With my focus on seeing my self-publishing dream turn into reality, I totally dropped the ball on making any "Life Writing" entries so far this summer break. I previously mentioned to you that I would be starting the "Life Writing" series to show you just how much writing has become a focal point in my … Continue reading Life Writing – Journal Entry #1
Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the life of Degrees of Maternity (DOM), literally. The start of Book #2 is on the horizon and the skies are looking clear and bright . . . clearer and brighter than ever. The reason for this clarity and hopeful optimism in the continuance of my … Continue reading Book #2 Poll Question #1
The visit to "Procrastination Station" has now resumed. As mentioned in my previous post, I have decided to revisit some of my 30-day challenge tasks (check out the original challenges I took on under "30-Day Challenges") that were supposed to have been on-going efforts and placed seamlessly into my routine schedule. Well, tomorrow's task was … Continue reading Revisiting Day 18 of the 30-Day Challenge: Procrastination Station
It's July! Woo hoo! Get ready for a blog blast, because there's a lot of content that I want to share with you in the upcoming weeks. Degrees of Maternity will be cranking up the communications, regarding my new book, my newer book, and the new direction this blog will be taking. Degrees of Maternity … Continue reading Coming Soon to a Blog Near You
Happy Monday, All! I hope everyone is looking forward to a bright and productive week. I know I am, because my editor already returned my manuscript back to me. What?! Already? I'm not ready! My editor is awesome, yes. But he gave me an assignment that involves some more writing on my part, NO! Realistically, … Continue reading Fine-Tuning the Writing
Success! I can almost feel my book breathing on me. It has life. I am so close to my self-publishing dream-turned-reality . . . several steps closer, in fact. Why do I say this? Well, I found a professional editor to edit my manuscript, design my book cover, and format my book into e-book and … Continue reading Some Self-Publishing Details Go to the Professionals
I feel an overwhelming need to confess something to you. There's this "thing" that's weighing heavily on my mind, especially on Fridays and I can't escape the fact that it's preoccupying my thoughts. So, I must share this "thing" with someone. And who better to share it with than those of you who visit me, … Continue reading A Summertime Confession!
I recently heard an author state that the "editing the manuscript" phase is one of those periods in the self-publishing process that can be heavily riddled with self-doubt. And to that admission, I must say that she is spot on. I have spent the last full week reading and rereading my manuscript, both silently and … Continue reading The Editing Process
I missed you guys! I was only away on my mother/daughter trip for four days, but it seems like an eternity since I last communicated with you. I have to admit that I enjoyed my downtime immensely, and the added bonus was the opportunity to spend it with my daughter. But, I'm glad to be … Continue reading What a Vaca Will Do
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