I am humbly asking for donations to allow me to spend up to a month in California on my own “writer retreat.” I have an amazing place to stay, but need help with air fare and a pet sitter for my three cats. I want a sitter here every day and to sleep over at least once a week. That’s really expensive. I know I’m asking a lot and please believe me that I realize money is tight. Anything you can spare will mean the world to me. This is as much a writer retreat trip as it is a mental health one. Thank you, thank you.

Dec 16, 2013 | Canterwood this Christmas by Jessica_Burkhart on Keek.com

 Speaking of snow, some is coming down right now!

So excited!

Now off to work on HEATED and WILD HEARTS!

How’s everyone doing?

xoxo

So. It was almost ten. I was in PJs and just ready to get back to writing.

Then Mr. Frank brought me dinner. He forgot to get me a napkin and despite my protests, he started back down this stairs to get one.

I heard a yelp and crash and bolted out of my apt.

Frank had fallen ten or twelve steps. His left ring finger was bent at the knuckle at a 90 degree angel. If I hadn’t been running on adreline, I would have passed out. His left ankle was rapidly becoming the size of a basketball.

I got him back of up the stairs–barely–and he told me where to get his ID, credit card, etc.

I changed out of my PJs and called for a car. We went to a hospital in the 60s on Third or Fourth Ave in Brooklyn.

They took xrays. And drew blood. And fixed his dislocated finger.

Thankfully, he only has a fractured foot. Not saying that his injury is awesome, but if def beats the alternative–if he’d tripped and gone down head first. His back is brushed all up and down his spine (owweee) and he’s got a light cast on his food and a splint on his finger.

But, like EVERY other ER I have ever been to, we were there forever. 10pm to just after 7am. And they gave him a ridiculously tiny amount of pain killers for the injuries he had. It was a typical hospital.

I got him settled into my bed and he was asleep in two minutes. Leesi is currently keeping him company. 🙂 And as much as I complained in this blog, I would do it again in a heart beat. No one should ever have to go to the hospital alone. He would have done the same for.

So he’s asleep and I’m about to head to Crystal Kingdom in Unicorn Magic! 🙂

xoxo

and I couldn’t stop myself . . . plz send me sheets for Christmas. 😉

I’m extending the deadline until Friday, December 6 at 11:59pmEST! 🙂

District Lines is running a GREAT deal right now! If you’re going Black Friday shopping, def hit up the Canterwood Crest Academy Store! Fun new merch is available. 🙂

xoxo

I am in Unicorn Magic land today! Off to write. Happiest of Fridays to all! xoxo

Can you email me so I can respond to your questions? 🙂

My email is jess_burkhart AT hotmail DOT com

Thank you, Lauren!

xoxo

Hello! Happy Saturday, everyone! 🙂

I’m up to my ears in unicorns 😀 since I’m writing Unicorn Magic #3.

BUT

I wanted to share a new, exciting project with you!

As some of you may know, I am co-writing an e-book geared to helping young writers get published. I am still going to publish it, but like you guys know, I have a pretty bad/annoying elbow tendon injury. I have to be SUPER careful about how long I’m on the computer. Sadly, right now, the pain I am in is keeping me from working, blogging, writing, etc. as much as I want and need.

However, I felt getting this info to young writers was really important.

So, I am filming chapters of the guide! I just sent the first video in for formatting and it will soon (I’m not sure exactly how long the process takes) Amazon will upload my video! You will be either to rent it or purchase it via Amazon Instant Video.

Rentals will be available for 48 hours and purchases are yours forever. The video will look like this on Amazon (minus Brad Pitt :D)

TOP TEN MISTAKES YOUNG WRITERS MAKE is the first installment! It is 34 minutes long.

In addition to being a tool for young writers, these videos will also be options for schools, libraries, book clubs, etc., to rent or buy. It’s like an author visit without any tech glitches or paying hundreds of dollars for a single session with an author. If anyone is able to spread the word of my series to teachers and librarians, I would SO appreciate it!

It will be SUPER inexpensive–just enough to help cover costs of purchasing DVDs and cover images.

Info about the first video is below! When it goes live, I will reveal the DVD’s cover and will post the link for rental or purchase. Just like other Amazon Instant Videos, you’ll be able to watch my videos on your iPad, TV, iPhone, computer–however you like! And just like other Amazon Instant Videos there will be no physical copy. 🙂

Check it out below and I hope you like what you read! If the first one is well received then I will continue the series!

xoxo

Taught by Jessica Burkhart, WRITE NOW! GET PUBLISHED AS A YOUNG WRITER, is a must have video series for any writer seeking publication. This first installment is TOP TEN MISTAKES YOUNG WRITERS MAKE.

Published at 14, Jess understands what it’s like to be a young writer. Now, at 22 year old, Jess has 20 tween novels published with Simon & Schuster. Over 500,000 copies of her Canterwood Crest series novels are in print.

Jess debunks common publishing myths and highlights truths in this 34 minute long video. This is the first of several to come in her WRITE NOW! series.

Despite the title, TOP 10 is a useful guide for a writer of any age seeking publication.

Jess has visited many classrooms both in person and via Skype. She wanted to create a video for viewers to be able to pause, take notes, or refer back to.

Some praise for her teaching: 

“Jess Burkhart’s Skype author visit was an inspiration to my Middle School Book Club students. She did an amazing job integrating her own personal life story into a motivational talk about the writing process. My students were left feeling excited about doing some writing of their own!” ~Cathie Bashaw Morton, Library Media Specialist, Millbrook Central School District, New York

“Jessica Burkhart is an excellent speaker who engages students by connecting with them through her many experiences as an author. She is engaging and inspiring while encouraging students to follow their dreams and persevere in their writing. She also shares tips on how to get their writing noticed. I highly recommend this experience for your students!” ~Abbe Waldron, Library Media Specialist, Wamogo Regional High School

For more about Jess, visit http://www.JessicaBurkhart.com or Tweet her @JessicaBurkhart.