{"id":2927,"date":"2021-11-12T07:48:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T14:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2021-11-12T07:50:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T14:50:20","slug":"delta-dawn-won-first-place-weekend-coffee-share-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2021\/11\/12\/delta-dawn-won-first-place-weekend-coffee-share-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Dawn won first place! (Weekend Coffee Share #14)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good morning, and happy Friday! I have big writing news to share with y&#8217;all, but first: Welcome to the Weekend Coffee Share, hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/natalietheexplorer.home.blog\/2021\/11\/12\/fall-cycling-and-hiking\/\">Natalie the Explorer<\/a>. Have a seat, grab a treat, and let&#8217;s chat out in the garden on this gorgeous desert morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Big writing news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/AZAuthors_cactusbadgeWinner.jpeg?resize=260%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2928\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m excited to report that my second novel, a domestic suspense\/thriller called <em>Delta Dawn<\/em>, won first place in the unpublished novel division of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonaauthors.com\/\">Arizona Authors Association<\/a> Annual Literary Contest! I still need to make substantial revisions before it will be ready to query, but I&#8217;m so excited that people actually liked it. I&#8217;m also grateful to the judges, who provided helpful feedback to guide me as I begin another round of revisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was also wonderful to be able to gather in person. Last year&#8217;s banquet was canceled (thanks, Microbe That Must Not Be Named), so they also recognized 2020 winners this year (including me for <a href=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2020\/11\/07\/socs-what-a-day-rinse-repeat\/\">my first-place short story<\/a>). Long-Suffering Husband and I used the banquet as an excuse to extend costume season a few days past Halloween The theme of the event was <strong>a time or place in your life or the life of a character in the past or the life yet to come<\/strong>&#8211;pretty wide open. We dressed as postapocalyptic survivors, because a) my <a href=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2021\/09\/04\/snippet-from-collateral-damage-wewriwa-1\/\">winning short story from 2020<\/a> was set in a postapocalyptic world, and b) Long-Suffering Husband just got back from a week of postapocalyptic cosplay and had a costume ready to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-12-cropped-resized-1.jpg?resize=701%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2932\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-12-cropped-resized-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/?attachment_id=2932\" class=\"wp-image-2932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-12-cropped-resized-1.jpg?resize=701%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-12-cropped-resized-1.jpg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-12-cropped-resized-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1121&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-12-cropped-resized-1.jpg?w=841&amp;ssl=1 841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-2-cropped-resized-1.jpg?resize=824%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2933\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-2-cropped-resized-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/?attachment_id=2933\" class=\"wp-image-2933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-2-cropped-resized-1.jpg?resize=824%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 824w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-2-cropped-resized-1.jpg?resize=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1 242w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-2-cropped-resized-1.jpg?resize=768%2C954&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-2-cropped-resized-1.jpg?w=925&amp;ssl=1 925w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-6-resized.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2934\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-6-resized.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/?attachment_id=2934\" class=\"wp-image-2934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-6-resized.jpg?resize=768%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-6-resized.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-11-11-15.03.48-6-resized.jpg?w=907&amp;ssl=1 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Long-Suffering Husband and I in our end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it finery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hubs and I have a long-running disagreement about whether or not the apocalypse will involve shoulder pads and feathers. He&#8217;s a lifelong member of the Mad Max school of postapocalyptic attire. I&#8230; am not. In fairness, I should note that he won the prize for Most Bizarre Costume that night, so he got to share in the evening&#8217;s glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not-So-Big Writing News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In other writing-related news, I&#8217;m participating in <a href=\"http:\/\/nanowrimo.org\">National Novel Writing Month<\/a> (#NaNoWriMo) but as a #NaNoRebel. In other words, I&#8217;m not writing 50K words of a brand-new novel. Instead, I&#8217;m revising a previous project but trying to put in the same amount of time it would take to write 50K words. I literally did the math to figure that out. I looked at my writing log from 2019, the last time I &#8220;won&#8221; NaNo the official way, and determined that I averaged 20 words per minute over the entire month. So this year I&#8217;m crediting myself with 20 words for every minute spent revising. Yes, I am a hopeless nerd. Why do you ask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laughs of the Week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m hoping to create a tradition by ending my Weekend Coffee Share posts with a few funny memes, so here&#8217;s the ridiculousness that dropped over my social media transom this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This one sounds accurate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/author_description.jpg?resize=540%2C355&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/author_description.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/author_description.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I argue with inanimate objects all the time&#8211;but in the privacy of my own home, not on the internet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/moon-pie.jpg?resize=600%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/moon-pie.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/moon-pie.jpg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, the amazing intersection of Star Wars and dad jokes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/star_wars_christmas_dad_joke.jpg?resize=526%2C763&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/star_wars_christmas_dad_joke.jpg?w=526&amp;ssl=1 526w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/star_wars_christmas_dad_joke.jpg?resize=207%2C300&amp;ssl=1 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s a wrap for this week. How about y&#8217;all? Doing anything fun this weekend? Heard any good jokes lately? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, and happy Friday! I have big writing news to share with y&#8217;all, but first: Welcome to the Weekend Coffee Share, hosted by Natalie the Explorer. Have a seat, grab a treat, and let&#8217;s chat out in the garden on this gorgeous desert morning. Big writing news I&#8217;m excited to report that my second novel, a domestic suspense\/thriller called Delta Dawn, won first place in the unpublished novel division of the Arizona Authors Association Annual Literary Contest! I still need to make substantial revisions before it will be ready to query, but I&#8217;m so excited that people actually liked it. I&#8217;m also grateful to the judges, who provided helpful feedback to guide me as I begin another round of revisions. It was also wonderful to be able to gather in person. Last year&#8217;s banquet was canceled (thanks, Microbe That Must Not Be Named), so they also recognized 2020 winners this year (including me for my first-place short story). Long-Suffering Husband and I used the banquet as an excuse to extend costume season a few days past Halloween The theme of the event was a time or place in your life or the life of a character in the past or the life yet to come&#8211;pretty wide open. We dressed as postapocalyptic survivors, because a) my winning short story from 2020 was set in a postapocalyptic world, and b) Long-Suffering Husband just got back from a week of postapocalyptic cosplay and had a costume ready to go. Long-Suffering Husband and I in our end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it finery Hubs and I have a long-running disagreement about whether or not the apocalypse will involve shoulder pads and feathers. He&#8217;s a lifelong member of the Mad Max school of postapocalyptic attire. I&#8230; am not. In fairness, I should note that he won the prize for Most Bizarre Costume that night, so he got to share in the evening&#8217;s glory. Not-So-Big Writing News In other writing-related news, I&#8217;m participating in National Novel Writing Month (#NaNoWriMo) but as a #NaNoRebel. In other words, I&#8217;m not writing 50K words of a brand-new novel. Instead, I&#8217;m revising a previous project but trying to put in the same amount of time it would take to write 50K words. I literally did the math to figure that out. I looked at my writing log from 2019, the last time I &#8220;won&#8221; NaNo the official way, and determined that I averaged 20 words per minute over the entire month. So this year I&#8217;m crediting myself with 20 words for every minute spent revising. Yes, I am a hopeless nerd. Why do you ask? Laughs of the Week I&#8217;m hoping to create a tradition by ending my Weekend Coffee Share posts with a few funny memes, so here&#8217;s the ridiculousness that dropped over my social media transom this week. This one sounds accurate: I argue with inanimate objects all the time&#8211;but in the privacy of my own home, not on the internet: And finally, the amazing intersection of Star Wars and dad jokes: That&#8217;s a wrap for this week. How about y&#8217;all? Doing anything fun this weekend? 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