Achievement of An Old Goal

Posted on July 1, 2011 at 4:27 PM

So many times we must expand our goals. My exercise goal during the two hot days were either shadowboxing or nothing at all. My writing goal also suffered. 200 words one day 800 the next. But yesterday I decided that if I couldn't go walking, I would write like the wind and wrote 1800 words. Today was a partial day for me. I needed to have an MRI today. My past history with MRIs had been failure. The only one I ever passed was with an open MRI. Since it was for my shoulder, they let me see out and I had harp music drowning out the horrible sound that usually causes migraines and physical illness. I ended up migraining for two days afterward. This time, my doctor gave me a pill, then they waited until I felt fuzzy. They put this thing over my face which included a mirror that allowed me to see out the tube by my feet. I didn't feel sick in the machine. My migraine which was starting remained where it was and did not progress. I concentrated on the soundtrack of Fantasia in the headphones on my head and the sight (courtesy of the mirror) of the technician in the booth talking to people and running the board. So I have finally achieved an old goal--the ability to get an MRI. I did have a mild migraine when I got home and took a pill. I ended up sleeping most of the day away. But I'm happy. I'm on the computer taking with you. Now back to writing. --Susan

Writer's Block and A Grand Experiment

Posted on January 19, 2012 at 7:00 PM

If you've visited Nights of Passion blog recently, you already know that I've been plagued with a serious bout of block. The overwhelming stresses and various crises in the family put writing far from me. I had to surrender and had started to write again albeit a little at a time. I love my RWA chapter (CTRWA), because they never fail to inspire me. They had Hillary Rettig as a guest speaker talking about "Overcoming Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Writer's Block." I found her tremendously helpful. One of the things Iearned had to do with resources and gathering the best ones you can. I went home and realized that I had all my project in too many places. I put everything on one computer and then backed up on Dropbox and also a portable hard drive. And a flash drive. Okay, I'm obessive. But the great thing about Dropbox is that it will synch all your computers and/or devices. Also while Hillary was talking I realized I was stuck on the idea of working on one project at a time until it was finished. Somewhere during the workshop, it became okay to work on one project until I got as much out as I could and then switch to another project. So I will be switching between projects now. I feel inner peace and not as much pressure as I did before. To find Hillary Rettig: http://hillaryrettig.com/ I recently was reading the ProfHacker and he talked about a website called 750words.com. The premise behind the site is to create a private place to increase writing. I went to http://www.750words.com and have started the grand experiment to write more and consistently. I'll let you know how that turns out. As for the walking experiment, I found out I really don't care for walking. But my hand has recovered and I have my doc's permission to return to the dojo and punch the daylights out of the bags. <evil smile> I am also starting to eat salads and Greek yogurt. Things can only look up. YAY!!! How are you doing?

--Susan

Under the Weather but Sent in First Edits

Posted on January 28, 2013 at 8:20 PM

Hi,

I'm back from Arisia in Boston and became seriously ill. With two weeks out from the conference and my world having grown silent, an eye, nose, and throat doctor is now the case. I see him again on Monday and I'm hoping with the new prescription to have made some progress. Fortunately for me, before I left for Boston I emailed in the edits to my editor. So very glad I did that. Because edits need a clear head. Valentine's Day is the birthday of Nights of Passion blog http://nightsofpassion.wordpress.com, and a little bird told me that one of our new authors on staff will be doing a special giveaway, so you won't want to miss that. I've leapt into another book while my editor is working. It's good to keep rolling albeit slowly as I'm under the weather. But I'll get better and then there will be another powerful romance book! YAY!

--Susan