Veronica’s #WritersDiary, #Summertime is in the Air!

Summertime has arrived and it’s time to have some fun in the sun! The pool is heated, the grill is primed–it’s time to kick back and relax under the stars. I’ve been perusing the cookbooks for some summertime meal inspiration. It goes without saying that with all this great food, #cocktail creativity is a must! Gin is still in (at least for me), and I’m starting to love the cold Sangria options (cherries and rose’ #Yummo)—can’t forget those IPA brews too, nothing better than a cold brewsky when the heat is on!

We’re also making some great #travel plans for the next few months (and next year–stay tuned). Monterey this month, Catalina Island is in our July future, Las Vegas in September, Atlanta/Savannah/Knoxville in October, Dallas in November, and just in time for some pre-Christmas cold, Jackson Hole, WY in December! I love getting to see other parts of the country–lining up some time to visit with friends and family. Now if we can only get the weather to cooperate…It’s Wednesday, time for #DearDiary:

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#AmEditing #AmPitMad *ing #AmQuerying #AmOvertheMoon

#AmEditing: Book 4 is in for its close-up–if all goes as scheduled I will have all the edits/proofing completed by mid-July. I’m still in there doing last minute weeding and clean-up myself–I have no idea how these little $x%&*# blips get through!

#AmPitMad *ing: Did my first ever Pitch Madness tweet on Twitter this past Thursday. If you have a completed manuscript and are ready to potentially be seen by publishers and agents, this may be for you. I did get some great exposure and ended up with a whole bunch of new Tweeps to follow!

#AmQuerying: I’m lining up the literary agencies and specific agents to target for my querying campaign next month. It’s been interesting researching the agencies and understanding their submission guidelines. I’m working up a few versions of a #synopsis for book 4, some want ‘short’, some want ‘long’. I just hope I can get it ‘right’!