Category: Stories from the Matrix
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Spreading the Word
Writing a book is a lot like weaving a cloth. There are tons of things that must happen long before anyone can see the vision you have in your mind. For me, getting the cover made seems to bring the project slightly more into the realm of reality. Finally something to really grab hold…
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Launch Plans
One of the challenges of being a self-employed introvert is the necessity to ‘sell’ yourself. Because when you are working in a creative field, that is essentially what you are selling. You. Your designs. Your ideas. Your words. Your knowledge. It’s all…you. For so many years I felt I didn’t really have anything worthwhile…
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Still Waters
After several very busy weeks, this week is somewhat calmer. And a welcome calm it is, to be honest. Next week is going to be busy with appointments pretty much every day, so I’ve been trying to get a few things done this week and I’ve made progress so that feels good. The edits…
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Still Waters
After several very busy weeks, this week is somewhat calmer. And a welcome calm it is, to be honest. Next week is going to be busy with appointments pretty much every day, so I’ve been trying to get a few things done this week and I’ve made progress so that feels good. The edits…
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Still Waters
After several very busy weeks, this week is somewhat calmer. And a welcome calm it is, to be honest. Next week is going to be busy with appointments pretty much every day, so I’ve been trying to get a few things done this week and I’ve made progress so that feels good. The edits…
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Onwards
True to form, life continues along it’s roller coaster like path. Today we have no rain but the temps are more ‘seasonal’ instead of August level hot. It’s lovely to see the blue sky after the dark dreariness of yesterday, except I haven’t checked the various websites to see how ‘bad’ the smoke is…
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Wording is Hard
Wove this scarf a while ago – it says ‘create joy’. Yes, the letters are woven in. This morning someone commented on a sentence they were reading that pertained to making yarn and wondered if the description they read was accurate or if there was a nuance the description was missing. And I remembered…
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Wording is Hard
Wove this scarf a while ago – it says ‘create joy’. Yes, the letters are woven in. This morning someone commented on a sentence they were reading that pertained to making yarn and wondered if the description they read was accurate or if there was a nuance the description was missing. And I remembered…
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Marketing
Proto-book. There comes a time when the words stop being generated and the polishing begins. There comes a time when the pages in a binder begin to take shape in the form of a ‘real’ book. There comes a time when someone who is self-publishing needs to take off the ‘author’ hat and don…
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Hiatus
Today isn’t the way I thought it would be – for a number of reasons. Instead of doing what I thought I would be doing, I have been given a bit of a hiatus. A bit of a pause from the planned activities. OTOH, there are lots of things to *be* done. I just…