Suddenly, things are speeding up. Here I am, getting ready for MIL’s arrival tomorrow, inshaallah, and in the writing world, I am suddenly working on two separate submissions for two separate anthologies, and responding to one homeschooling interview. I also still plan on submitting to the DUA anthology inshaallah.
I received an invite to submit to [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 30, 2008
Whoosh!!
June 23, 2008
Suzanne Kamata – Writer Mom
“20 minute increments” and “while waiting for the pot to boil” sounds amusingly familiar to me. I totally relate to it, and now I don’t feel so discouraged.
Suzanne is collecting essays on mothering across culture mentioned in my post here, and is the one who invited me to submit to the anthology, mentioned here.
I have [...]
June 23, 2008
The Ultimate Series – Cup of Comfort
I found this on Literary Mama a few minutes ago. The website provides the details of submissions, formats, remunerations and what not.
The Ultimate Mom has a deadline of August 3, 2008
The Ultimate Dad has a deadline of September 30, 2008
It’s interesting, kind of like Cup of Comfort or Chicken Soup for the Soul. Something to [...]
June 23, 2008
6 Unspectacular Quirks
was tagged by Marahm, and while I am not yet whisked away by mommy duties, I’d better get to this.
Here are the rules:
1. Link the person(s) who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules on your blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of [...]
June 23, 2008
A Nap a Day Keeps the Brain Drain Away
I’ve been reading tips upon tips upon tips on writing, getting ideas for writing from The Writer, Writer’s Digest and everywhere else, but I haven’t been successfully able to put them into practice. Problem is, I have lots of ideas (who doesn’t, right?) that happen to come at inopportune moments such as when I’m taking [...]
June 23, 2008
Du’a Weapon of the Believers
I found this call for submissions today, from Amel Abdullah’s blog; Seeking Stories of DUA. While I contemplated on incidents in my own life that would probably qualify as submissions, two came to my mind. Inshaallah, if I can make it, I will submit to this commendable effort.
Du’a is Arabic for supplication to Allah, and [...]
June 19, 2008
Guess What??
I had just hit the Publish button for my previous post, and I went on to check my email. Lo and behold! I received an email consisting of a personal invitation to submit an essay in Literary Mama’s anthology on mothering across cultures!
Talk about the moon falling in your lap. To be honest, I was [...]
June 19, 2008
MotherVerse Workshop in August!
If I didn’t have Baby Zoa to contend with, I would have signed up for this workshop. As it is, I have an overflowing plate, and my inner desire for writing is telling me,
“Go for it!”
But my brain is saying,
“Take only what you can handle right now. Don’t be greedy.”
As of now, I have submitted [...]
June 19, 2008
Postponing or Not
Sometimes I wonder if I’m even doing the right thing. Amidst homeschooling three children, taking care of a multiple-allergic baby, and all the other extra stuff I am doing, I have often thought if taking up writing at this point in my life is a wise decision.
My mother told me, “It might be difficult for [...]
June 7, 2008
Creative Energy
I was reading an article called The Write Attitude by Jennifer Applin in the The Writer Mama Zine, June 2008 issue when it struck me; that’s why I have trouble outputting!
Successful writing requires creative energy, and when you’re burned out, and just writing because you want to keep at the ‘write everyday’ routine, your writing [...]
