Inspired to Change It Up
At the end of January, Bish Denham bestowed upon me the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Thank you, Bish! I'm honored to be an inspiration - as long as I don't inspire you to do mean, evil things :)
Here's what I have to do. In the interest of time, I copied and pasted from Bish's blog:
1. Love.
2. Joy.
3. Wonder.
I see these things all around me. I see it in you. I'm most fortunate to have you all as my friends.
I'm not giving this award to anyone. It's yours to take. Post it in your sidebar and be inspired.
It's the first Monday in March, so I'm also announcing the new contest on my website. Y'all remember Colby Marshall, right? She visited the Tiki Hut back in January, and you can read her post about having a hard time relaxing here. This month, Colby is the Author of the Month. She's giving away a signed copy of COLOR BLIND along with a messenger bag from another of her thrillers, DOUBLE VISION, to one lucky winner!
To enter, click the big WIN button at the top of my right sidebar. It takes you directly to the contest page on my website. Read the rules, Choose the answer to the question about the photo, fill out the entry form, and click Submit.
Do you remember way, way back at the beginning of January I told you I would be making some changes in my blogging activity? And they would begin in March?
Well, it's March, and it's time for those changes. Beginning with this post I will be blogging only on the first and third Mondays of each month for the foreseeable future. Or at least until I finish drafting all three books of the trilogy I'm working on. As I'm only about a third of the way through the first book, you can see I need more writing time.
I will still visit everyone who visits me. I'm also still interested in guest bloggers, only I'll fill those slots much more quickly. If you're interested in guest blogging at the Tiki Hut, please email me at tikihuttime AT gmail DOT com
See you here again on March 16!
Here's what I have to do. In the interest of time, I copied and pasted from Bish's blog:
1. Thank the person who nominated you, and link to their blog.Three things that inspired me the most during the past few weeks:
2. Display the award logo.
3. Nominate at least 15 other blogs (more or less) and provide
a link where they may be found.
4. Then, go to their blog, leave a comment to let them know they have been nominated, and where to find the information they need to accept (rules).
5. Mention three things that inspired you the most during the past few weeks.
1. Love.
2. Joy.
3. Wonder.
I see these things all around me. I see it in you. I'm most fortunate to have you all as my friends.
I'm not giving this award to anyone. It's yours to take. Post it in your sidebar and be inspired.
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It's the first Monday in March, so I'm also announcing the new contest on my website. Y'all remember Colby Marshall, right? She visited the Tiki Hut back in January, and you can read her post about having a hard time relaxing here. This month, Colby is the Author of the Month. She's giving away a signed copy of COLOR BLIND along with a messenger bag from another of her thrillers, DOUBLE VISION, to one lucky winner!
To enter, click the big WIN button at the top of my right sidebar. It takes you directly to the contest page on my website. Read the rules, Choose the answer to the question about the photo, fill out the entry form, and click Submit.
Winner will be drawn after 6 pm Central Time on March 31.
Contest open to U.S. residents only.
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Do you remember way, way back at the beginning of January I told you I would be making some changes in my blogging activity? And they would begin in March?
Well, it's March, and it's time for those changes. Beginning with this post I will be blogging only on the first and third Mondays of each month for the foreseeable future. Or at least until I finish drafting all three books of the trilogy I'm working on. As I'm only about a third of the way through the first book, you can see I need more writing time.
I will still visit everyone who visits me. I'm also still interested in guest bloggers, only I'll fill those slots much more quickly. If you're interested in guest blogging at the Tiki Hut, please email me at tikihuttime AT gmail DOT com
See you here again on March 16!
Comments
Sounds like a good blogging plan. Now, get to writing.
Good plan - you're staying connected while giving yourself ample time to write. Hope the drafting goes well!
Wishing you the best in your drafting! Congratulations on the award. Some good inspirations.
Sia McKye Over Coffee
Good luck with the trilogy. Your inspirations are inspiring, BTW. :)
VR Barkowski
Now write. And write some more - which is inspirational in itself.
I have been reminding myself to put the books before the blog...not that I don't love to blog, but the books have to come first.
Congrats on the award.
Julie
Alex & Nick - I don't want to lose contact with all my blogging buddies. But I need all the minutes I can find to get this draft done.
Karen - I'm inspired by so many things, but these three cover most of the good ones :)
Beer - Exactly! I love blogging, but it's time to put in some quality worktime.
Shelly - You're welcome. The productivity is finally figuring out what works best for me and a big tube of super glue to keep my rear in the chair.
I hope Colby has fun here on the blog.
Our writing does have to take first place so I understand the changes. I'm posting roughly once per week and even then it's sometimes a struggle and my visiting has become very, very spotty.
Hope the writing goes smoothly.
I'm inspired by wonder. My husband says I still have that child-like wonder even at age 49.
Chrys - Love is the best! All kinds of love. Of course, sometimes I twist it around or warp it, but it's still what inspired me in the first place.
VR - My productivity is slowly increasing, but it's been a steep road and I still have far to go to feel like a productive writer.
Jan - Thanks for the good luck wishes. I need all the luck I can find.
EC - Yes, ma'am. Off to write!
Elizabeth - Last year I realized I needed to change things up. I was saying that books came first, but when it came down to time spent, more of that was going to the blog. Writing time was my top goal this year.
Holly - LOL. I should have edited a little more :)
Julie - I have my fingers crossed that it's going to work out.
Joy - Yes. The blogging sword has two edges. Since I didn't want to give up blogging or visiting blogs, I'm hoping cutting back will work.
Cutting back in blogging is a trend. It's too hard to blog so frequently each week and still find time to write your stories.
Diane - I'm often fascinated by the most simple things.
Helena - Superb would be nice :)
Rula - Thank you!
T.B. - Thanks. Sometimes determination feels more like desperation. Life is hectic at our house.
Congrats on the award.
Good luck with your drafting. Enjoy!
Kelly and Jo-Anne - Thank you! Y'all are sweet :)
Medeia - Yes, ma'am!
Julie and LD - I'm having such a fun time writing this one. Feels good!
Melissa - I'm determined to visit everyone who visits here. But I probably won't visit many more until I finish the drafting. At the earliest. I'm not real pleased about that, but it's the way it is.
Robin - Balance is tricky. And HARD!
Smart move cutting down on the blogging time. I may end up doing the same. Like VR, I may be taking the month of April off again, too, to see if I can get any "real" writing done. Time for me to decide whether I'm a writer who blogs, or a blogger who just thinks about writing. (Or maybe I'm just a grandmother who enjoys reading what other people write!)
Lexa - Thanks, Lexa. I hope I can keep up the pace it's going to take. Thanks for the upcoming Friday Freebies plug :)
Enjoy your drafting.
Arlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
Tossing It Out
Have fun with the drafting, Carol!
And I still need to pop over and enter the contest (I love, love, love those picture prompts!!)
Emily - We'll see how it goes. How long I can stay sane LOL.
Michelle - I'm glad you like the contest. I try to keep that lens clean :)
Happy writing!
Jess