All my creative pursuits.
Remember the Year Of Drinking Adventurously in 2016? This is a slightly less debauched weekly challenge for 2018. I found a chart on Pinterest, with subjects to draw during each week of the year. Week one is my choice. It only seemed fitting to start off the challenge with something writing-related, so here is my sketch of the Queen of Mystery: Agatha Christie:
In an attempt to stretch my photography skills, I have signed up for the “Color Your World” Photography Challenge from Tourmaline. Every day for 120 days, a new color from the Crayola color palette will be the featured challenge. I am opting to post all the colors for the week in one post. Here are my photos for the week one colors:
1. Bluetiful (YlnMn blue) – a great piece of art from my pal Beach (go see his photos!)
2. Almond – I know, I know LAZY!
3. Mahogany -My Nana’s hope chest brought over from Scotland in 1923. (It’s pine, not mahogany)
4. Shocking pink – this might not quite match the Crayola color but the sky at sunset was so amazing, I pulled over on the side of the road to get the shot with my phone!
5. Indigo – the sky, not the berries in the foreground.
6. White – my resurrected orchid!
I am so thrilled to announce that my novel Three Empty Frames has won an award!After making some revisions to this first Bucks County Novel, I submitted it to The Writer’s Digest E-book Awards. I was informed on Thursday, December 22, that it won FIRST PRIZE (!!!!!!!) in the Mainstream Fiction category! 
What does this mean? Besides a nice cash prize, the magazine will promote the book for me, which is even more valuable in my opinion. Best of all, the fact that the book was recognized by a group of writing professionals as being worthy of this award is just the absolute best validation an aspiring author could get. The official announcement in Writer’s Digest will be published in a forthcoming issue of the magazine, so more on that when it comes out!
Meg Sorick, Author/Artist 