What a weekend!

First, I made a goal I was sure I’d keep on Friday–4000 new words before midnight. Author Paula Yoo joined me and dubbed it “Friday 4k.”

Well, I gave up around 1300 words. Epic fail. The chance to go out came up and I took it. And for once, I didn’t feel bad about it! Usually, I’d beat myself up over not making my word count goal. But instead, I ended up going out with BFF and doing exactly what was needed for a ridic week.

I worked a little on Saturday and focused on the end incentive–a night out in my neighborhood with awesome friends. It was sooo nice to be in my neighborhood and not have to get on the train after a night out. There are lots of interesting places yet to be explored…

Today, I pulled the plug on the Internet and got serious. For real. I wasn’t messing around, LOL. I got 4049 words down today, so I feel good about it. Better than yesterday’s measly total!

Tomorrow, I’m going out with the Melissa Walker and Sarah MacLean. Fun!

Also, I’ve been getting blurb requests lately and I’m flattered, thank you! Please feel free to send me an e-mail and I can give you an address where to send your book. My rule, though, just FYI–I won’t blurb a book unless I love it. I think that’s what you’re supposed to do…right?

AND! I found out through a neighborhood message board that…get ready…there is a stable near my park! Kensington Stables. OMG! I about died. I’m going to email them to see if I can come observe a few lessons, talk to the riders, maybe groom a lesson horse–anything! I’m insanely excited and would love to go and spend even a little time in the horsey environment. The killer? They offer trail rides in the park.

The park I adore.

That’s where it’s complicated. I had a spinal fusion for super severe scoliosis. So, if I rode a horse and fell, I could break or snap my rods and have to go through a spinal fusion *again* or become paralyzed. High stakes, right? But there are moments, every so often, where I want to risk it, get on a horse and RIDE! This is one of those moments.

People have argued to me that I could ride a “bomb proof” horse and would have nothing to worry about. But IMO, there’s no such thing. Accidents happen and no horse is bomb proof. I don’t believe it and I’ve met/ridden dozens of horses and have yet to find a BP horse.

*sighs* Tough decision.

And I also got a super quick rejection today. Sent the query and got a nice note back within hours. It’s a mag I’ve been trying to crack for years and they had just assigned the topic I pitched to someone else. Getting close I think…it’s just about timing! But that’s a better rejection than “Um, hello. Have you read our mag before? Why are you pitching us something off topic?!” I haven’t gotten one of those–I’m just saying that if you have to get a rejection, I got a nice one today.

And now to tackle e-mails from my reader girlies. 🙂 Hope everyone had a fab weekend!