OMG!!!! My Book 'LAlien' is now available at the bookstore!!!!!
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New Year's Resolutions Update
On January 4th, I posted my New Year's resolutions for 2016: Here is a quick update on the status of those resolutions: 1) I plan on losing 6 pounds and about 1 inch around the waist by the time I have my first bridal gown fitting in the spring. STATUS : I lost 4 of those 6 pounds. The last 2 pounds just don't want to go away! Argh! I have less than a month until my fitting!!! 2) I want to hang on to the lost weight and inches until I acutally get married. :) STATUS : See 1) 3) I want to publish my first book before the summer! STATUS : I got my book prototype a few weeks ago and I am ready to give the go-ahead for the final print!!! The excitement is building!!! I hope my book will be on the bookstore shelves and online by the end of April! 4) I want to eat less chocolate. I can't get really specific about this goal. Anything less than the current amount is a success. STATUS : I think I can say I have been successful here. However, not due to my strong w...
Fear: The F-Word in Writing and Publishing
As I get closer to the point of giving my 'go' to publish my book, I feel the fear getting more intense every day. Some excitement too of course but the fear is big. What am I so afraid of? The fears of publishing a book - and not just a book but a memoir! - are manyfold. I am afraid people will not like my book, which could be a rejection of my writing skills or they are telling me that my life is not nearly as interesting as I thought it was. I also suspect that there are some 'friends' out there who may want to see me crash and burn and feel validated in their superiority by my 'failure'. I am afraid people will not buy my book as making money from doing what you love to do is also a form of recognition. It's important that I like my book first - and I do - and validation from the outside should only be secondary. But let's be real, we like being validated by others. I am afraid people will give me poor reviews online. Reviews are permanent an...
New Year - New Resolutions to be Broken
2015 came to a close and 2016 is only few days old. Did you think about your New Year's resolutions in the hours before the ball dropped? Were they the same as the year before? Are you gonna stick to them this time? If you are like me then you probably have the same type of resolutions every year including working out more and eating healthier. So this year, I decided to be more specific with my resolutions. Here we go: 1) I plan on losing 6 pounds and about 1 inch around the waist by the time I have my first bridal gown fitting in the spring. 2) I want to hang on to the lost weight and inches until I acutally get married. :) 3) I want to publish my first book before the summer! 4) I want to eat less chocolate. I can't get really specific about this goal. Anything less than the current amount is a success. 5) I want to focus on the present and worry less about the future or the past. 6) I will not get dragged down by the people who don't have my best interest a...