I’m really, really going to try to do all the ROW80 updates as well as blog more about other stuff. Things are settling down just a little bit at work, although it’s going to start picking up again next month. But I need to set aside time to take care of my real businesses. The ones I want to do forever. Not this job where I’m now sitting at my desk, taking a short break, but my writing job and my editing job. Those are the two jobs I’ve wanted most of my life, and now I have them. I just need to expand that business. I can’t do that if I don’t blog and use Facebook more. My Spark Planner is helping me be more organized, but I’m still not where I want to be yet. A work in progress!
I’m still writing on Keeper of His Soul, and I’m thinking of maybe starting on the third book in the mystery series on my other pen name. I don’t know how many times I’ve tried to write two books at once and failed, but I want to try that again. I have two editing jobs going on. One is short and the other isn’t due for awhile, so I’m not as overwhelmed as I am sometimes.
I’ve started exercising again, and I hadn’t realized how out of shape I had let myself get until everything started hurting…and that was just the treadmill!
I need to start planning some meals. Hubby and I rarely eat together because of our schedules. His breakfast is my supper. We’ve talked about this and decided I would try to cook two meals per week and eat the leftovers from those meals the rest of the week. Eating out is costing me in calories and in money. We’ll see how that goes.
So…what are the rest of you up to?
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I’m in the same boat. Things are starting to calm down a bit, and I’m trying to get more organized. End of February is going to be even more busy once my own book comes out!
Hang in there and you will achieve what you want to achieve. Perseverance is key!
We’ll both get organized and stay that way! Right?
I can’t wait until your book comes out!
Feeling pretty crazed myself with a contract deadline looming on my WIP. I was just thinking today how hard it is juggling a full time job and trying to be successful as a writer.One of those down, feeling overwhelmed moments. Fortunately, I pushed it aside. Here’s hoping both of us can get back on track with the stuff we WANT to do, LOL. Have a great weekend!
I would be a basket case if I had to work on a publisher’s deadline instead of my own. Sometimes, we just have to take a deep breath and relax.
Yes, too much to do always! Just been setting up Facebook having accepted that it has to be part of my ‘platform’ (groan), and spending too much time on Goodreads, though I have managed to edit five chapters this week which is way more than I’ve managed since the end of NaNoWriMo.
I have a love/hate relationship with Facebook. LOL. I thing most people feel that way. At least you got some stuff done!
I know how you feel regarding needing to amp up the social media. I’ve been kind of failing and not doing awesome with that myself. I can’t find the right balance for myself. I hope you find yours and that it helps take the jobs you want to the next level.
Keep up with the exercising and hope the food plan goes great! Keep taking care of yourself and being awesome! 🙂
I’m terrible at marketing, so I just try to be myself. I guess that doesn’t sell books, but at least I try to be real.
Thanks for the encouraging words!
I’m so happy for you picking up your exercise again. I need to do the same and have been trying to exercise more and eat better.
I’m terrible at marketing on Facebook. It’s like a puzzle I just can’t figure out. What I do know is that you’re definitely on the right track with just being yourself. Of all the types of posts I’ve posted (and seen others post), when you post pictures that fit your personality or post comments/statuses that are you being yourself, it goes a whole lot further than when people try to be all sale-sy.
So what is Spark Planner?
I feel so much better when I exercise. I’m not being as consistent as I like yet, but I’m working on it. 🙂
I’m terrible at marketing at all. You always wonder how much is too much. Other types of companies market and people expect it. But when you’re an author, it’s like it offends people. So you have to be so careful.
Here’s the blog post I did about the Spark planner with pictures.
https://lauralynnelliott.com/2015/12/17/row80-update-121715/
I feel like I’m slowly getting the hang of the marketing side of things, but it sure has taken me a while! Like with writing, I guess there’s just a lot of practice and experimentation involved.
Good luck in finding a routine you’re comfortable with!
I hate marketing worse than any part of writing. LOL
Good for you for getting on track. Organization is a constant battle for me. I too have gotten really slack about exercising and I’m bad about using Facebook. Ah well, a new year, new goals.
As long as we improve a little every year, we’re going forward instead of backward, right?