#rndrob1213

Here we are folks, the last Round Robin post of 2013! (#rndrob1213). Grab a cup of tea and a cookie, I know you still have some in the house, and settle back to join in the fun! This month's topic is: What have you learned from writing? And what are your goals for 2014 and further into the future? When I started to write many, many years ago I was proud of my ability and loved to tell a good story. Over the years, I've had many fans and even more critics. Still, I persevered. My happiest day was finding out I had won the Murder in Ink contest put on through Wynterblue Publishing. Not only had I won a contest, but with my first murder mystery that is now an e-book and a novella! Then I got my agent (Dawn Dowdle, Blue Ridge Literary Agency!) and sold my first novel. The fact The Bookstore Lady is published as an e-book and not actually "in print" was a bit of a letdown at first, but it is published and I am getting my name out there while I work on my n