by Jessica Scott | Jun 11, 2011 | RWA Nationals, social networking, techo-files, Uncategorized, working mom, writer's ruck sack, Writing
As much as I’m online, I’m still a very simple girl when it comes to finding people online. I use Google. I don’t necessarily look for people’s dot com address but when I’m looking for writers, I tend to think I’ll find at least something out on the regular, open...
by Jessica Scott | Jun 9, 2011 | publishing, RWA Nationals, social networking, Uncategorized, working mom, writer's ruck sack, Writing
So this year will be my 2nd RWA National Conference. For those of you who remember last year’s freak out, it was kind of a BFD (big F(**ng deal) for me to go from soldier to girly girl. I didn’t know what to wear. I had major shoe trauma. I didn’t know if anyone was...
by Jessica Scott | Jun 5, 2011 | books, empowering parents, publishing, social networking, Uncategorized, working mom, writer's ruck sack, Writing
Yesterday, the Twitterverse blew up with the hashtag #YASaves started by Maureen Johnson in protest to the Wall Street Journal Article entitled Darkness Too Visible by Meghan Cox Gurdon. I won’t recap the entire article as I believe everyone should read it for...
by Jessica Scott | May 12, 2011 | books, publishing, social networking, Uncategorized, writer's ruck sack, Writing
I don’t do well with anxiety. I don’t handle it particularly well on a good day and I really don’t do well when I have to sit and wait. For anyone new to publishing, waiting better be your strong point. I’m a do-er. When the shit and the fan make babies, I have to...
by Jessica Scott | Apr 30, 2011 | books, leadership, publishing, RWA Nationals, social networking, Uncategorized, writer's ruck sack, Writing
So I just finished Gladwell’s The Tipping Point. It’s a book that’s been on my to be read list for a long time but I just made it a point to read it because, well, I had a professional reading assignment due for my battalion commander and I couldn’t very well yell at...
by Jessica Scott | Apr 25, 2011 | books, techo-files, Uncategorized, writer's ruck sack, Writing
Okay so after years of rejecting the tool, I’ve discovered a love of the story board. I have Alexandra Sokoloff to thank for finally producing a product that I could work with and my long time CP Candace Irvin, who plots relentlessly and leaves me in awe of the work...