Gearing Up

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Blogging, obviously, is not something that is second nature to me. As much as I like talking about my writing (and my interests!), taking the time to post on a regular basis requires a discipline I’m not accustomed to, especially when I’m going through a dark spell, as I have recently. Over the past couple of months my creative mind has been relatively frozen, as I’ve gone through Rachel’s illness and some other family issues, as well as a job change, and an editor change.

Steeple Hill has hired a new editor, who will be taking on my projects. Bless her, she called me today and broke a dam…I chattered on for almost 30 minutes (time I knew she probably couldn’t spend!) about the upcoming book, the WIP, and the proposals at hand. I did get to pick her brain about what she was looking for most (suspense), so that the historical proposal I was fooling around with may return to the back burner in favor of Daisy Doe.

In the meantime, the opening forays of promotion have started with A Murder Among Friends, which releases mid-February 2007. They contacted me about getting my profile up on eHarlequin.com, and I’m participating in a group website for the Love Inspired authors. Also, since February is the month that they increase the number of Love Inspired books from 2 to 4, I should talk to a few bookstores and encourage them to increase their stock, especially since I’m a local author. I also need to update my website.

In the meantime, I’ve started a new day job, which is taking a lot of focus and energy. So all my efforts in writing and promotion shift to the evening hours, and I have the horrible habit of wanting to spend that time with Rachel, Phyllis, Kim, and my friends. I keep reminding myself that I really have two jobs and I need to get on the stick. Still…temptation looms large.

Yet I think my most recent block has opened up again. We’ll see, if only from how often I continue to blog.

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