Insecure Writer's Support Group: January 2015
Hello, hello, hello! Welcome to the first 2015 meeting of the Insecure Writer's Support Group, founded by the one and clonely Alex J. Cavannaugh. (If you haven't joined the club yet and are interested in learning more, click on either of the links in the preceding sentence.)
JUST read the memo about the brief introduction, so here it is: I live in the Chicago 'burbs w/ one husband, one bunny, one teenaged son, and a daughter who also lives across the state border at university. I work in digital and print marketing for a local retail icon so I get to do lots of writing at my day job. I realize now that I've written fiction in my head my whole life but I didn't start putting my stories into words until the summer after I turned 40. I'm so happy I didn't wait any longer.
I burrowed pretty snuggly into the Land of Offline the past several weeks, so I'm excited to bop about today to see what's up with all of you. My insecurities are the same ol' same ol' for January---a year's worth of new goals and concern that I won't be able to do it all. I've learned by now that setting a schedule & sticking to it is key, so that's what I'll do...and when I trip over inevitable obstacles, you'll get to hear all about it at future IWSG meetings, hehe.
The first super exciting thing that'll happen for me this year is the January, 23 cover reveal for my upcoming chick-lit romance VIBRIZZIO, If you'd like to post the cover on the 23rd (and get a slightly early peek at the goods), please sign up at Xpresso Book Tours.
Lyssa Bates doesn't need a man. Not when the world is fully stocked with double A batteries and a wide array of options in Amazon's health and sexual wellness category. Coming April 21, 2015 from Swoon Romance.
Yesterday I revealed the wicked awesome cover of SOMETHING WICKED by Carol Oates. Take a scroll down to see it. :)
JUST read the memo about the brief introduction, so here it is: I live in the Chicago 'burbs w/ one husband, one bunny, one teenaged son, and a daughter who also lives across the state border at university. I work in digital and print marketing for a local retail icon so I get to do lots of writing at my day job. I realize now that I've written fiction in my head my whole life but I didn't start putting my stories into words until the summer after I turned 40. I'm so happy I didn't wait any longer.
I burrowed pretty snuggly into the Land of Offline the past several weeks, so I'm excited to bop about today to see what's up with all of you. My insecurities are the same ol' same ol' for January---a year's worth of new goals and concern that I won't be able to do it all. I've learned by now that setting a schedule & sticking to it is key, so that's what I'll do...and when I trip over inevitable obstacles, you'll get to hear all about it at future IWSG meetings, hehe.
The first super exciting thing that'll happen for me this year is the January, 23 cover reveal for my upcoming chick-lit romance VIBRIZZIO, If you'd like to post the cover on the 23rd (and get a slightly early peek at the goods), please sign up at Xpresso Book Tours.
Lyssa Bates doesn't need a man. Not when the world is fully stocked with double A batteries and a wide array of options in Amazon's health and sexual wellness category. Coming April 21, 2015 from Swoon Romance.
Yesterday I revealed the wicked awesome cover of SOMETHING WICKED by Carol Oates. Take a scroll down to see it. :)
Comments
Maybe January should be removed from the yearly calendar? Less insecurity perhaps, but also no more birthdays for me. Hmmm--be nice not to get any older.
Lee
Tossing It Out
And I didn't start putting my stories down until I turned 40 as well. Here's to late bloomers. :)
I dreamt about the number 6,000. Wonder what that means. I hope not 6 k rejections.
How did everyone but me see this intro thing? Sigh. I think I need to go add it in...
Congrats on your new book. May your sales be the highest!
I was offline for a while over the holidays and it was awesome.
I missed the memo or completely spaced on it... one or the other.
Yup the sun is COOKING me through my windows. And I just checked the temp 5 degrees.... LOVELY. Not fun sweating in you apt and wanting to go out. Just the thought of that 5 degrees and wind chill.... BRRRRRRRR. My nose hairs will freeze. LOL.
Glad you're enjoying the day off....
CONGRATS on the new cover... AWESOME.... Thanks for catching me up on the tense. Glad it reads so SMOOOOOOOTHLY!
I can't wait to see your new cover. So exciting!
Hope you have a great 2015 :)
It's really cold here today, so I imagine you are freezing up in Chicago right now.
Happy New Year, Nix.
Sounds awesome. I love the title...
Congrats on your new book! And, best wishes with your writing and life in 2015!