Writer Mama Riffs on Raising A Writing Career Alongside Your Kids

As promised, I’m giving away a copy of Writer Mama today through Sunday to celebrate 50,000 visitor to the Writer Mama Riffs blog. Hooray!

All you need to do to enter to win is answer the following three question poll in your comment. Just list 1., 2., and 3.—you don’t need to repeat the question:

1. Which do your turn to for writing support more often, traditionally published books or e-books?

2. What online community-building technologies are you most excited about (blogs, e-zines, chat rooms, forums, teleconferences, or others)?

3. What writing information do you want most that you can’t easily find either yourself or offered by someone else?

Thanks! I appreciate your thoughts! Please respond to this poll by Sunday night at midnight PST.

And don’t forget the deadline for The Writer Mama Scholarship is Saturday night, January 19th at midnight PST!

[This post updated on 1/17/08--we moved up!]

Here’s the results now that the polls have settled down. This is not final until the winners are announced by Preditors and Editors, but for right now:

1st Place: Christina Katz, “The Write-at-Home Mom,” Best nonfiction article of 2007

3rd Place: Christina Katz, Writers on the Rise, Best Zine/Magazine Editor

3rd Place: Christina Katz (This actually should have been the book cover artist’s name, not mine. Her name is Claudean Wheeler and she rocks!), Writer Mama, How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids, Best Cover Art

9th Place: Christina Katz, Writer Mama, How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids, Best Author

6th Place: Writers on the Rise, Best Writer’s Resource

5th Place: Sage Cohen, Best Poet

Lots of people emailed to say that they voted. And I know many voted and did not email.

Of course, today, like most days, I’m juggling many tasks, not to mention a school cancellation and writing a book.

And I know you are busy too. So, I just want to say…

YOU DID IT!

As of right now, and this could change because the standings are not final, my article for Writer’s Digest, “The Write-At-Home Mom” is in the number one spot.

Hip-hip-hooray! I’m so pleased. Thanks a lot, everyone. Hope you have a nice evening.

Here’s the rest of the results: http://www.critters.org/predpoll/tally.html

VOTING ENDS AT 4 PM PST. Did you have a chance to vote? I’m pretty close to the top in a few categories.

I’ve been endorsed by Allena Tapia, the freelance writing guide over at About.com!

Today is the last day to vote for me over at Preditors and Editors. I sure do appreciate you taking a moment to vote.

The links below make it easy.

The lists are alphabetized by first name, rather than last name. So, for example, look for my name under “C,” not “K.”

Please vote for me for Author published in 2007 here:

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/author.shtml

Please vote for Writer Mama’s Book Cover Artwork published in 2007 here (under “W”):

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/bookart.shtml
Please vote for me for Magazine/E-zine Editor of Writers on the Rise:

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/zineeditor.shtml

Please vote for Writers on the Rise for Writer’s Resource/Information/News Source (under “W”):

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/writerinfo.shtml

Please vote for my article, “The Write-at-Home Mom” as the Best Nonfiction Article of 2007, here (under “W”):

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/nonfiction.shtml

If you haven’t read the article, it’s here:

http://www.writersdigest.com/articles/katz_write_at_home_mom.asp

Deadline is Tuesday, Janaury 15th. That’s today!

Thanks so much!

Christina