I’ve been feeling challenged this week: deadline approaching plus website problems. If only I could ignore it, but I can’t: I love it too much. Plus: it’s important.
In short: my site was moved to WordPress, which I love, in part because of all the great plugins. But then WordPress upgraded, but the plugins did not (sorry for this boring talk!): in short, the site collapsed. A move to a new server, an almost successful restore, and I’m sort of back on track. I must re-post quite a few posts to this blogs (and pray that the wonderful comments come with them). I don’t want to think of the hours and hours of time wasted.
I’m having a hard time discipling myself. This always happens, I notice, after I’ve sent off work to The Task Master. I fall into a despond. I should be working on Part II of The Next Novel, I know; I should be gathering together receipts for taxes; I should be …
And etc.
So what do I do instead? I start a FaceBook “honour roll” of readers who have read my books more than once. It was a whim, but I adore it. Check it out: http://on.fb.me/ReaderHonourRoll
Readers rock!
Okay, now I’m going to get at those taxes.
I don’t have a FB account, so I can’t post on your “honour roll”, but I just wanted to say that I’ve read the Trilogy 4 times, and Mistress of the Sun twice. I love them both immensely, and can’t wait for the Next Novel to come out! As a woman also wrote on the “honour roll”, she loved the equestrian parts of Mistress of the Sun. I did too, and after finding out that she was a vaulter while reading it, I was so inspired that I took up vaulting. I go out to an equestrian facility twice a week and vault: that is, do gymnastics on horses… arabesques, needles, jumps, at that walk, trot, and canter… Its amazing! Thank you for writing these wonderful books and inspiring me to discover a hobby that I love!
Sarah, thank you! I will post your “testimonial” to my FaceBook Honour Roll myself. You certainly should be on it!!!
Now I think I need a website page to show the amazing activities taken up by readers after reading the Trilogy or Mistress of the Sun. I’d love to see a photo, if you have one (and love to show it on my site). If you do, send it to sgulland AT sandragulland.com.
Petite would be so proud…as I am!
Dahling….I became an innkeeper and ran a gallery and a cafe and now I’ve taken up farming and will soon be a cheese maker… I have you beat hands down for finding tasks to avoid writing!
You will finish the book and then you will go on to agonize about the next book…and the next….
I am doing lots of delightful research and some actual writing. Cheers
Bravo, Joanne! And thanks for the perspective…too true. See you soon … I look forward to your news. ???
You are hilarious, Sandra! But despite all the challenges you’ve encountered these weeks you have not given up and that’s the way to overcome! Keep up the fine work; I’ll be stopping by @ the new FB link :) ~Bella
Thanks, Bella. And you’re right! Writers often say that it never gets any easier, and that’s my experience, but for one thing: one learns that perseverance does indeed “further.”
D’accord, Sandra… Here’s to shunning shoulds;). If ony…
“Shunning shoulds”: that could be a T-shirt slogan! Thanks.