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Author: Kelly Colby
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Girl Scouts: Responsible for What I Say and Do
The girls from Troop 13405 and 13456 earned the first two badges of their aMaze journey by traveling to the Museum District in Houston and visiting the Holocaust Museum. This journey covers bullying, stereotypes, conflict resolution, making friends, being yourself. In other words, it focuses on the fifth part of the Girl Scout Law: Responsible…
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Six Helpful Writing Blogs
As I trudge my way through the craft of writing, I find myself hungry for more information and helpful hints. I assume many of you look for the same resources. Here are a few I have found: 1. Mythcreants (also has a podcast) Heavily into the craft of writing, Mythcreants analyzes pieces of the written word. The…
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Girl Scout Not-Camping
We tried, but I have to confess. I am a WIMP when it comes to the cold. I have completely acclimated to the Houston weather consisting of nine months of “the sun is trying to kill us,” two months of “it’s not too bad outside” and one month of “I can’t feel my toes.” It’s…
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January Progress
So far, so okay, with my yearly plan. Analyze with me and see what you think. A Blog Post Once a Week: I have posted a new blog every Sunday for the last five (six with this one). The blog now gets at least one hit a day. This is nothing. I know. I used…
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Series or One Offs: Choose your poison
I have piles of books on my window sill and virtual piles on my Nook. I am reading as quickly as I can, but get bogged down with series. That one book that kind of looked interesting, well, it turns out there are 19 books. My drive to complete things forces me to finish an…
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Girl Scouts: Making the World a Better Place
Cookie season is in full swing at our Girl Scout Council. As you are approached by uniformed girls begging you to buy Girl Scout cookies, please remember that the donation you are making will be put to good use. Not only do the scouts learn how to treat customers, how to manage money and how…
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The Power of Networking
I love being part of a professional organization that encourages new authors and supports multi-published ones. The leaders of the Houston Writers Guild volunteer to organize events for over 200 members. Even if you don’t live anywhere near Houston, I would highly recommend you join this active organization! I have already signed up for the April Conference.…
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Book Reviews: Can you trust them?
I finished a book recently by a woman I met at a local convention. (I will not mention the author or the book, so don’t ask.) She was friendly enough at her booth and the blurb on the back fascinated me. I finally opened the cover a month ago…and hated every minute of it. The book…
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First Submission Sent
At the 2016 DragonCon Writer’s Workshop, Jim Minz, an editor at Baen, said his press was looking for more epic fantasy. Imagine my joy knowing I had such a novel in the hands of beta readers. After revising the manuscript per the reader responses and completing another full beginning-to-end revision, I looked up Baen’s submission page. I…
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Girl Scout Community Campout
The Girl Planning Board for our Klein Trails Community Campout chose the theme, “Honey, I Shrunk the Girl Scouts.” These hardworking scouts ranged from Brownies to Cadettes (third graders to eighth graders for you laymen out there). They created life-sized games based on classical board games and beloved video games. Some examples include: The girls…