Met one major #writegoal today. Finished World Literature of the Excellence in Literature curriculum. I'm happy! http://ow.ly/RwfT

2010 goals-"The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps-we must step up the stairs." V Havner #quote

For those who've been waiting on World Lit, I'm printing out the units for proofing. To the printer by Friday! http://ow.ly/Rf5x

Writers and editors love books & we like to share! Join NAIWE in donating books to children thru First Book. http://ow.ly/Qy1y

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." JQAdams #quote

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” WChurchill #quote

You will find as you look back...that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in...love. HDrummond

"The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart." Mencius #quote

No matter wht you've done..., if you can't look back on hvng gvn love & attn to your own family, what hv you really accomplished? EHubbard

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. Desmond Tutu #quote

National Association of Independent Writers & Editors: Server Maintenance tonight for the http://NAIWE.com server. Fresh for the new year!

"Beware of the man of one book." Thomas Aquinas #quote

Life w/o purpose is a languid, drifting thing; every day we ought to review...saying... 'This day let me make a sound beginning...TKempis

Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.-Shakespeare #quote

Getting ready for snow--drawing water, etc in case power goes out. Ergo, not much accomplished toward #writegoal. If we get snowed in...

Writer's networking-Web 2.0: @JimSutton5 posted an interview with me at the Web 2.0 Community & Business blog. Enjoy! http://ow.ly/MTrn

Out of the office today- visiting the International Spy Museum. Can we call it research;-)? http://spymuseum.org

Just out of Dante's Inferno & into Don Quixote. I think I may have literary jet lag! And tomorrow, the spy museum http://ping.fm/axlYN

@artbytuan Big thing I learned in 2009: “Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” Goethe

Week's end: How did your week go? Were you able to accomplish the top 3 priorities you set on Monday? Will next week be better?

Fewer updates for the rest of 2009: My goal: finish Excellence in Literature 2&5 by 12/31 & I will be laser-focused. http://ow.ly/KBY5

Today's NAIWE teleclass on productivity postponed- our speaker lost her voice. Good opportunity to review 2009; choose 2010 goals!

Time to wind down; to-do list checked, tomorrow's begun. The reward is a good book in peace and quiet;-).

At last! Rain is turning to snow. I hope we get a lot--I have a bag of great books to read by the fire. Maybe I should make cookies...

"The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude" W James #quote

“The only thng worse than not reading a book in the last 90 days is not rdng a bk in the lst 90 days & thinking it doesn’t matter.’
Jim Rohn

Join us! Michelle Hill will share how she's made 2009 her best year ever-The Freelance Life- 3:30pm EST. http://ping.fm/LLlpQ

Learn how to create a full-time writing life with copywriter Michelle Hill airing in 1 hour on The Freelance Life. http://ow.ly/FHAb

Writer and NAIWE member Michelle Hill will share how she's made 2009 her best year ever on The Freelance Life- 3:30pm EST. http://ow.ly/FHAb

Just posted my #NaNoWriMo Post-Mortem. I actually learned some useful things--how about you? http://ow.ly/HC2q

It's going to be a great year! I won The Gift of Murder in Barb Goffman's raffle at the Killer Hobbies blog. http://ow.ly/Hxx8 Thanks!

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