Tuesday 25 November 2014

November Newsletter

I've had a very busy time recently, as many of you will have seen from the previous post! Enjoyed a great day in Glasgow yesterday meeting for lunch with eleven other writers from our online Writers Scotland group. There should have been even more of us but, as always, a few had to cancel for reasons outwith their control. Needless to say we more than made up for them in the buzz of chatter and eating of food.

I also had to finish a long non-fiction piece of writing for a competition whose deadline is almost upon us - I often thought about giving up on it but was enjoying it too much in the end. Even if sinks into oblivion, I still have all the information in one place at my fingertips now.


Another self-imposed deadline was to get the November newsletter out before we reach the next month! It has now been sent on its way to subscribers and contains a few writing links and a little fun Christmas competition. If you would like to receive a copy (and don't already) then all you have to do is pop your email address into the little 'subscribe' box you'll find at the top right column of the blog. If you do receive it, please do enter the competition - it's not a big prize but is just meant as a thank you for being willing to read the newsletter each month.

Rosemary

7 comments:

Patsy said...

I find competition deadlines very motivating.

Rosemary Gemmell said...

Sometimes, deadlines are the only thing that make me finish a piece!

Joanna said...

Best of luck, Rosemary, with your competition piece. I entered an essay competition a while ago and found it such an interesting change from writing fiction. I don't think my entry stands a chance, but it was fun to do and all entrants were given a book token, which was a nice reward for taking part. Fingers crossed!

Nicola said...

Glad you had a wonderful time with the writers. We are a noisy bunch, aren't we? I think it's because we spend so much time alone writing, we just burst when we meet another like minded person. Good luck with the competition.

Rosemary Gemmell said...

Thanks, Joanna - you too! I really enjoy writing non-fiction in between other work.

There's no stopping us, Nicola - thank you!

Anita Chapman said...

Good luck with your competition entry Rosemary! I shall go and sign up for your newsletter now.

Rosemary Gemmell said...

Thank you, Anita! And that would be great.