And because I know it isn’t just coincidence, it means I best get crackin’ if I’m going to enter! Submissions are being accepted from January 25 through February 7 ONLY!

Now I’ve got about 50-some-thousand words to write in the next few weeks! Yikes!

The entries are being accepted in only 2 categories this year – General Fiction and Young Adult Fiction. I haven’t yet decided which direction my story will go but I’m excited! Toying with the idea of finishing something I’ve already started or writing something entirely new.

What do you think? And am I crazy to think I can write 50+ thousand word novel in the next few weeks?

I guess we’ll see!

After all, my ThemeWord for 2010 is to CREATE . . .

And that’s the whole idea.

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While I can’t say I did everything on my goal list, I must say that I got A LOT more done this way than any other method I’ve ever tried. I think that’s because taking ACTION is just so darn simple. There really isn’t anything else to do with it! You either take the action or you don’t. There is no in-between. Not much room for error.

And so I’m doing it again for 2010.

This time, my ThemeWord is going to be CREATE. I think it’s right along the same lines as ACTION – it doesn’t really allow much wiggle room. You either create or you don’t. It’s that simple. No shades of gray.

Kinda like Yoda said “Do or do not, there is no try.”

I hope you’ll come along for the ride! It should be exciting!

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One can dream, right?

I have no idea why in the world I really need another blog, though.

You may notice changes over the next few days or so. I’m still playing with how I want this site to look. So don’t be shocked if you come back once or twice and find something different! I assure you, it’s still the same place. LOL

Anyway, if this is your first time here, thank you so much for stopping by! And if you’ve come over from the old margin of error blog, thanks for finding your way back! I appreciate all of you.

I’m going to try to post regularly – perhaps at least twice a week, I hope – but if I don’t post again before Friday, I wish you a very merry and joyous Christmas filled with all of your dreams and wishes!

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Here’s what I envision for Margin of Error -

• Monday . . . . . Life Anecdotes
• Tuesday. . . . . Stories
• Wednesday. . . Freelancing
• Thursday . . . . Related Stuff
• Friday. . . . . . . Weekly Progress
• Weekends. . . . Stories

Today though since I’m posting this I won’t be following the schedule. Don’t want to bore you tears with 2 posts in 1 day when I’ve gone for so long.

I hope you had a great Easter! I created some Easter desktop wallpapers you can check out on my main site if you’d like. Even though Easter is over, they’re still kinda cute and have a spring feel to them. I might even add some more in the coming days.

‘Til Tomorrow,
~ Annie

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Sure, I absolutely love graphic design. I’ve been doing it for over 17 years now and I’ll never tire of it. But my heart is in writing. Always has been. And I find that I am most fluid in the rest of my life when I’m busy writing. Something. Anything. Just writing.

I’m not sure if I’ll continue my degree or not at this point although I’m really leaning towards not right now. I still need to discuss this with my husband and see what he thinks. But my heart just isn’t in any more education. At least, not for design. I only decided to go back to school and get a Bachelor’s to brush up on the newer design programs and such anyway. Since October, I’ve learned a lot and it might be enough for me to be satisfied with the level of knowledge I have as a designer.

I’ll continue to be a part of the design world, continue to freelance as a designer but what I *really* want to spend my time doing is writing.

So . . . another book. Not sure exactly what yet but I feel there’s something brewing. I have a list of ideas I’ve been creating for a while now, just waiting for the right mindset to get going on. Maybe it’ll be one of them. Or maybe something else altogether.

I’ll continue to explore this here if you want to follow along.

More soon!

~ Annie

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I haven’t been around much here lately between life, family, school and other stuff but I’m planning a new series of posts very soon. Stay tuned!

If you have any thoughts on what you’d like to see here or suggestions for topics, post a quick note in the comments.

~ Annie

PS – Check my new blog on weight loss and getting healthy at The Weight Loss Papers.

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Yep, next week is November 1st – the official beginning of National Novel Writing Month. And as I have for the past 2 years, I’ll be participating. However, my goal is to actually WIN this year. See, the previous 2 years, I haven’t managed to make the 50,000 word mark that is required to “win” NaNoWriMo but this year, I plan to make it.

Last week I bought Chris Baty’s “No Plot? No Problem!” and it’s a great little book. I think it’s going to be very helpful in actually getting me across the finish line this time. I’ll try to update my progress every few days here. And if you’re participating, please let me know! We can help each other out.

~ Annie

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So – there’s another mark on my list of writing dilemma’s – being sick.

And I think it’s my least favorite dilemma so far. At least the rest of them are generally within my control. But being sick, well, sometimes it just gets the better of you and there isn’t much you can do besides rest and let it run it’s course. In a houseful of the kids all day, that’s no easy task!

Now, generally, I’m a pretty happy person. But when I’m sick, I’m sure there’s a certain term commonly directed at women that my husband (and probably my kids!) would really like to call me.

Thankfully, they don’t. They know it’s a small inconvenience to put up with.

And they know when mommy realizes just how incredibly cranky she’s been, they’ll get hugs and kisses and maybe even a treat or two out of it.

Interestingly, I started out the week taking Benadryl Allergy and Cold tablets but when I ran out of those, I found some generic Wal-Mart brand of cold and sinus tab that seems to be working much better. My nose actually stays clear, though my head still feels somewhat fuzzy.

And I’ve been able to get a bit of writing done in between those moments of fog.

Nice, indeed.

~ Annie

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Over the weekend, I participated in Dr. Mani’s Heart Kids Blogathon by doing my own “mini-blogathon” over at the internet marketing & more blog. It was a lot of fun! I did a series of posts on Overcoming Writer’s Block. So far, there has been some great feedback both on the blog and via email. If you go check it out, let me know what you think.

My kids have all been ill over the past 2 weeks and up until Saturday night, I’d been well. But, late Saturday evening, I began to feel poorly and by time I woke up Sunday morning, I had a horrible cold. So, after resting much of the day Sunday, I’m now up trying to work on my various projects and taking care of kids. Not a fun thing to do when you feel awful and just want to go to bed. Too bad I couldn’t get my husband to take the day off today. I’m sure it would have done much to help get me well quickly.

Anyway, I’m in the process of updating and reworking the Write Point site. It’s now set up with a great blogging platform called blog i360. So far, I really like it. There’s a review of the service over at internet marketing & more if you want to take a look. I will let you know when the new stuff is live.

While I was resting yesterday in my sick health, I found the beginnings of a new story taking shape within my head. Unforutnately, the details are a little sketchy since I didn’t get up to take notes. I think I can figure it out, though. The biggest part I remember was a title -

Good Things Come.

Not sure where it will lead but I think it’ll be a fun project to work on. Perhaps I’ll post bit and pieces here now and then for you all to review. What do you think?

So – that’s it for now, I think. Sounds like the kids are finished with their lunch . . .

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The web address will remain the same – http://thewritepoint.wordpress.com to avoid that confusion.

Since this blog is about the writing life as I see it, I thought “Margin of Error” was a good fit.

Let me know what you think! Tell me if you love or even if you hate it.

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