The
rumors are false…I am not dead. I guess that would be considered good news :) I
have no real excuse for my blogging absence besides just plain crazy BUSY. But starting
this week I’m going to try to ease back into it.
So
to start I get to be a stop on Elizabeth Seckmans Blog tour for her new book—Healing
Summer. I asked Elizabeth about writing pitfalls and of course she gave me
a super clever answer. Take it away Elizabeth!
Hey
Angie! Here’s my list of pitfalls. There are plenty more…probably as many
pitfalls are there are form letter rejections.
Petulance. No one likes a brat, whether
they are four-years-old or forty. As a writer, you are working for the reader.
You are on this Earth to make them happy. Not the other way around.
Insecurity is to writing as a water hose
is to a flame. You have to have faith in yourself, even when no one else does.
Time. Finding it, managing it, and
never having enough of it.
False hopes. We all want a break out hit
first time out of the gate. If you think it’s the only measure of success,
you’re probably in for a let-down.
Anglais. (added some French in here to
make this work!) Failing to study the language and master its usage will lead
to failure.
Languishing. You can’t pine over a single
work. Do it till it’s done, then do another.
Lollygagging. Okay, me calling my Facebook
obsession platform building makes me guilty of lollygagging and that’s bad.
That
was awesome Elizabeth! Everybody check out her book. It sounds awesome. Also
you can vote for Elizabeth’s best post on her blog :) I missed you guys. It’s
nice to be back.
-Angie
Healing Summer
Maybe
Love, Not Time, Heals All Wounds
Ditched
at the altar…biopsied for cancer…Mollie Hinkle is having a bona fide bitch of a
summer. When life sucks so hard it takes your breath away, what's a girl to do?
Pack a bag, grab a few friends, and leave the past and the worry in the rear
view mirror. What wounds can’t be healed by a drive across the Heartland, where
quarter flips at cross roads determine the route and the future? All roads lead
to Craig, the second son and bad boy of the haughty Coulter line. Has fate
brought her to the miniscule Montana town to find happily ever after or will it
just break her heart?
29 comments:
Love the pitfalls. Great advice plus a touch of humor. A terrific combination. :)
I miss you too Angie!!! So glad you got out of the pool long enough to help me out ;)
Love ya lady...you better be back next week!
Oh and Thanks Suzi! Glad you enjoyed. :)
Welcome back, Angie! Blogging has not been the same without you!
Lol at Elizabeth. Is "lollygagging" a real word? If not, it should be!
Great pitfalls! And I love the idea of flipping a coin on a road trip to determine where to go. Sounds like a very fun book!
We've missed you, Angie. Glad you're still alive :). Great list, Elizabeth...all so true! And congrats on your book!
We are here to make the readers happy - funny! But true.
Kyra, I think it's a word. Spell check didn't give me any grief for it at least.
Meredith, thank you! I hope it's a good read. :)
Ilima, we should invade her pool and refuse to leave (even after drinking a case of Diet Coke) until she returns to the blogosphere!
Alex- without readers, we got nuthin!
Great list of pitfalls. I'm definitely guilty of lollygagging.
Great topic, and a wonderful response! We all need these reminders from time to time.
Glad to have you back Angela!
Well said on the Pitfalls!
From someone who studies/speaks French, I like what you did there :)
The PITFALLS response was awesome! I may need to write that down for future reference.
Great to have you back Angela!
Welcome back Angie! Love seeing Elizabeth's book all around :)
Excellent post! Very creative. Happy New Year and welcome back, Angie.
We loves the Elizabeth!!! Glad to hear you are not dead. :)
So glad you're alive, Angie! ;-)
And great list of pitfalls. I think I'm finally getting over languishing.
Elizabeth... if I wasn't hosting you myself, I would vote for this post. It's AWESOME. You're so clever!!
Great to 'meet' you Angie :D
Great list!!! We're all guilty of those pitfalls from time to time. Sooo glad to have you back. I, for onE, am glad you aren't dead:-)
Love the pitfalls, and that they're easy to remember because of the words.
Welcome back.
What a great way to start my day...with a totally hot cover!
Great pitfall, Elizabeth. You never fail to make me laugh!
LOVE YOU ANGIE!
Another cool guest post, Elizabeth.
Welcome back, Angela!
wow, angela, you were gone gone! glad to see you back! lollygagging...i've had my share. well, maybe more than my share...
I love it! Completely brilliant list of pitfalls. This has been a really fun blog tour. Love your topic and Ang, and looking forward to having you back in the blogsphere, although I admit, I'm still trying to find more time for it too :)
Thanks guys! And Angie...I think the people have spoken...you must come back more often. :)
Welcome Back! And what a great list of pitfalls- all of them are so true (and I might be guilty of one or all of them, LOL)
Woo! So glad to see Elizabeth here. Thanks for that list of pitfalls. I can relate. :)
I love that list! (And welcome back, Angie!)
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