Wattpad Craziness

So on Friday of last week I became a featured author on Wattpad.  In a matter of days I went from have around 2500 reads to over 15,000!  I can't believe it!  I'm finally getting some feedback from people and I'm so excited!

On a slightly different note: I went to the writers' conference this weekend and had an AMAZING time!!  My friend Amanda managed to talk me into doing a pitch session (honestly my worst nightmare!) and it paid off!  I got a full manuscript request.  The agent kindly gave me a little bit to polish up my manuscript with all the wonderful things I learned this weekend....

So now I'm basically rewriting my novel!  I'm really trying to push myself to get it done soon.  I'm really excited about this book and think it'll do well!

I got to rub shoulders with some pretty awesome authors too!  Anne Perry (though I didn't actually get to talk to her), Janette Rallison (aka C.J. Hill), Tyler Whitesides and James Dashner!

See, I even have proof. :)

One of the perks of going to these conferences is meeting other like-minded (and sometimes not so like-minded!) writers.  Amanda and I got lucky and managed to meet several and hope to band together in an effort to support and encourage one another...because let's face it.  We all have those days where we think our writing sucks and that no one will ever read it, etc, etc.

Here's to friends you click instantly with and to our new group that will hopefully churn out amazing books soon to be seen in stores everywhere!

Road Trip!

So this weekend I'm headed off to Utah with my friend Amanda (you know, the one I do Novel Nibblers with).  We signed up for the LDStorymakers Conference.

We both have pitch sessions and will be taking LOTS of classes.  I'm pretty excited!

Also this week is my kids' schools Reading Week.  Yesterday was Crazy Hat Day and today is Crazy Hair Day.  My kiddos live for Crazy Hair Day!  I got up an entire half hour early (do I love these kids or what?!) just to do their hair for the day.  This always involves massive amounts of hair spray and color spray.  Here are this year's creations!



The color doesn't translate real well on here but they are all crazy colors and have rainbow glitter!  Even my oldest (who I swear is not upset by the fact his hair is hot pink...he picked it!)

Tomorrow is Pajama Day.  I will be doing the fifth and sixth grade Career Fair tomorrow as well...debating if I could get away with showing up in my pj's.  After all, I do work in them fairly frequently! :)

On top of all this....I'm doing the last bookfair of the year at the school!  ACK!  I'm not sure if I could get any busier this week.  I probably shouldn't have said that.  Now I'll find out something huge is happening tomorrow or something.  May is always insane!

Actually there is one more thing going on this week!  On Friday I will become a featured Wattpad Author!  However, I had to do all the legwork for that a while ago so at least it isn't more work now!

Happy May everyone!