And I only wrote 2 posts!
At least I wrote... ha ha. So, I'll fill you in on how I spent the little free time I had in January outside my new job...
I revamped and wrote a bunch more of Cradle Rock. I actually have fans clamoring to get the sequel of BBF. AND my plea on FB bumped my reviews for BBF to 20! Yay! I also drew some ROUGH sketches for my anti-princess story, JOLISSA. I crack myself up, hopefully you too! Here's a taste:
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| Jolissa & Ziggy her faithful dog |
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| the princess entourage |
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| A low point for Jolissa |
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| Jolissa & Humphrey meet a talking goat |
Look out Disney! (hahahaha)Anyway, on to my IWSG post! As always, thanks to Alex & his hosts this month - the IWSG is now an institution! I'm so glad to be a part of it!
Time is today's issue. I don't have time for insecurities lately, so I will keep posting to encourage anyone who has time to stop by! What I need is a way to make time slow down. I feel like a whiny three-year-old, pulling on her mom's coat tails, trying to get her to listen. "But TIME! I need you to stop so I can write more!" She never slows down, she just says, "Come along, dear. We have to keep moving." So I just pout and carry on. Hmph!
Here are 5 Great Ways to Slow Time, but they're not very productive, just some comic relief. Take time to laugh at least once a day - you'll live longer, hence adding time to write!
- Stare at your inbox - whether waiting for a query response or edits, time will stand still as you lose your mind.
- Forget to preheat the oven - the food is ready to go in, but the oven is cold - argh!
- Ask your husband to change a light bulb - he will wait until a few more go out and save time by doing them all at once and you'll go blind.
- Choose the shortest checkout line - there may be only one person in front of you but inevitably she has the most items in her basket, there was a reason no one got behind her (sometimes it's me)... oh, and the register just ran out of paper...
- Mark a special day on your calendar - a cover reveal - it's so pretty, you want to share it now! or a book release - it's so far away! (Simulation in September!) It's like birthdays and Christmas to a kid, or a Mom's due date - the best days take forever to arrive!
Lastly, here are a few quick announcements before you go...
| artwork by http://www.matusic.com/ |
- Signups have begun for the annual A to Z blogging challenge - yes, I succumbed. And this year I'm working for C. Lee McKenzie as a MUFFIN COMMANDO!!
- I'm also very excited to have Broken Branch Falls posted on BookBub this weekend (2/6 & 2/7)!
- More excited that one of my students spotted BBF in Barnes and Noble!!
- And super duper excited to offer you all this giveaway for February! (No live events scheduled, so online it is!!)
27 comments:
So exciting that you saw your book in B&N! That's awesome! :)
Love the point about staring at your inbox. It definitely makes time pass slower! :P
I'm going to try the 5 techniques!
Entered to win and have just started Chronology. Congrats on all that's happening for you and so glad you are a Muffin.
Yeah for the cool stuff you have going on. One of my favorites to lose time is watch videos on YouTube, lol.
Juneta at Writer's Gambit
I love the comedy regarding slowing time! Thanks for the well needed laugh this morning, Tara!! PS--hi! Long time no blog! :)
I also posted about time today, but yours is much funnier! I am definitely one of those men who put off changing lightbulbs. Lol.
Ha! The checkout line bait-and-switch always gets me.
Yay for placing your book! Rock on.
I don't think I could slow time, even if I wanted to. I thought late pregnancy would do the trick, but nope. What day is it? It's Wednesday already? Feels like Monday. Yikes! I just lost half a week.
Just finished Chronology. Man! That was a long anthology. No one warned me...but I loved your entry. Fun, fun piece. (Review coming soon!)
Laughing is so important and such a wonderful stress reliever. Good luck being a Muffin Commando - see, now that phrase made me laugh. :)
Books on the shelf are so wonderful, congratulations!
Time, what is time? I don't have any, is it expensive?
Have a wonderful February!
Lots of exciting things going on! And oh man, #4. Every. Time. I can never get in the right line.
February IWSG Co-host
Hi Tara!! I can't remember the last time I saw you on here - you don't show up on my dash anymore so I manually went to your blog today :) I really thought you had stopped blogging! Love the sketches :)
Great ideas to slow time. I'm waiting for an email now.
Congrats on the B&N. Every writer's dream.
That shortest checkout line gets me every time! I gave up trying to guess which one will be fastest.
It is so true that time flies fast and we have to make the best of it. I constantly wish I had more of it to work with, and energy too, lol :)
BBF for life!!!!! And your time is driving me nutz!! Kidding ;)
Love those sketches! *LOL* And with a talking goat, you can't lose! If I ask my husband to do anything, that slows time. I took off the tiles in our small half bathroom in July. He wants to put in the new ones... which still hasn't happened yet!
You know I love your sketches - especially the goat!
Congrats on seeing BBF in B&N! Awesome!
Congrats on everything - your hard work, the book at B & N, and all the awesomesauce stuff you do! Way to go, Tara.
Love your humorous post on time. It's even worse when you accidentally put food into a cold oven, wait for three hours until dinner time and then . . . well, the microwave is suddenly the most important tool in the kitchen.
Spotted BBF in B&N? Awesome.
(You think time moves quickly now? Wait till you're my age.)
Funny post. #4 is me. Always pick the wrong lane.
Here's to finding more time...
ha! isn't that always the case about the check out line?! love it, here's hoping we all find more time :)
HAHAHA. I stare at my inbox a lot. Definitely slows down time. :)
Oh yeah, for me it's the inbox and the shortest line at the grocery store. Now if I could only turn those times into productive working on my story time.
Fun sketches! I can't help but be curious about that talking goat, LOL. And I know what you mean about time. I'm always wishing it'd slow down, too!
Your tips for slowing down time remind me of the saying, "A watched pot never boils."
I tried making a cup of tea the other day, and forgot to turn the burner on. That slowed things down. Best of luck to you and finding more time.
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