Silly Mom Thoughts

I must apologize for my absence. Against my better judgment, I have found myself completely sucked into New Moon, the second book in the Twilight series. I utterly despise the fact that I enjoy these books. This is not to say that I think I’m the most amazing writer ever, but I am a good reader. I can spot good writing very quickly, and the Twilight books are quite poorly written. It’s frustrating to me, infuriating even. New Moon and Twilight are good, they’re compelling, but they could be a million times better!

This is what my face feels like every time I read those damn Twilight books. It hurts me to enjoy them:

One day, I will write a book that rocks people’s socks off. It will be enjoyed by my readers not simply for the fact that it’s interesting and compelling, but also because it’s well written. There, I said it. You can hold me to it, darn it.

In my New Moon inflicted absence, I have been hemming and hawing over what to write for “The Present” and “The Future” in the Accentuate short story contest. I have a couple of interesting ideas, but I really need some time to myself to simply sit and hash it out and see where the stories take me. I don’t go into anything half-assed and I refuse to submit something unless it’s thorough and complete. My goal is to have at least two stories written for the contests by the end of the month, and I’m sincerely hoping I will be able to do that. So long as I can finish that damn New Moon and get my head out of la-la land, I think I can do it.

I also just found out today about an awesome new publication I’m going to submit to. It’s called Unsent Letters and is put on by the same company that does the short story contests. Right now, they’re accepting blogs or submissions to their publication, and they pay handsomely (in my opinion) for it. The idea is to write a letter that you would never send, you can change names and locations, including your own, but create a compelling story through the letter. They can be fiction or nonfiction. Personally, I have always been a big letter writer, especially of the unsent variety, and I have a bunch of ideas for this one. I’m so excited! Oh, and anyone can submit, so even if you don’t think you’re a writer but have a good idea, you should try it anyway.

On the twin-front, not much new to report other than I look five months pregnant and am just twelve weeks today! My next appointment is in a couple of weeks and I’m quite anxious to hear their heartbeats, or maybe even see them on an ultrasound again. I can’t stop worrying that something is going to happen to one or both of them, but I’m trying not to think that way and stay positive. Morning sickness has left for the most part, though every few days it hits with a vengeance. Unfortunately, I’m still dog tired, but I think that’s something I may just have to get used to for oh, say, the next three years.

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