Curtiss Ann Matlock's Blog, page 23
June 13, 2015
Ways to Break Procrastination
Came across this helpful article in the Atlantic on dealing with procrastination. I saw myself in the term ‘pathologocal procrastinator.’
The Procrastination Doom Loop and How to Break It:
Delaying hard work is all about your mood.
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June 11, 2015
Just Pick Something to Work on
My job, like all artists, is to hang in there and keep working. ~ Julia Cameron
Life interrupt-ous happened. One project was finished and everyday life came with that big sucking vacuum of demands and emergencies, and off I flew in a million directions. Days went by and I did not work on any dedicated writing project. The more days I did not work on a project, the more I didn’t write at all, even in my journal. Left un-nurtured, the writer in me withered, and frustration grew.
The phrase dedi...
May 29, 2015
Love in a Small Town now in Kindle & On Sale!
Love in a Small Town released on Kindle! $1.99 Sale!
It is also available on sale at $1.99 at all venues, Nook, iBook, Kobo, etc.
And it is in paperback, too! Beautiful print on paper, trade-paperback size, the smell of paper, the feel and delight in being able to mark-it-all-up paper, available at your favorite bookstore. You may have to order it at your local store, but it is available throughout the entire system nationwide. It was fun to watch to see it come up at Barnes and Noble and Boo...
May 19, 2015
Gleanings: of hissy-fits, saying no, and Love in a Small Town
Life has intruded, terribly. I had a big hissy-fit, watched a number of episodes of Bones, and came to the realization that I absolutely had to write. Writing would solve everything. Why can I not remember this? Because the world is so loud, and everyone’s needs are so loud.
I told a few people and responsibilities, “No,” and came to the page for stolen moments.
A main difficulty of the modern writer, the modern human being, is being called on to wear so many hats, many of them ill-fitting, a...
May 13, 2015
Love in a Small Town, lessons in the love of publishing
Love in a Small Town
Love in a Small Town has been re-released in digital and is now available in a number of new venues:
Nook iBooks Kobo Inktera Scribd
It is coming in Kindle and in print by the end of the month.
Last fall a long-time writer said something to me that opened my world. It was, “I never thought I wanted to be bothered with the publishing business side. I hated it. But then I started doing it, and I am loving it!”
Not only have I disliked the business side of publishing. I dug...
May 11, 2015
Gleanings: Let the Force of Habit be with the Writer
Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up. ~ Jane Yolen
Today’s schedule has gone awry. Totally. Annoyingly. I’m thrown into confusion. With so much to do today, so many obligations jumping up and down and shouting, I find myself at my computer, writing. Yes, that I’m fleeing confusion brings me here to the keyboard–but then I...
May 8, 2015
Mary In Color is On Sale on Kindle Now!
A Kindle exclusive, Mary in Color is at 99¢ now. The perfect Mother’s Day gift for those mothers who enjoy reading fun, light romance.
“It is very well for a woman not to understand herself sometimes.” ~from Mary in Color
Filed under: Books Tagged: Christian romance, Kindle Sale, Mary in Color, Mother's Day, romance
May 4, 2015
Gleanings: It’s About Time, and nurturing the writer.
An artist date is a block of time, perhaps two hours weekly, especially set aside and committed to nurturing your creative consciousness, your inner artist. ~ Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way
I decided to take the dog to the beach. The excursion was a brand new experience for me and for the dog, who has only been away from the house one time since she took up residence here, and that was to the groomer, with me beside her. Frankly, I don’t get out much anymore, either. Not for fun. Most of my...
April 30, 2015
Love in a Small Town freshly released
Love in a Small Town is updated and re-released! It is available now at Barnes and Noble and Kobobooks. Others soon to follow. Coming in Print in May!More on this soon.
Filed under: Books, eBook Tagged: bestselling romance, digital books, Love in a Small Town, women's fiction
April 27, 2015
Gleanings: 3 Ws–When and Willingness and Writing
“We’ll set a limit when we’re ready, and not a moment before.” ~ Melody Beattie, Language of Letting Go
This morning I reached a space of commitment, direction, confident willingness and understanding of myself as a writer at this point in time. I did not arrive here automatically or by wishing. While not being in control of the timing of getting here, I have been working toward this space. I’ve been writing toward it daily and diligently, most of the time seeming to grope in the dark of lack...
