Annie Anderson's Blog, page 10

Holy Crap. It's Done.

  So many of you who know me, know I've been writing this book for years. Years, I tell you! And now it's finally done. I have a final read through to do, and then it will be lovingly shipped off like a child at camp to my editor and she gets to toil with it.   Good luck, Amy. May the force be with you.   So now that I'm done (and only one day past my self-imposed deadline) I can move forward with the publishing process. And here's where I get to freak out a little and drop some news...   My

Family vacations should come with a warning label.

About two weeks ago, my husband, two children and I decided to take a lovely vacation to visit family while simultaneously picking up my old man of a dog from Grandma and Grandpa. My husband, the trooper he is, traveled alone with our two girls from Georgia to Utah, while I went to an awesome writing retreat in North Carolina by myself. (Shout out to my PIF peeps!!) It's been a very long time since I've had a break from the kiddos, and the hubs wanted to give this time to me.    The retreat was

WIP - The acronym of death.

Work In Progress. Eww. Just eww.    So, I've been writing my debut novel for six years or so. And while I know that you might think it will never get done, I can assure you, serious progress has been made.    It all comes down to confidence. And I didn't have it. Not in my work and not in myself. I do now. So on I'll go, with some kick ass critique partners, an awesome editor, and an actual idea of how I'm going to progress in this crazy world of self and indie publishing. Wish me luck that the

So this is what the 21st century looks like

So a long time ago in a land far away, a young girl decided to join the Air Force to serve her country. Fourteen years later, she's a wife, mother, former accounting extrodinaire, crafter, painter, and a writer. It follows the old addage of "A jack of all trades, master of none." And while I wish I knew everything, and had the awesome instruction manual to life, alas, I do not. So I'm trying the writing thing out for a while, and guess what?, I love it! So as I go on this journey of balancing