Received a grant!

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This won't be too exciting for many, but things have been economically tough & uncertain around here. I've been working my butt off on freelance in all my spare time (I stay home with two young kids, so spare time = afternoon nap + after the kids go to bed), so I've been unable to work on book 3 at all. I applied for a grant back in October and just heard that my application was successful, which means I can work on my fiction (instead of freelance) from about May to September, at least!

I'm so relieved. I've applied for this grant for about 6 years straight and have only received one in all those years.

Yay me. :)
 

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This won't be too exciting for many, but things have been economically tough & uncertain around here. I've been working my butt off on freelance in all my spare time (I stay home with two young kids, so spare time = afternoon nap + after the kids go to bed), so I've been unable to work on book 3 at all. I applied for a grant back in October and just heard that my application was successful, which means I can work on my fiction (instead of freelance) from about May to September, at least!

I'm so relieved. I've applied for this grant for about 6 years straight and have only received one in all those years.

Yay me. :)


That's AWESOME! If it's a Works In Progress grant from OAC, I know how hard they are to get and how stiff the competition. CONGRATS BIG TIME!
 
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That's quite an accomplishment! Hope you get a lot done during that time.
 

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Congrats and woo hoo:PartySmil:e2woo::e2woo:
 

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Yay for you! :)
 

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Congratulations!! That's great news. Don't let the Harper government keep you down!

All the best in working on the book.
 

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Yippeeeee! I know where you're coming from! I have toddler twins, a 7-year-old and a 9-year-old.
 

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Thanks, everyone!

Kevin, it's a CC grant. Missed the OAC deadline this year.

Rob, that sucks. :(