How do you handle the daily unpredictable facts of life that are the Something Comes Up? Let's call 'em SomComUPs. These are the things that derail your glorious, heart-felt, committed-to-reaching-your-daily-goals intrusions like, say, a car issue or a must-have-now from a client or co-worker, or a crap attack post-lunch that sucks what was left of… Continue reading Something Comes Up
Author: Vanessa Shields
Writer. Mother. Lover.
The In-and-Out
If your first thought when you read this title had something to do with sex, welcome to the gutter, dear friend. It's nice and warm and orgasmic in here! Alas, even though I do enjoy writing about sex, this post is not about that kind of in-and-out. I'm talking about the in-and-out of submissions. I'm… Continue reading The In-and-Out
Are You A Writer if You Don’t Get Published?
I've been toiling with the question even though I know in my heart that the answer is a resounding YES. You see, although I have been published, it has been a long time since something has been accepted for publication. I continue to average 1-2 rejections a week. This is not me complaining. I get… Continue reading Are You A Writer if You Don’t Get Published?
VANESSA SHIELDS 