Celebrate the Small Things — Weekend Edition! – Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams

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Sorry I’m late to the party! This week’s celebrations:

I have a short story for the IWSG Anthology Contest, which is an accomplishment for me, because rarely does anything I write end up short. Ironically, though, the story is actually too short for the 3,000 to 6,000 word limit, so I’m not quite sure what I’m going to do with it.
We went to my daughter’s National Honor Society induction ceremony. I’m so proud of her!
On Saturday, we made our traditional trek through the corn maze! It’s always fun, and the best part is eating bakery treats afterward. Yum!

What other celebrations are going on out there?

12 thoughts on “Celebrate the Small Things — Weekend Edition!”

D. Wallace Peach | October 16, 2016 at 10:26 AM

Congrats on all three, Lori, including taking time to play in a corn maze 🙂

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- Lori L MacLaughlin | October 18, 2016 at 10:01 AM
  
  Thanks, D.! The corn maze is a lot of fun.
  
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Tonja Drecker | October 16, 2016 at 12:21 PM

Congrats on getting that story written and for your daughter! Corn mazes are so fun…you reminded me of something we’re going to have to hit too.

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- Lori L MacLaughlin | October 18, 2016 at 10:02 AM
  
  Thank you, Tonja! You definitely should!
  
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Alex J. Cavanaugh (@AlexJCavanaugh) | October 16, 2016 at 12:36 PM

Always wanted to go through a corn maze.
3000 words! See what you can do to hit it.

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- Lori L MacLaughlin | October 18, 2016 at 10:04 AM
  
  The maze we go through involves solving a mystery by finding various clues at checkpoints throughout the maze. It’s a blast.
  
  I don’t think it’s going to get there, but we’ll see.
  
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Elizabeth Seckman | October 17, 2016 at 12:43 PM

I did my first draft for the anthology and it was too short. So, I tinkered with the plot a little and now I’m worried I’ll go over!

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- Lori L MacLaughlin | October 18, 2016 at 10:05 AM
  
  Ha, ha, if it’s not one thing, it’s another. 🙂
  
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Stephanie Faris, Children's Author | October 17, 2016 at 1:52 PM

Can you stretch the story a little? I know sometimes that can weaken the story…

Stephanie
http://stephie5741.blogspot.com

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- Lori L MacLaughlin | October 18, 2016 at 10:05 AM
  
  I’ve tried adding more to it, but I don’t like it as well.
  
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Yvonne V | October 17, 2016 at 9:43 PM

All good stuff! Maybe you can expand the story a bit?

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- Lori L MacLaughlin | October 18, 2016 at 10:06 AM
  
  Thanks, Yvonne! I’m working on it.
  
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