Saturday, December 25, 2010

It's A Wonderful Life



The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis

Writers are lucky. We have our regular families, and we have a writing family.

This year it's been fun witnessing blogger buddies publish books, snag agents, start and finish books, and support each other.

As we near the end of 2010, it's a great time to look back on our accomplishments. Some were large, some were small, but each one is worth celebrating.

The writing life is a wonderful life, and I'm thankful I've become a part of yours.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

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33 comments:

  1. HeatherDecember 25, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    I'm thankful you've become part of mine too Julie! Thank you for such a wonderful holiday message. I hope you have a great Christmas surrounded by those you love!

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  2. Golden EagleDecember 25, 2010 at 11:00 AM

    I'm thankful to be a part of the blogger community, that's for sure--I hope you have a very merry Christmas! :)

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  3. erica and christyDecember 25, 2010 at 11:49 AM

    It's fun to look forward, but the concept of looking back is important as well. Happy Holidays.

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  4. Leslie S. RoseDecember 25, 2010 at 11:51 AM

    Thank you for being friend, mentor, and a constant source of inspiration. May 2011 be an enchanted year for your writing career.

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  5. Carol RiggsDecember 25, 2010 at 12:57 PM

    That's a great sentiment--having two families!! I like that. Merry Christmas! and may your new year be filled with fun family things as well as productive and rewarding writerly things.

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  6. JaneDecember 25, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    Wonderful post! I hope that your Christmas was excellent!

    Jane

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  7. Mason CanyonDecember 25, 2010 at 1:12 PM

    Great post. Hope you and your family are having a very Merry Christmas.

    Mason
    Thoughts in Progress

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  8. Emy ShinDecember 25, 2010 at 4:42 PM

    Merry Christmas, Julie. :)

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  9. AnonymousDecember 25, 2010 at 6:34 PM

    Happy holidays, Julie!

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  10. Hold my hand: a social worker's blogDecember 25, 2010 at 7:53 PM

    Merry Christmas, Julie!!!

    Doris

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  11. Hilary Melton-ButcherDecember 26, 2010 at 1:52 AM

    Hi Julie .. how right you are .. support at home and support from the blogging fraternity - such an interesting ride.

    Enjoy this week .. it is a wonderful life .. Hilary

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  12. Alex J. CavanaughDecember 26, 2010 at 6:46 AM

    And I'm glad to know you and witness your journey, Julie.

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  13. Lindsey RichardsonDecember 26, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    Aw, I love It's a Wonderful Life:)

    Beautiful post, Julie. I'm so grateful to be part of your writing family and for you to be part of mine. God knows I'd go insane if it weren't for people like you who will take the time out of their already-busy day to listen to whatever nonsense I feel the need to bring up.

    Hopefully next year is much better. Thanks for being there for me through the good and bad. *hugs*

    Hope you had a great Christmas and Happy New Years!
    Always,
    Lindsey

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  14. Jeff KingDecember 26, 2010 at 2:19 PM

    Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you as well.

    I'm glad to have found your blog... thx.

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  15. Simon HayDecember 26, 2010 at 2:31 PM

    I'm grateful to have met you online this year. Merry Christmas, and let's have a great writing New Year!

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  16. James Garcia JrDecember 26, 2010 at 4:33 PM

    How sweet, Julie. I'm terribly sentimental about things, and one of the best parts about this first year of blogging, networking and being published has been all of the wonderful people such as yourself that I now call my friends. I'd really like to think, should I one day decide to take a time-out with all of this writing, that I would stay in touch, encouraging and rooting on everyone else.
    Thanks for posting,
    -Jimmy

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  17. AnonymousDecember 27, 2010 at 5:25 AM

    Great post. I hope your Christmas was a very happy one.

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  18. notesfromnadirDecember 27, 2010 at 9:40 AM

    Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Wishing you all the best for 2011 & may you reach all your writing goals! :)

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  19. Joanna St. JamesDecember 27, 2010 at 10:34 AM

    Here's wishing you a wonderful new year Julie. Am glad i found you on here

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  20. LunaDecember 27, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    It is a wonderful life! I'm happy to have you and the rest of this wonderful writing community in my life. Happy wishes...

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  21. LTMDecember 27, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    oh, same to you, Julie! And I watched that movie again for the first time in a while... so timely~

    Hope you're having a lovely holiday! <3

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  22. NatashaDecember 27, 2010 at 8:41 PM

    Beautiful post, Julie.
    And I am so happy we have each other in our writing families.

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  23. Amie KaufmanDecember 28, 2010 at 2:44 AM

    Very, very well said. I'm so grateful for the writing family I've found this year, and I'm so glad you're a part of it!

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  24. AnonymousDecember 28, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    Yes, was not a bad year indeed! Here's wishing you and all your commenters a very productive 2011!

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  25. Jennifer LaneDecember 28, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    Hi Julie, you are such a positive, uplifting person. I'm glad you've come into my life. :)

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  26. Lisa Gail GreenDecember 28, 2010 at 10:12 AM

    Ditto! And here's to big things to come in 2011 *clinks glass*

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  27. Elizabeth Varadan, AuthorDecember 28, 2010 at 10:59 AM

    Merry Christmas, Julie, and best wishes for a happy, healthy, PUBLISHED New Year with no interference from grinches!

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  28. Maria McKenzieDecember 29, 2010 at 10:47 AM

    Wonderful post! Hope you have a very Happy New Year!

    BTW, I've named you as a Versatile Blogger:).

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  29. Ghenet MyrthilDecember 29, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    I'm so grateful for the writing community and glad to be part of it! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have a Happy New Year!!

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  30. Nikki (Sarah)December 29, 2010 at 12:09 PM

    Happy New Year Julie....hope it's filled with His best for you and your family. I love your blog....☺

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  31. Amanda SummerDecember 29, 2010 at 11:29 PM

    thanks, julie, and the same to you!!

    p.s. it's a wonderful life is one of my all time favorite movies!!

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  32. LindsayDecember 31, 2010 at 7:24 AM

    Happy almost New Years Julie!!!!

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  33. AnonymousDecember 31, 2010 at 9:33 AM

    I am also thankful for the writers who understand. Hopefully we'll get to meet up again this year. Happy New Year!

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