Kim Law |
| Ruby Nickname: | Ruby Belle | | Biography: |   Winning the 2009 Golden Heart® for best Contemporary Series has been Kim’s writing highlight to date, but she knows much more is to come. From an early age, she dreamed of some day being a writer, and started with stories such as “The Gigantic Talking Raisin” and “The Jumping Socks.” Unfortunately, it was not yet her time to shine. Skip ahead a few years and she tried her hand at poetry, but since this was done only when bored at school, and usually to the detriment of a substitute teacher, it wasn’t quite her forte either. But she had discovered her mother’s romances. She knew she’d found what she would one day write! Skip ahead a few more years, a son, college, a technology career, and it’s safe to say the writing career got put on hold, but never forgotten. In 2005 she began seriously studying the craft with the intention of putting to end her dreams and making them her reality. Winning the Golden Heart validated all she’d worked for and has given her a giant step in the right direction. Now it’s only a matter of time before she hits upon the right story and the right editor! | | Hometown: | Born in small town Kentucky, currently living in small town Tennessee | | Age: | 40 | | GH Year(s) | 2009 | | Completed Manuscript(s) | 5 | | Genre(s): | Contemporary | | Started Writing: | Completed first story at age 11. Highlights Magazine had no interest in any of my stories so I took some time off and didn’t really get started again until 25 years later. | | Day Job: | Cubicle rat in an IT department. I’m a programmer turned project manager. | | For Fun: | Read many of the books I now rarely have time for because I write. Also enjoy traveling and visiting new places. | | Favorite Ruby Slipper: | Peep toe, sling backs | | Website: | http://www.kimlaw.com | | Facebook: | Kim Law |
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“Live” from Nationals – the day it all gets rolling!
By: Kim Law on July 28, 2010 at 12:01 am
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Welcome to RWA Nationals 2010!!!!
This is one of my favorite times of year, but also one of the most stressful. It’s when we all dress up and spit-shine ourselves to pretend we like to network, enjoy small talk, and can’t hardly wait for the opportunity to sit down and “sell” ourselves and our stories to [...]
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First Times
By: Kim Law on May 10, 2010 at 2:01 am
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No, not those kind of first times. I’m talking about writing first times.
The first time to finish a first chapter, enter a contest, survive blistering feedback from a contest, go to a conference, get good feedback from a contest, finish a book, final in a contest, pitch a book, get a request for a partial, [...]
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Are you prepared for the GH call?
By: Kim Law on March 15, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed in: Golden Heart, blog |
So, the big day is just ten days away now. The day the Golden Heart calls go out to the finalists. Most anyone who entered is fully aware of this fact and has probably been impatiently counting down the last few weeks. Yes, it’s nerve-wracking, and yes, it’s heart breaking when you don’t get that [...]
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Spreadsheets – Characters in a Nutshell (Part 2)
By: Kim Law on February 8, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed in: Misc, blog |
Yep, it’s that time again….Spreadsheets!!!!!
Everybody excited yet? I hope so. This is one of my favorite subjects, so I can’t help but want everyone to love spreadsheets as much as me. Seriously, though. Even if you’re not a spreadsheet lover, I hope you find something here you can use in your own character [...]
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Spreadsheets – Characters in a Nutshell (Part 1)
By: Kim Law on January 11, 2010 at 12:01 am
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Last month I mentioned that I go a bit insane with spreadsheets. Truth be told, my close friends probably think I should be locked away and not allowed to touch another spreadsheet program in my life. So yes, I’ll admit it, I have a problem.
My name is Kim, and I’m a spreadsheet addict. [...]
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