Emerging Author: Pushin' It Up

Where You Can Find My Published Work

Military Spouse Magazine, Regular Contributor

KC Parent, Regular Contributer

Sonoma Family (January 2010)

San Diego Family (January 2010)

Staten Island Parent (November 2009)

Toledo Area Parent (November 2009)

Ann Arbor Families (November 2009)

Suburban Parent (November 2009)

The Motherhood Muse Blog (October 2009)

Kid's Life (July/August 2009)

Parent, Wise (August 2009)

Parents' Press (July 2009)

Irving Parent (November 2009, May 2009)

Houston Family Magazine (May 2009)

Space City Parent (September 2009, May 2009,

December 2008)

Calgary's Child (May/June 2009)

McKinney Kids (April/May 2009)

About Families (July and April 2009)

New Jersey Family (online)

Southern Living Magazine (March 2009)

Metro Kids (February 2009)

Valley Parent (December 2008)

The Parent Planner (December 2008)

Kansas City Parent (December 2008)

The Writer Mama Riffs (December 2008)

Neapolitan Family (October 2008)

Curious Parents (September 2008)

McKinney Woman (September 2008)

Baltimore's Child (July 2008, page 8)

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Pushin' It Up

The cursor is flashing before my eyes. The words are on the tip of my tongue. Now type, Julie, type.

But I am frozen with...fear? No, nerves...yes, that is it. My nerves are tingly. I am trying something new and I am anxious to succeed. I am not sure where to start, but the logical place seems to be here, in my desk chair.

Ok, I am being overly dramatic! But I am nervous about writing and submitting my first query. Will my hook be catchy enough, will my clips be sufficient, can I make good on the deal (if and when it is offered)? Can I handle the rejection?

Of course I can. I am a writer and this is what writers do. I am ready to push it up a notch.

So here it goes...