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It's the first Wednesday of the month and time for my Insecure Writer's Support Group post. A huge thanks to Alex J. Cavanaugh for putting together this group. I appreciate the opportunity to share my insecurities on the #IWSG therapy couch and to read how others are doing.
Next week, I will take part in my first blog tour. I can't wait to get the word out about Chasing Memories, but I'm also afraid. No, not about a poor review. Not that I want one. But I know that not everyone will love my book. One of my favorite quotes, from Bill Cosby: I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
But what does have me shaking in my boots... whether people will find me interesting. In addition to reviews, the blog tour will include guest posts and interviews. Will people want to buy a book from someone whose best answer to...
What do you do in your spare time?
is...
Read and hang out with my family.
???
EEK!
I wanted to put skydiving or mountain climbing. But I don't do those things. I'd love to describe all my tattoos, but I don't have any. Oh wait, I could discuss how I refinish old furniture and ride a motorcycle. Except those exist only in my imagination.
In the end, we have to be who we are. But, I sure wish I had an ace up my sleeve.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who worries about this.
I'm out of the country this week, but I look forward to catching up with all my #IWSG friends when I get back on Friday. Thanks for visiting!
Oh, and my blog tour begins Monday, August 12 with Tribute Books.
Please visit some stops on the tour and lie to me tell me I'm entertaining at least.
I'm about to lose Internet service for a minimum of two days. Then, I leave this Thursday to go to the Dominican Republic. I'm not so sure if I'll have Internet there, either.
I must admit... I'm equal parts terrified and excited.
Terrified because I'll be out of touch and need to pre-write a few more posts to cover the time I'm gone. But, I'm excited to take some time to recover from the last six weeks of travel and preparing for the August and September promotions for Chasing Memories.
So for the next two weeks, I have updated goals for A Round of Words in 80 Days (ROW80).
Write. Write. Write.
One of the benefits to not having Internet time is having more writing time. My laptop will be with me on vacation, and I hope to make some writing progress. I have been keeping up with my five sentences a day. But, sadly, just barely.
Market Chasing Memories
The #SizzlingSummerEvent was fun and productive, and I finished all eleven blog posts for my August/early September Tribute Books blog tour. Oh, and I had to film a video of me dancing with my book for September Indie-Credible event. Scary, I know. By the way, they are still taking authors until 7/31/13.
Blog
I am going to pre-write posts (and run a couple of old favorites) to cover the next two weeks, including my #IWSG (Insecure Writers' Support Group) post. I'll have to catch up on blog reading as I can. Speaking of that, would any of my ROW80 friends be willing to take over my sponsor responsibilities for Sunday, 8/4 and Wednesday, 8/7? It's simple... just visit my assigned posts on the Linky list for each day. Comment below if you can help out, and I'll send details. August 4th is my birthday, so consider it a birthday present. *smiles*
And my sponsor post goes live on ROW80 on August 5. I'll have to catch up on your comments when I get back.
Tomorrow, if all goes as planned, we will be moving into our new home in California. Wish us luck!
My brain is so wrapped up in my NaNo project that each time I open up an empty blog post page, it freezes in some sort of rebellion.
"The words must be used for NaNo," says the strange, eerie voice in my head.
Then, I realized something. The voice was that of my main character. Guess she's the jealous sort. Good to know.
So this is quick, before her voice gives me an intense headache.
Do your characters ever try to control you that way?
First to share some writer news...
Every once in awhile, an author's work is so good that it will stay with me. Such was the case with Shauna Kelley's Max and Menna. I am not ashamed to admit I did a little Twitter- and blog-stalking after reading it. To my giddy surprise, Shauna lives in my town. In my town! When she asked me to review Don't Wake Up, I jumped at the chance.
Then, I worried. What if I didn't like it as much? What if I didn't like it all?
My worries were premature and unnecessary. It was amazing, and it launched November 1st. Here's an excerpt from my review (full review here) on Mom in Love with Fiction:
Thought-provoking
and intense, Don’t Wake Up shows the
slow decline of relationships under the stress of dishonesty and
miscommunication. A line from the book keeps echoing in my head, “Sometimes,
when something is broken, it simply can’t be fixed.” Too often, determining if
it’s truly broken is intense and uncertain.
I
highly recommend this book to readers who appreciate flawed characters who are
finding their way and real life endings.
Then, on November 1st, Tribute Books featured Depression Cookies as well as an interview with me. (The full interview can be found here.) An excerpt:
Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your
readers?
Appreciate reading… books have always been a very important part
of my life. They have been my counselor, my friend, my imagination, and my
inspiration among other things. I can’t imagine my life without books. One of my
favorite quotes: “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are
the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
Charles W. Eliot
Okay, my time's up.
Oh, I guess I should update on my only ROW80 goal right now... NaNo. As of 9pm on Day 4, I have 7,078 words. Not bad. And, I'm about to start writing for the first time today. We had quite the fun family day, so I'm feeling rejuvenated.
My apologies for being off my social media game. I plan to spend some time reading posts tonight, after writing time is over, and root everyone on in their goals.
