January 6th is a special Insecure Writer's Support Group with not only the celebration of the new year, but the announcement of the winners of the IWSG Anthology Contest. You can go to the home page HERE to find the winners. Congratulations to all!
L.G. Keltner http://lgkeltner.blogspot.com/
Denise Covey http://dencovey.blogspot.com/
Sheri Larsen http://www.salarsenbooks.com/
J.Q. Rose http://www.jqrose.com/
Chemist Ken http://hogwartssabbatical.
Michelle Wallace http://www.writer-in-transit.
I want to wish a Happy New Year to all my readers, especially those that are here after my hiatus. I had difficulty doing any posting and finally discovered my computer was to blame. But I was given a new computer for Christmas (and my birthday) and here I am, ready to go.
I've discovered that after two months of not writing I'm pushing a boulder up a hill to get started again. One part of me wants to lay around and watch TV instead of work like I used to. But I am encouraged by my sister, Retta Stephenson, who entered an incredibly challenging feat where she is painting a painting each day for the thirty days of January. It puts me to shame. I've turned off the TV and started working on my story, Gemini, Chronicles of the MacKenzie Clan, Book 2. This WIP was stalled but now that I have my new computer I'm starting it up from where I left off - chapter 13. Thank you, Retta!
It can be tough getting back into writing sometimes, but congratulations on doing just that! I hope your WIP treats you well!
ReplyDeleteThank you! My WIP is making me put my thinking cap on.
DeleteIt's easy to all into a funk like that. Netflix can keep you occupied for hours and hours. I satisfy my urge by playing it in the background when I'm blogging.
ReplyDeleteSusan: Netflix was my downfall, but I like your idea about playing it in the background part of the time. Thanks!
DeleteHello and Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteGreat! A new computer is a fine thing to receive for Christmas. Sending you lots of hope and perseverance that you take a day at a time, writing a words into paragraphs and paragraphs into chapters to complete your book.
All the best for 2016.
Shalom,
Patricia
Pat: I hope to fly through the chapters. Thanks and Happy New Year!
DeleteIt can be tough, but there's so much to inspire us. Like your sister! :) Good luck and have a wonderful 2016.
ReplyDeleteChristine: Finding the right inspiration is the key to success. Thank you for your warm wishes!
DeleteOoh, a new computer? Have you found your way around it okay by now? Sounds like you're fired up to use it and make headway in your writing. Good for you. Wishing you all the best.
ReplyDeleteI'm still learning its quirks. I had to wait to get Word installed, but now it's ready to go. Thanks!
DeleteThat's motivation all right. Yeah, my last couple books had writing gaps between them and it's tough to start again.
ReplyDeleteAlex: Thank you for sharing your writing gap problem. That helps.
DeleteSo glad I could inspire you!
ReplyDeleteNow that you are all jazzed and back to writing, I can tell you this: Yesterday I was wondering what in the WORLD have I gotten myself into??!! Aaarrgh, come and lock me up!! Take away my brushes and....
Well, thankfully, I've gotten a full nights sleep and feel "normal" again. :-)
You can follow the sage here:
http://artbyretta.blogspot.com/
So glad you have a new computer and are writing again!
Hugs,
Retta
Follow the SAGA... ha ha , not the sage.
DeleteI don't know... you are a bit of a sage, too!
DeleteBut now you have me scared, by the way. What am I doing to myself?
DeleteThat seems to be a common theme this IWSG--everyone is having a hard time getting started this year! There's comfort in knowing that, I guess.
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