GOOD MORNING!!
Welcome back to another episode of:
My apologies for disappearing for the past couple of months, between getting Book 2 done for Gemma Halliday Publishing and a few other things, I've pretty much been hiding in a cave! I promise you, the results will be worth it!
If you are unfamiliar with the Blog Fest, grab a cup of tea and sit back to jump from author site to author reading their answers to the question: If you have (or even if you don't have) a bucket list, what top priority thing(s) do you want to accomplish?
This made me think of the movie The Bucket List, which I thought was very funny and stirred both my mind and emotions. Aside from the movie, I've been thinking about this question a
lot lately. Every January in karate class, we set
our goals for the year. The three basic ones include: Something karate based,
something personal, and one other. This year, like every year, my goals include
earning my next belt and getting a book published. I'm proud to say I exceeded
my goals for last year. I had three books published, ran two 5km events, and
earned my blue belt. This year may be a little more difficult.
This year's goals include earning my
brown belt, publishing two more books and losing 20 pounds - sorry, Letting Go
of 20lbs. With one book already off to my agent for submission to Gemma
Halliday Publishing, I've started the fourth book in my Wild Blue Mysteries series for my other publisher Books
We Love. I'm also at work on a short story for Gemma to put into an anthology
this summer and we are doing a revamp of my Yin-Yang series to give it a different vibe and reach a wider audience.
Eventually, I would like to start a whole new series of books once the Wild Blue Mysteries are done. The characters and settings are already waiting in the wings!
The physical side is where I'm running
into trouble. Last year my goal was to run a 5km race. I ran one and ended up
walking one. Something in my body has held me back to the point I struggle to
walk some days and am in pain most days. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a whiner
by any means. I've still done karate and yoga classes up until karate became
too painful. Yoga helps alleviate the pain, but only for a while.
On the upside, I've been to my doctor. I
have an anti-inflammatory and have had vial after vial of blood taken to find
out what's going on. Then I can get my goal to become a black belt (eventually)
back on track!
From here, you can jump over to visit Victoria Chatham and see what she's written on her list! Below is the list of all the writers on our tour. Feel free to check them all out and show them some love!
Stay warm,
Diane
Skye Taylor http://www.skye-writer.com/
Fiona McGier http://www.fionamcgier.com/
Marci Baun http://www.marcibaun.com/
Diane Bator http://dbator.blogspot.ca/
Victoria Chatham http://victoriachatham.webs.com/
Anne Stenhouse http://annestenhousenovelist.wordpress.com/
Beverley Bateman http://beverleybateman.blogspot.ca/
A.J. Maguire http://ajmaguire.wordpress.com/
Rachael Kosnski http://rachaelkosinski.weebly.com
Geeta Kakade http://geetakakade.blogspot.com/
Kay Sisk http://kaysisk.blogspot.com
Connie Vines http://connievines.blogspot.com/
Judith Copek http://lynx-sis.blogspot.com/
Rhobin Courtright http://www.rhobinleecourtright.com/
Fiona McGier http://www.fionamcgier.com/
Marci Baun http://www.marcibaun.com/
Diane Bator http://dbator.blogspot.ca/
Victoria Chatham http://victoriachatham.webs.com/
Anne Stenhouse http://annestenhousenovelist.wordpress.com/
Beverley Bateman http://beverleybateman.blogspot.ca/
A.J. Maguire http://ajmaguire.wordpress.com/
Rachael Kosnski http://rachaelkosinski.weebly.com
Geeta Kakade http://geetakakade.blogspot.com/
Kay Sisk http://kaysisk.blogspot.com
Connie Vines http://connievines.blogspot.com/
Judith Copek http://lynx-sis.blogspot.com/
Rhobin Courtright http://www.rhobinleecourtright.com/
