Indie Book Marketing and Engagement 101. I found this blog interesting. I am not published yet, but I have been reviewing books for a while and think this author sees things the way I do. What do you think of her take on the advertising Indie Books?
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The Scriptorium Daily. The Paper.li that introduced me to Paper.li. Just thought others might enjoy this paper, too.
20 Inspirational Apps and Online Resources For Writers – Lifehack. Some great ideas of products that help you stay a productive writer. For Tablet and laptop.
Since I started to seriously blog here my health has been an issue. In looking for answers I reacquainted myself with โฆ
For one of those blogs I needed to write a letter to the owner describing me here and now. Here is what I wrote to her:
Hi Golda,
I love your website! I found it through the blog: Dances With Fat.
I come from half heredity of big people and half skinny-minnies. My children, four adults, three males and then the youngest of the family, female. Only the oldest carries the fat cells, the others took after the skinnies.
My weight has always been a problem for me. But I would love to go back to my fat days of 135! Now I am nearly 75 pounds more than that. I have been a vegetarian for nearly 20 years. When people look at me they don’t believe me. The only thing I have been able to offer is that hippos and elephants are vegetarians also.
Elephant vs hippo (Photo credit: andrew.napier)
Last Friday I learned that I am now diabetic and was told, again, my cholesterol is still high. I did learn my thyroid needs a pill. And more pills on top of the ones for depression/social anxiety, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, arthritis, etc. No surprise, see above. Cold, changeable weather of Winter causes such pain and mental fogginess that I can’t even get up to shower much less getting into some sort of exercise routine.
In the late spring when the weather is warmer and stable I get out of the house into the sun and have a regular life. So meanwhile, how do I lose the unhealthy weight? I have decided to finally give in and go vegan. Since I hate fish, chicken, eggs and milk, the choice to give up butter, oils and cheese seems easy. With the exception of coconut oil.
English: Coconut oil in solid state (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Meanwhile, I am thinking about the last time I lost a lot of weight and how it was due to a shopping trip to Pic-n-Sav, now called Big Lots. I was pushing my cart through the aisles and spotted a huge beautiful woman. Her hair, make-up, clothing, demeanor reeked of glamor and awesomeness. I took one look at her and knew she had some secrets. I could tell SHE LOVED HERSELF AND HER BODY. And pound for pound she was easily three times my size. And though she seemed to tower over me I was looking her in the eye. We were the same height.
She didn’t know it but she saved my life. I walked down the next aisle a little embarrassed that I had been gawking. I looked down at my mouse clothes that were hiding me from the world and decided it was time to start loving me. I was able to go out and get new wonderful clothes. I took pride to look my best and to walk with confidence, โfake it til you make it.โ
Within a couple months, without really trying, my clothes were too large for me. I didn’t even notice it. A friend took me to shop for clothes and I was flabbergasted to find I was a size 8!
And so, now, at 63, I am hoping, through accepting me and these nasties my body has thrown at me, that I will find that version of myself.
Thanks for the opportunity,
Dar
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The Scriptorium Daily. This is a paper that I have been lucky enough to be featured in a few times. They are created through Tweets. Thought I would share with you all.
I see many of you post your own stories on your blogs. Do you worry about theft of ideas or content?
Someone posted that they found they couldn’t back post or something like that. I have been avoiding posting my book reviews here because I have them in my LiveJournal and on my GoodReads and Amazon. Do you know if it is allow for me to copy and paste my reviews to here, also?
Thanks for your responses!
Do all new bloggers go through this? I get so distracted now browsing other blogs that it seems I forget to write my own. And then there is all the reading I do. If you want to see my reviews check out my shelves on GoodReads.
Today I started on my second read of the last two books of A Song of Ice and Fire. In this second reading I am following the prescribed list according to Boiled Leather.com. Maybe it is because of watching the series and talking with my offspring about both books and HBO version (my adult children roped me into it and we have had many, many discussions, and listened to podcasts (Boiled Leather.com once again), or maybe it is that reading the two books in this manner, it all makes more sense this time around. I know more of the characters and the roles they play.
Umm. Did I mention I have ADD? And that I am now 63, ย my mind jumps around more than it ever did before. Soโฆ The blogging, yes. How do you all come up with such great topics to blog about? How is it that you tear yourselves away from reading to write, blogs or otherwise? I am still trying to figure out that balance. And I’m retired. How do you students, young parents with jobs do it all?
And now I need to get ready for my walk. The weather was hot today so my hubby and I decided to walk in the evening when it is cooler. Donโt have to wear sunscreen this way!
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