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Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:48:08 AM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled When one door closes, another opens . . . and SUPRISE!:
Elisabeth said, "Okay, I know the title of this post is a little cheesy but it true! Today in the mail I received another of those dreaded manila envelopes, and I knew right away who it was from. Because of my lack of writing time this..." more
Sunday, August 17, 2008 1:14:25 AM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled Sometimes you have to work on the positives:
Elisabeth said, "I must admit I've been riding the high of last week's news long enough, and now it's time to get back to work.Unfortunately I haven't been able to do much of anything since my husband has been out of town this past week on a fishing..." more
Sunday, August 10, 2008 2:41:25 AM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled RESULT!!!:
Elisabeth said, "WHOO HOO! I can now say, that I will soon be a published children's writer!Last Thursday on August 7th, I got an email from the senior editor of Shine Brightly Magazine. They want to publish my short story, THE DAY I MET..." more
Friday, July 25, 2008 7:41:37 PM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled At least now, I know:
Elisabeth said, "Last October, I got up the nerve to send one of my PB to Walker & Co. Although I had the same hopeful enthusiasm I always have with my submissions, I was REALLY excited about this one because I had heard they would respond within..." more
Friday, July 25, 2008 7:41:37 PM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled One deadline passes . . . another one is formed!:
Elisabeth said, "I didn't get my 2nd draft of Cat done by today like I wanted to. I got a lot of good work done the past couple of days, but not enough.So, instead of moping over my missed deadline, I'm working hard to get it finished by the time I get back..." more
Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:20:33 PM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled So I'm kind of on the right path . . .:
Elisabeth said, "I had another meeting with my critique group last night.The last few times I've been there, I've come out feeling like I want to scream and cheer at the same time.And last night was no exception . . . The screaming comes the..." more
Monday, July 7, 2008 1:42:13 AM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled Keep it simple, stupid!:
Elisabeth said, "There are times when you need to slow down and put your priorities in order. This has become one of those times.When I was a kid my two favorite things to do were read and play with my dolls. I didn't have any of those pre-made..." more
Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:11:50 AM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled Now I remember why summer drives me nuts . . .:
Elisabeth said, "In years past I have dreaded summer vacation ever since my 11 yr old finished Kindergarden 6 years ago. Now the first couple of years I was just trying to figure out how to keep my 3 kids entertained. But in 2004, when I started..." more
Saturday, June 14, 2008 10:29:37 PM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled I know . . . it's been a while!:
Elisabeth said, "So with everything that goes on in life, I have been putting off blogging for a while. I didn't do it on purpose, but that's how it goes sometimes.The irony of it all is the main reason why I haven't been blogging . . . I've had an EXTREMELY..." more
Thursday, April 3, 2008 1:44:48 AM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled WHOO HOO!!!!:
Elisabeth said, "It's been a very good day!No, I haven't received any acceptances, or offers, or anything else . . .But I did have a great night with my critique group. I gave them my second chapter of my YA novel, and they all gave my some glowing..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2008 12:17:16 AM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled It's been a quiet week . . . NOT!:
Elisabeth said, "This past week I got to experience Spring Break like a lot of other people. On the up side I had a pretty good week with my kids (ages 11, 9 &6). I made a really special effort to get them out and about, in addition to going places..." more
Sunday, March 23, 2008 1:06:19 AM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled Is this a sign or what!:
Elisabeth said, "I had to post this because it tickled me so much when it happened and I think, in some way, it's a sign . . . I'm not sure if I posted this or not (that tells you how long I've been out of the loop), but the end of last October I went back..." more
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 11:57:30 PM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled Where has the time gone?:
Elisabeth said, "I swear it feels like yesterday since I put up my last post, but here I am 3 MONTHS LATER and I'm just now getting to it! Well, here's my update . . . . - I got involved with a critique group led by a local author. She's..." more
Monday, December 17, 2007 11:12:33 PM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled So a day has turned into a week . . .:
Elisabeth said, "I love this time of year . . . I really do! And even after a slow beginning, I'm finally in the full swing of it. But I'm looking forward to the end of this year and making a splash in the new one!So what's have I..." more
Monday, December 10, 2007 11:51:26 PM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled It CAN NOT be December all ready!:
Elisabeth said, "WOW! Life has certainly taken over my blogging ability!Ironically, things have been hoping in my writing life . . . I just haven't had time to write about it.I promise a FULL update tomorrow . . . "
Saturday, October 20, 2007 12:02:46 AM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled IT"S BEEN TOOOOO LONG!!!!!:
Elisabeth said, "I'm really frustrated at myself right now because I just spent the past 30 minutes writing a very detailed post about WHY I haven't posted in the past 15 weeks . . . . and what did I do? Can you guess it?I DELETED THE DAMN..." more
Sunday, July 1, 2007 7:39:00 PM
Elisabeth Aikins wrote a blog post titled SO MUCH TO DO!:
Elisabeth said, "I'm supposed to be leaving on vacation in less than a week and I've got tons to do! So just a quick update . . . - Still no answer on either of my non-fiction pieces. Also, no response yet from Spider or Ladybug . . . I..." more
Saturday, May 15, 2010 1:12:06 PM
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