Knitting A Life

Well I did it. I opened a new blog at katherinerollins.blogspot.com

While it will be mostly knitting related, I will talk about my writing too.

I thought about closing this one completely but then I wouldn't be able to sneak in and see what interesting things my LJ friends were up to.

So good luck and good writing. I'll be peeking in from time to time.

I realize I've left the last post up way too long! I've been neglecting this blog as I've been slack with my writing.

But I have been doing some things:









And so I'm happy and hopeful for 2011. May you all have a great creative new year!

Got home Monday from a little weekend trip and a big box was on my doorstep. My prize winnings were inside!

Three books,
Twizzlers
M&Ms
bookmarks
postcards
and a stuffed alligator (See picture in previous post!)

Tot immediately ran off with the alligator as I went to hide the candy. Oh yes, the Twizzlers are all mine ALL MINE. Heh heh heh.

I have to wait a few more days before I can dive into the books; that's when I can pack the kids back to school. But I'm excited to have these books to help me get inspired to write again.

The Twizzlers? I think they'll inspire me right back to the gym again.

Oh boy!





Thanks Kimberley! I can't wait to read your book.

Every now and again I've been pondering opening a knitting blog. I have been doing more knitting than writing lately. I think that's because of the kids' summer vacation. I can knit and still be well aware of what they are up to.

Then I think of this, my well neglected writing blog and realize, I'm a shy blogger. But I do have something to share and it is a bit of writing. It's my very first knitting pattern for my very first design. The inspiration struck me completely out of the blue. I had a vision and I said to the vision, "I don't know how to do ruffles." Some research, some test knitting, and help from family, I have:

RUFFLE AROUND COWL




It is on sale at Ravelry:


Now here's hoping my muse will come back this fall to help me with my stories.

You never know when opportunity will strike. Last night Tim Weibel of Superteacherworksheets.com posted a call for writers on Verla Kay's
messageboard last night.

I sent a story in and voila! Today it's posted:

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/reading-comp/2nd-superjoey.pdf

One of my stories is now in a new e-zine hold queue. They like it enough to hold it for a future issue.

Good I think. But this story has been-there-done-that with a couple of e-pubs. Maybe this wave of e-publishing will stick. Who knows?

Little bit by little bit. It's like I'm coming out of my shell. Getting back to work.

Should I do it?

An agent liked my hook during a pitch session at our conference. I guess the book is worth the struggle to write. Now if I could only get past the second chapter...

I've been reading all sorts of self-help stuff from the Net (especially Kristi Holl's blog, http://writers-first-aid.blogspot.com. I think she knows my soul.)

One productivity suggestion was to set an egg timer for 33 1/2 minutes at a time. Then you would write in intervals taking breaks in between.

Considering my complete lack of discipline, leading to complete lack of writing, I bought an egg timer and used it yesterday.

I only did one 33 1/2 minute session but you know, I think it worked. My focus tried to stray but with the tick tick tick, I didn't allow myself to look at yarn online or play Scrabulous. I started to write.

I hope I can keep it up. Because friends, I really would like to complete a draft of a novel by the end of the year. There I've said it. Maybe I'll mean it.