Hope Darby Writings

Making words work.

I know, I said I was going to go eat. I just had to post about this, and then I’m off, I promise. One of the most nerve-wracking aspects of being a freelance writer is the sending of query letters and then waiting on the all-important acceptance or (more frequently) rejection letters. The best way to keep a level head, or so my mentor has always told me, is to utilize the cliché, “No news is good news.” I’ve often thought that to be a daft way to look at things, but hey .... Continue Reading →

A.Hope on May - 25 - 2008
categories: Daily Life

Or at least, I say hello I think I may have finally gotten this thing off the ground. Which isn’t to say it’s perfect, nor is it completed, but it’s close enough for me to not feel completely embarrassed to throw open the gates. If anyone notices a problem, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Oddly enough for a writer, I do accept criticism pretty darn well! Short and sweet is this post, but I am starving and hearing Willy Wonka playing in the living room isn’t helping... Continue Reading →

A.Hope on May - 25 - 2008
categories: Daily Life

*sings* I weeble and I wobble but I don’t fall down! *stops singing to spare your ears* I have to admit, I was not expecting to get so bogged down in the design aspect of this site. I still have quite a ways to go, but I do believe that the right track has been found! One thing I have realized of late: website design seems to flow better after midnight and before 7am. Not quite sure why that is, but it has proven true. Off I dash to bury myself in lines of code yet again. Soon, though, I shall... Continue Reading →

A.Hope on April - 24 - 2008
categories: Daily Life

I will be posting any calls for submissions and contests I stumble across in the “Calls for Submissions” category of the Archive. If you know of any that I don’t post, please email them to me, and I’ll put them up for everyone to see!  Read More →

A.Hope on April - 22 - 2008
categories: Daily Life
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