The Power of Transformation

Transformation is a deeply personal topic for the Critique Sisters this week. We met at a writing conference in Hawaii in August of 2009 and have been fast friends and co-bloggers ever since (well, the blog started a bit later, but not much). Having each other to bounce ideas off and strategize with has been fabulous, and writing this blog together has been a dream, but like all good dreams, it is coming to an end. The blog as it was, that is. The friendship and idea sharing go on! New dreams are being born for each of us, and that includes a new blog in this space, which I'll get to in a minute.

Karlene and Heather are each devoting themselves to tours with their books and fantastic business ventures, and are still blogging at their individual blogs that you already know so well:  Karlene at Flight to Success , and Heather at Heather's Odyssey.  When we talked about the transformation we were all going through and, in particular about CSC, they both suggested that I (Linda) inherit the blog space we've inhabited together up to now, and that they will come back and guest post often. I couldn't ask for two more generous or thoughtful friends.

I'm excited to tell you all that I'll be blogging in this space with a new writers' resource blog called Write of Passage. It will bring in the sensibilities of Critique Sisters Corner and will focus on the ideas, tools, processes, people, industry activity, and especially the fun of writing. Come back and check it out next week! Same space, same url. And before I sign off for the last time as one of the Critique Sisters (that kind of made me tear up), Heather and Karlene have a few words to share with you:

"Thank you Linda. I am so grateful to have had this opportunity to blog with you and Heather, and I couldn't be more happy to pass our pen to you. The Write of Passage couldn't be a better name. To all our readers... we are not going away. Heather, Linda, and I, will continue to be the critique sisters. We will just be sisters behind the scenes. I know there will be many writers retreats in our future, in addition to guest appearances on Write of Passage. I am looking forward to Linda's new blog. I know you will too." Karlene

"Karlene said it so well that she didn't leave me much to say. I would say that I will miss all of you, but I won't because I'm not really leaving, just handing over the reins to Linda. As Karlene said, she and I will be back monthly to guest post, and like any good friend, we'll visit every day. It's Linda's time to shine and I hope you'll all remain dedicated readers and followers and embrace her on this journey. To help get her off to a good start we'll be doing a fantastic giveaway that you won't want to miss." ~Heather

~ Heather, Karlene, and Linda