anyway :roll: (maybe this means shopping spree!) I think Cece has this on the bottom of her email - something about never giving up on a dream, because the time is going to pass anyway (probably a terrible paraphrase) - but it's a great saying...goes along with the not getting impatient about this whole publishing process. Will try and enjoy the writing process. :smt024 I'm sure I will think of more. *waving Hi to HelenKay* :hello2:

I'm still mulling over my list of goals :-k ...already have talked about my big writing one on the blog (finishing rough drafts) but plan to be back soon with a more complete list Love the idea of the WORD group together forever kind of thing too... =D>

I get this way all the time and I think a big part of it is the 'grass is always greener' syndrome. The other manuscripts/storylines, etc. are always so tempting, always look better than what's actually in front of you. It's the thrill of starting something new rather than finishing, which is hard work. In August of 2002 I joined a local RWA chapter and I talked with one of the women about crit groups, etc. I told her I had 3 books, all unfinished and she just said, 'you have to finish one." Sounded so simple, but she was right. Even though that book will NEVER see the light of day, I finished it and then I knew that I was capapble of finishing a book. It was a huge breakthrough for me and made it easier for me to finish others even when I hated everything I wrote. Nothing is ever really wasted - you could always lift stuff for another book. So my advice is, even if something seems 'wrong' - keep going. Get to the end. Your first draft doesn't have to be 400 pages. A lot of writers I know have their first drafts end up somewhere around 200 pages and then they go back and add scenes and chapters, etc. Good luck - you'll get there!!!!!