Snuggled with two 70-pound dogs on our (thankfully) new and soft couches, I guess you could say my Valentines Day wasn’t typical. No strength to cook a fine meal, no groceries at all, even. But I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…Valentines Day shouldn’t be limited to once a year. Every day, every week, every month should be dedicated to making the most of your relationship. Still, spending the week sick wasn’t what I expected. Then, throw in some strange, hail-like snow and it’s an unforgettable night to be sure. Things don’t always go a you plan. It’s part of life. That’s really all I have in me...
“And now, the end is near…”
“And now, the end is near, and so I face, the final curtain…” – Sinatra “My Way” I’m referring to my latest manuscript, of course. This project that I started for November’s Novel Writing Month has been a roller coaster of sorts – It is a book I began back in high school and have rewritten four times and re-edited another twenty times in between. Having been so invested in this story and with a long and complicated history, there were times the two of us just didn’t get along. There were moments I contemplated re-writing the whole thing all over again. But we worked out our differences. We came...
Blog & Pinboard featured on Author Media
Pinterest for authors has been a hot topic these days, and the well respected Author Media group posted 3 Ways Authors can use Pinterest Guilt-Free. I’m also honored they used my blog and my pinboards as an example! Go to Author Media (add them to your Google Reader if you haven’t already) and check out the latest Pinterest post!
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Running your dream with a partner
For 2012, I’ve planned on training running a couple 5K races. For no other reason than to motivate myself to exercise more regularly. During the summer, I commuted home on my bicycle, which kept me in good shape and in a good frame of mind. (“Discipline begets discipline.” – Jon Acuff, Quitter) Part of my “training” has been recruiting people in far better shape than I to use as extra motivation. I’ve asked them to run the 5Ks with me or help me train. Sure, I’m happy to go running with you – even though you’ve played soccer and ran your whole life… (insert my painful whimper.) But a...
A few more thoughts on Pinterest
I wrote an overview of Pinterest and it’s potential for businesses, writers and the every-day Joe. But after using it for a while more and discussing it with other authors, social media gurus and friends, I have some more thoughts: 1. For authors, Pinterest needs to be a tool to reach new audiences. Among writers groups, we can get sucked in to promoting our work to each other. And only each other. Writers hopefully aren’t your target audience if you’re writing science fiction. They are a part of it, sure. But you need to go out and seek other science fiction readers! When you first started reading your favorite genre, did...