Why am I celebrating today? Because I’ve just finished – and I mean FINISHED – the first two books in the Seaside Valleria series, Rush and Ripple! Whoo hoo! The pre-orders aren’t up yet, but they should be in the next several days. I’ll do a post when they are. So when are they releasing? …
Today, I’m stating the obvious… I’m an author. I think about author-related stuff several times over the course of a day. Sometimes it’s about the menial tasks any business owner needs to do (because being an author is a business) like accounting and other admin. Other times, it’s about the stories swirling in my head. …
In keeping with my recent posts on self-care, here’s a Tuesday Reminder: Sometimes it seems like a constant struggle, doesn’t it? Reaching for that glimmer of happiness, grabbing it and holding it tight before it disappears again. Yesterday was a good day, a great day, in fact. I finally finished testing the Rush ebook (hurray!) …
Today I argue that procrastination can be necessary for progress. Last week was tough. I’ve learned when I have those sorts of weeks that I need to take time for self-care. But… What about the book? What about the publishing date I have in mind? What about this? What about that? I need to work, …
Though the weekend’s nearly over, here’s a glimpse at my goals and progress. Right now I’m focusing on Rush and Ripple, the first two in the Seaside Valleria series. I’ve finished edits for both and now it’s time to test the ebooks and finalize them! I want to release BOTH this month (eep!) but I …
Well, that Saturday didn’t turn out how I hoped… I’d planned to spend my only day off this weekend from the day job (Saturday) working on Rush. Well, it turned out I needed to work the day job some on Saturday, too, throughout the day. That meant I couldn’t really get in ‘the zone’ for …
I love weekends…usually. This weekend is a little different because I have to work the day job on Sunday. It’s rare we need to work weekends, but it happens a few times a year and this is one of them. That means I only have today to work on author stuff. I’m going to focus …
Today’s starting off on a good note… I am SO excited because Seaside Valleria 3 is off to my editor! Whew! This is off to my developmental editor, which could take a month or more, so I’m not expecting to work on it again July (I’m hoping for an August release if everything goes well). …
I may not be there yet… My word count yesterday was atrocious for Seaside Valleria 3, but I did manage to get some words on the page and some editing done. Time to focus, focus, focus! What are you working on this weekend, or what fun plans do you have? Comment on this post and …
The next Royals novella, Permanently Princess, will be out on Tuesday! I’ve included pre-order links below. Note about this book: This novella contains sensitive content that may be considered triggers. This book took me on an emotional roller coaster (for a variety of reasons, some of them personal to me). I hope you love it as …
Time to post my weekend plans… It’s a long weekend in the US, which means I get a bonus day off on Monday for working on my books (I LOVE having more time to devote to my author biz, so this makes me super happy). My houseguests have left and my cold seems to be …
So how much progress did I make this weekend? My two main goals (besides watching the royal wedding) were to work on two books. For Rush, I’ve finished about 2/3 of the testing (yay!) which means I should be able to finish it up and get the pre-order up this week (fingers crossed). I also …