This may be one of the simplest of check-ins, for here's what I really did get accomplished:
Thursday: Completely down and out.Friday: Barely recovering.
Saturday: Lovely book signing at 2nd Look Books here in Spokane, bolstered by hot latte and a nicely sympathetic friend. Actually met some new readers and crawled back home after the festivities.
Sunday: Football. I have never slept through so much and nor seen so little.
Monday: Worked on marketing. Set up GoodReads giveaway. Requested review for Rivers of Stone from Underground Books. Joined the Historical Novel Society. Wrote article for Spokane Authors on 'exciting' change in CreateSpace. Effective October, 2017, they've closed their online store, ended their slightly higher author royalties, and shifted sales over to Amazon, promising wider readership).
Week's inspiration? Talking to people who love to read historical fiction. Getting feedback from someone who attended my writing workshop last month. Finding out that our work on publicity for SASP's new Anthology featuring 19 writers of fiction and poetry, Celebrating Spokane Authors, led to a feature page in the Spokesman-Review on Thursday. And DH made me lunch and supper on my sickest day.
By next Sunday: I'm still dragging a bit, but in the coming week hope to set up a launch party, request some more reviews for poor, lonely Rivers of Stone, maybe find a contest or two (HNS), and learn something more about Instagram. OK, and maybe, just maybe edit 5 chapters in Mothers Don't Die and write 2 poems. Read what other ROW80 writers are up to x6.
We're supposed to get some snow by Friday. I've started on a weird owl quilt for the 3-year-old, and there may be more football in my future. Good luck with winter, my ROW80 friends. Forgive me for being late one day. Have a wonderful week ahead. Be well. Take some toasty time by the fireplace (even if it's imaginary), find a good book to read, and all's well, especially if we add some writing and story-telling.
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A cold is definitely not the birthday present I would request. ;) Hope you're feeling better now.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Fallon. Much better (except for the pneumonia shot in the arm yesterday). Today, it's back to writing!
DeleteGood idea, using football to help you rest. Looks like a great rebound on Monday, with lots accomplished.
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