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Fall in Love…With Your Writing Career
At my very first writing conference ever, author Bette Nordberg gave this advice: “Selling your first book is like what happens when a dolphin jumps through a hoop. You still end up in the same pool with all the other authors hoping to sell their next book.” Well, here I am. Two books later I’m…
It Doesn’t Get Easier. Accept the Process.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~ Thomas A. Edison A few weeks ago the company I work for had a motivational speaker at our monthly staff meeting. One thing he said really stood out to me. He said, “It doesn’t get any easier. Accept…
Interrupted by Sickness: A Blessing in Disguise
Thankfully, I’m not the one who came down with the flu Saturday, it was my mom. But while I wasn’t reeling from dizziness and nausea like she was, my plans were thrown for a loop. And I knew my plans were about to be interrupted by sickness. Just when I was about to get in…
The Gift of Pain
Whenever I get a persistent ache or pain, I go to my doctor. When I tell him where I hurt, he diagnoses what’s going on and recommends a course of action. My pain revealed that there was trouble going on in my body—it was my signal to get some help. In that sense it was…
Putting the WORK back into Work-at-Home Mom
Once upon a lifetime I worked as a Financial Analyst at an worldwide HR firm. It sounds far more prestigious than it actually was. Sure, I had specific degrees of stress, but I managed it all with elaborate spreadsheets, lists and calendars. I was good at my job. That was nearly ten years ago before…
What to Do When Our Families Think Our Writing is Just a Hobby
They say writing can be a lonely profession and nothing is more true when the people closest to you are unsupportive and think your writing is just a hobby. One thing I love about the writing community is that they “get” me. They understand that my writing is not a hobby, but a passion, a…
4 Practical Ways on How to meet a Deadline
The first time I wrote a book on a deadline it was both exhilarating and scary. Here’s what I’ve learned about how to meet a deadline. 1. Banish self doubt. There isn’t time to constantly second guess every decision. If an editor had faith that you could deliver, have that same amount of confidence in…
Operation Adoption: Author Jessie Gunderson’s latest Project:
I’ll Never Get My Life Back by Jessie Gunderson I’ve never thought of myself as the mothering type. I was the little girl playing in the mud and riding horses. The delight I experienced once I started having kids surprised me, but I still longed for a day when they’d be grown up and I’d…
Home-Schooling Writer: Finding a Place to Write
With all of the demands of home-schooling how does someone take on the career of writing? My last two posts have dealt with this issue. I talked about how planning your writing in one way or another, depending on your process, gets you started in the right direction. Then I gave suggestions on how to…