I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m so proud of myself. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m accomplishing a lot in my office this week and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m enjoying the holidays. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve achieved that balance I was so craving. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m doing a better at living in the moment and I feel so much better. I even slept in until 5:00 this morning. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s true! I did not step out of bed until my annoying little digital bedside clock showed 5:00 a.m. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been in my office for an hour and a half and already and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve read 6 of the 25 emails I found in my box, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve scoped out a new magazine that came to my attention, I wrote a query letter to another magazine, I set up an appointment with a client, I packed up an order of books for Amazon (7 copies of their favorite book, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Over 75 Good Ideas to Promote Your Book.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) Just wait until they get a gander at my newest book, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n
Now I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to work on my book of cat stories for two hours. After a walk in the river bottom with a friend and her tiny dog, I will spend an hour or so wrapping gifts before heading back to the office to write for the rest of the day. And tomorrow, I will finish my Christmas shopping. YES!! Life is good and so is Christmas. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m actually looking forward to walking through the mall. The people, the decorations and the music always put me in a festive holiday spirit.<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been so busy with clients, teaching writing classes and especially writing \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book\u00e2\u20ac\u009d this year that I have done little magazine article work. I did just finish a piece they wanted over at Writer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Digest. And I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve written dozens and dozens of articles for little or no pay for book promotion purposes\u00e2\u20ac\u201dyes, promoting the two new books we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve produced this year, in particular: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How to Write a Successful Book Proposal in 8 Days or Less\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d But I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t spent much time going through that grueling process of coming up with ideas, studying magazines and giving the big pitch. For years and years that was my life. Rarely did an editor come to me requesting an article. It was a matter of me putting myself out there every day in every way. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard work and I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t missed it. But it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kind of fun to be back in the swing of article work. While being in creative mode all the time can be draining, it can also be exhilarating. So color me exhilarated this week\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand balanced. <\/p>\n
My Webmaster, Virginia Lawrence updated my Web site overnight\u00e2\u20ac\u201dcheck it out. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com <\/a> And don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget to order your copy of my latest book at a discount. Offer good through December 31, 2005. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/rightway.html <\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m so proud of myself. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m accomplishing a lot in my office this week and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m enjoying the holidays. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve achieved that balance I was so craving. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m doing a better at living in the moment and I feel so much better. I even slept in until 5:00 this morning. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s true! I did not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t