Excited to Write

This is my first post to my new blog. I am setting this up to keep up with all the things that go on in my busy life and hopefully to help in my writing pursuits.

I am now at a writing conference in Atlanta, GA and learning more than I could have imagined. I am so excited about writing and pursuing my dream of publishing a book. In many ways I feel like I am further along in the process than I had originally thought, but in other ways I realize there is still so much to learn. Of course, that is always how life is. No matter how much we know there is always at least that much more to discover. How exciting it is.

The conference has given me a renewed enthusiasm for returning to my original book idea, and to work on completing the first draft. I have also learned about doing market research, setting up a web page, and how to submit my manuscript once it is ready. I am just blown away with all the knowledge swimming around in my head. I am also going to be looking for a critique group, even if online. I do hope I am able to find one soon.

I will try to keep everyone up to date on how things are going with the process here, so check back often. Also leave me your thoughts and ideas. I am writing for middle graders and young adults. I don't have a particular genre within those realms yet; I'm still finding my style. Any ideas would be great. This conference has even opened me up to the possibility to writing children's books, maybe historical biography would be fun. Okay the teacher in me comes out. ;)

Good night to all.
Tina