Rage Rising Cover Reveal!

Rage Rising cover reveal! I teased you in a prior post, but here it is! This will be short, but sweet! I am in the last rounds of edits and revisions. Just waiting for a couple readers to get back to me. But this cover. By JD Smith – Design from the UK. I met...

Halfway through the Year! Eek!

Halfway through the year. Wow. It's almost the 4th of July! I wrote a post last February about the year 2017 and plans for 2018. I did it on purpose to hold myself accountable. It would even be good if you held me accountable! “Where's the book you promised? I...

What is Rage?

Define Rage Rising. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines rage: “1 a : violent and uncontrolled anger, b : a fit of violent wrath, c : archaic : insanity. Also, The Synonym Finder by J.I. Rodale is awful! Just a sample: fury, frenzy, madness, hysterics, tantrum,...

Blog Post Worth Sharing

What do I write on a blog post that's worth sharing? I have already failed several times in posting everyday–today and back then. I finally came to realize that if I could get a habit going and post say … twice a week, or even once a week, that would be...

Rewards or Self-Bribes

Today. Rage Rising: My Walk Through the Dark Tunnel of Anger is ready for readers, so these are my publishing rewards. My editor has been through it and I revised according to her recommendations. I have been through the manuscript 6 times myself. So it is getting...

Day 6 – Habits Are Habit forming

Habits take what, twenty-one days to be hard-wired in? I keep thinking that must be the reason I am trying to blog everyday. It might take me … three sets of twenty-one days to make a connection. But with each blog post, I click on the readability tab and try to...

Day 5 – Balancing Writing and Life

I have a hard time balancing writing and life. Because I missed posting yesterday. (You maybe don't know, but I have committed to posting everyday in June. Read about it here). My daughter texted that she and her four kids were going to town, since it was cooler...

Day 3 – I Already Messed Up!

I already messed up! I knew when I challenged myself, that posting everyday wouldn't be easy, but I had hoped I'd make it at least a week! The second day! I already forgot! I could quit … But, no. I will persist. Everyday. If there is anyone reading along, I...

What If I Don’t Post Everyday?

Post everyday? Wha? So, I listened to one of Seth Godin's podcasts, (You know, the book cover where the guy's head is tipped open and the word “Ideavirus” is sticking out. Unleashing the Ideavirus.). His podcast is called Akimbo. I think the episode was...
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