Jennifer McKenzie
Romance--Boy meets girl. Romantic Suspense--Boy meets girl with dead bodies.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Dayna Tagged Me
Dayna Hart tagged me to write Five Things I'm Tired Of Obsessing Over
Obsession isn't a good thing for me to indulge AT ALL. But here's the ones I'm tired of.
1. Money
Whether I've got it or I don't, I worry about it. I've been known to wake up at 3am to think about money and where it ought to go and how I'm going to pay this or that. I don't obsess about how to GET money. Mostly it's how to make what is there last without going in the hole.
2. My Career Goals
When I started writing, I had great plans and none of them were based in reality. I've made a few more since I've been doing this thing and none of THEM have panned out either. In other words, I'm not sure what I'm doing. So, I keep bugging my writer friends with the whole "What should I do? What should I do?" So maybe this is an obsession THEY'RE tired of.
3. Promotion Issues
Am I doing it right? How can I increase traffic to my blog? What am I doing wrong? Do I just suck? What groups should I visit? This one pisses me off to no end. I finally gave up trying to do the "right" thing. That's how "Whiskey Wednesday" started. It was MINE and NOT about my career. I started blog rolling for people who make me laugh instead of blog rolling as a career move. As a result, I'm a lot more relaxed about it all.
4. Smoking
I am sooooo tired of obsessing about quitting, about having another one, about quitting, about getting my next pack.....on and on. This isn't a fun obsession at all. I'm almost ready to give this one up. Again. Maybe. LOL.
5. My Sales
It is a bitter blow to discover the numbers that were in my head as "sales" and the reality is miles apart. Miles apart. As a new writer, it's not easy to suck it up and give myself a break. The inevitable comparisons with other writers creates doubt and angst. I really dislike this obsession. It's deadly to the inspiration.
One great thing happened Friday. Cobblestone contracted "Triple Play", my third in the Divine Intervention series. Yayyyyyy.
I think I'll tag Toni Sue and Miranda Heart.
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