Happy New Year! (And a Blogging Break)

To all our writing and blogging family out there, we want to wish you nothing but happiness and good things to come in 2014!

This has been a busy year here at The Writing Sisterhood. We've been working diligently on upcoming projects, entering contests, and seeing our work go out on submission. We've had some really great moments and then some that have left us wondering just exactly where our writing road is going. Through it all, we've loved connecting with the blogging and writing community and have enjoyed meeting the new faces we've come to know over this last year, especially with the Cephalopod Coffeehouse, which has been a lot of fun.

Like last January, when we found ourselves thoroughly exhausted from the past twelve months, we've decided to take a break for the month. But, don't worry, we will be back come the last week of January, when Sister Lorena will be posting her book review for January's coffeehouse meeting of book lovers. And we will be busy! We plan on entering the New Mexico Press Women's writing contest again for the third straight year. Keep your fingers crossed that we will be just as successful with it as we have been in the past!

We hope all of you out there take some time to rest and recharge for the upcoming new year. We look forward to seeing what the next year has in store for you! Have a blessed New Year!



Best Wishes!

Sisters Lorena, Stephanie, and Mary Mary


P.S. In case you missed any of our posts, feel free to check them out. Here are three of the top ones from 2013:

• Sunday Book Review: Me Before You -- by Sister Lorena
• Spoiler Alert: Juliet Dies -- by Sister Stephanie
• The Beauty of a Good Documentary -- by Sister Mary Mary

Taking a Break...Oh! And Happy New Year!

As I sit here, sipping a glass of wine, I can't help but think about the year that we are just about to leave behind us. Here at the Sisterhood, we've witnessed some fantastic moments (Sister Lorena signed with an agent this year! Woohoo!), experienced some sad times (Sister Violante/Malena is leaving us for bigger and better things ☹), and we were surprised by how talented we all truly are (We placed first in a statewide press contest! Don't worry, we're going to fight for our first place spot in this upcoming year!). But what we've enjoyed most is sharing our writing journeys with all of you and being able to have a forum where we can speak what's on our hearts.

Having said that, this year has also been a long and arduous one for each Sister. Through much deliberation, we've decided we could all use a break (like I'm sure many of you feel when it comes to writing, as well). So, we'll be taking off the month of January, perhaps a little more depending on how we all feel. But don't worry! We'll be back, refreshed and ready to hit the ground running with a little more balance and perhaps a fresh new voice added to the Sisterhood.

We'll be thinking about all of you, hoping that each and every one of you has a blessed, healthy, happy, and successful coming new year!

To all our devoted followers and occasional looky-loos:

HAPPY NEW YEAR!