Randoms by Rach

My Start to 2016

I keep getting emails, reminding me to update my blog, so I guess I probably should (I'm really not good at keeping up with it - it's been two weeks). I think, maybe, it's because I never really have anything interesting to say.

I've had a busy start to 2016. I've written my first proper children's story, I'm collaborating with someone else in the It Takes Two Contest, I've completed all of my WDC Kind Hearts reviews, I've written a couple of poems, and I've just begun the Grammar Garden course with New Horizons. My word, it's full on! I realise, now, that I know nothing about grammar. Until now, everything I've written has been based on guesswork.

Nouns and pronouns, the basics for the course, are confusing me so much. I feel like everyone else is understanding and I'm the one at the back, shouting, "Miss, Miss, I don't understand!" In spite of this, I am finding it so interesting. Language fascinates me, I love the possibility that having new understanding may help me to write better prose and poetry.

There is a raid on YA writing this weekend, with WDC Power Reviewers, so I intend to take part in that. Unfortunately, it's been a long time since I've read any YA, so I'm going to read up on it a little first.

I was really happy this morning, when I saw my story, "Committed" has been highlighted in the 'For Authors' Newsletter. It was yet another confidence boost.

Well, I think that's all my news for now. I'll be back when the emails start bugging me too much again!

Choco