Writing Dribbles and Drabbles

Summer lends itself to some well-deserved time off spent in enjoyable pursuits. I recently had the good fortune to be in the Parrsboro area. Readers who are familiar with this neck of Canada may enjoy Terry's blog: Discover Parrsboro. When I have a few minutes, I curl up with some tea and give her posts a read-through.

As readers will be aware, I've been busy preparing for the launch of my children's book,
The Bedbug Who Wouldn't Bite copyright Melody Rhodes, 2009. We're working on the cover illustration, at present. I've been writing the next two stories in the series and crunching ideas for a fourth story. Fortunately, I can work in my head so I can still work on these stories if I have to look after other matters.

I've sent out three queries to agents for a concept book. I plan on taking a duel approach with this particular story, sending the synopsis to agents and the manuscript to publishers to see what response I get. Either way, it's all good--as I have an inkling this one will be published, too.

I've had to go on hiatus from my Triond writing so haven't produced daily or weekly articles as I had intended. I have a monthly income amount I'm working towards so still plan on writing for Triond, as time permits. I did manage to produce one article that is getting many responses: Abortion Survivors: Tiny Victims That Beat the Odds.

This month, I plan to get back to my Suite 101 writing. Being under contract, I have to produce a certain number of articles to maintain my author status, so this is one writing gig I can't put on the backburner. I enjoyed researching The Mysterious Nazca Lines of Southern Peru. I've always been fascinated by these geoglyphs that are seen to best advantage from the air.

I haven't had much chance to write for Bukisa; however, 22 people have signed up under me. One writer has produced a prolific 53 articles since joining Bukisa last month. She is working hard to grow ongoing monthly earnings. Mommyfreelancer mentions that she has discovered a love for freelance writing. I believe she will reach her goals.

I mentioned previously that I would keep readers up to speed on how Bukisa was shaping up. I've submitted 19 articles. I planned on submitting far more but, as can be seen, my plate has been full lately. For anyone who wants to earn residual income, a good beginning approach would be to set a goal of 50 articles. This is what I had planned on. I will go back to Bukisa once circumstances permit.

I haven't had much chance to work on my blogs but I spent an evening setting up The Bedbug Blog, so that readers can keep abreast of Bedbug news. I also created a Facebook page so that users can access information at The Bedbug Books page.

I'm trying to set aside time each day to work at some projects around my home that need attention. Struggling with ongoing health issues means that I have to do anything physical in small doses. I can't accomplish as much as I would like but still can see forward progress. Fortunately, freelance writing does not require physical strength.

I've been trying to get back into Silva again and find the induction and different techniques relaxing and effective. Silva is an powerful tool when you need to unwind and destress or change your outlook or circumstances.

Well, that's it--my round-up of recent activities. Let me know if you've enjoyed this posting and have a great summer!