I n June, I announced I need to do a better job of blogging, and I failed in my mission to blog more often. But there are reasons for that. Over the last six months, I worked very hard along with my editor at Divertir Publishing, on a new round of edits meant to sharpen the book. It took a couple of months, and it involved a great deal of work. All my writing concentration went into making that book the best it can be, and I let my website go for a while—a long while. I am so proud of the work done on Guardian’s Nightmare, and the additional time spent editing was well worth it. However, now it is time to focus a bit more on my website and use it to help the book find a readership.
So I am back, and you will hear from me more often about writing, publishing, book promotion and any other details that seem worthy of discussing. I would also be happy to use this blog to answer any questions you may have. Feel free to write to me through my contact page, and I will respond—and perhaps some of your questions will lead to blog discussions.
n June, I announced I need to do a better job of blogging, and I failed in my mission to blog more often. But there are reasons for that. Over the last six months, I worked very hard along with my editor at Divertir Publishing, on a new round of edits meant to sharpen the book. It took a couple of months, and it involved a great deal of work. All my writing concentration went into making that book the best it can be, and I let my website go for a while—a long while. I am so proud of the work done on Guardian’s Nightmare, and the additional time spent editing was well worth it. However, now it is time to focus a bit more on my website and use it to help the book find a readership.
So I am back, and you will hear from me more often about writing, publishing, book promotion and any other details that seem worthy of discussing. I would also be happy to use this blog to answer any questions you may have. Feel free to write to me through my contact page, and I will respond—and perhaps some of your questions will lead to blog discussions.
My goal will be to publish a blog once a month.
Here’s my thought for March.
A close friend of mine who happens to be the editor of the newspaper that sponsors my website once had a New Year’s campaign called “Keep It Positive.” The concept was to remind people that as life brings challenges in the new year, try to stay as positive as possible rather than allowing those challenges to stand as overwhelming obstacles that bring you down. His thoughts were wise, but I have to confess I am not always the most positive person. I try to work on that every day with different levels of success.
In the world of writing, it is very tough to stay positive—not in regards to writing. That is the fun part. I look forward each day to my time in front of the computer when I can edit, write new material for my books or even write articles for the local magazine that I write for (actually just started writing for again). The struggle comes in publishing and marketing. You hope every day for that great contract. You spend countless hours wondering if anyone will actually read your work once it is published. Such worries can be consuming and take away from the joy of using your imagination to create characters and new worlds. But, as I said earlier, I try to stay positive every day and focus on why I started writing in the first place—because it is just so much fun. So, to my friend I say thank you for the wise words—Keep It Positive—and I say to all writers out there try your best to live by such sage advice.
My goal will be to publish a blog once a month.
Here’s my thought for March.
A close friend of mine who happens to be the editor of the newspaper that sponsors my website once had a New Year’s campaign called “Keep It Positive.” The concept was to remind people that as life brings challenges in the new year, try to stay as positive as possible rather than allowing those challenges to stand as overwhelming obstacles that bring you down. His thoughts were wise, but I have to confess I am not always the most positive person. I try to work on that every day with different levels of success.
In the world of writing, it is very tough to stay positive—not in regards to writing. That is the fun part. I look forward each day to my time in front of the computer when I can edit, write new material for my books or even write articles for the local magazine that I write for (actually just started writing for again). The struggle comes in publishing and marketing. You hope every day for that great contract. You spend countless hours wondering if anyone will actually read your work once it is published. Such worries can be consuming and take away from the joy of using your imagination to create characters and new worlds. But, as I said earlier, I try to stay positive every day and focus on why I started writing in the first place—because it is just so much fun. So, to my friend I say thank you for the wise words—Keep It Positive—and I say to all writers out there try your best to live by such sage advice.