Betsy Horvath's Blog, page 11
November 1, 2015
Trust and Rewriting
*Betsy sits at her desk* *Taps fingers on keyboard* *Chews lip* *Looks around room* *Opens computer file* Whatcha doing? *Betsy jumps* *Straightens in her chair* Muse? Is that you? Who else? *Muse pets cats* *Cats do not claw, but purr and roll over to allow Muse to pet their bellies* *Muse walks over to Betsy* *Props […]
October 18, 2015
Commitment
I was on vacation from the day job last week. When I scheduled the week off, I intended to spend it writing, except for two appointments I had scheduled for my elderly mother. Ah, the best laid plans… By the time the week–my blessed week–finally arrived, it had somehow transformed into nothing more than a fun-fest […]
October 11, 2015
Getting Concrete Part 2
Previously on Betsy’s Blog… Betsy has been meeting with Skipper, a chipmunk who happens to be the best goldarned Habit and Goal Implementation Specialist the Muse Council has to offer. In the last post, Skipper broke the news that just coming up with the fuzzy, overarching objective of “I want to write a lot of […]
October 4, 2015
Getting Concrete, Part 1
When we last left Betsy’s Blog, Betsy was meeting with Skipper – chipmunk extraordinaire and Habit Implementation Specialist. Skipper has been getting quite impatient waiting for Betsy to get off her butt and move forward (in which Skipper is not alone), and decided a little quality face-time was in order. Although Skipper seemed to be knocking […]
September 27, 2015
The Big Picture
As you may (or may not) know (or care), Betsy is once again striving to set goals and develop habits that will at long last move her life forward. But in order to do this, she first needs to identify her overall objective. Her Big Picture, if you will. The thing towards which the goals and […]
September 20, 2015
Objectives, Part 2
Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to… Betsy’s! Got! Objectives! Part 2. (here’s part 1) *thunderous applause* First, let’s meet our cast of characters. *music starts playing* He’s a white gerbil trying to climb the Quest Guide ladder and he needs Betsy to get moving towards becoming a successful independent author. He’s… Harry! *music swells* *applause* Next, […]
September 6, 2015
Objectives, Part 1
Betsy’s starship is lurching around the galaxy. THE book she’s been working on for endless millennium has been released into the wild. So what’s next? What path will Betsy traverse? What mountain will she climb? Will she lounge upon her sofa eating bon-bons? Or will she buckle down and keep moving? Let’s see…. Our […]
September 2, 2015
Print News and Other Newsy-News
Hello, my friends! I thought I would write another chatty, newsy little blog post, because I actually have news to chat about! And that, as we all know, is so rare an occurrence that it must needs be celebrated. So, I’m going to try to ignore the incredibly persistent fruit fly determined to fly up […]
August 16, 2015
Checking In
Well, I just looked at the date of my last blog post and good golly Miss Molly, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Sorry about that. I’ve actually been busy working on writerly things. As opposed to just telling you I’m working on writerly things when really I’m eating myself into a sugar-coated coma. Okay, maybe there have been some […]
June 28, 2015
There, And Back Again
My dears, I have climbed the mountain this week. I chipped at the rock of Amazon Kindle, breaking off enough pieces to give me toeholds so I could start scaling the sheer cliff face. I pored through the underbrush of Kobo, slithering into the hidden clearing, pushing my way through despite the thorns piercing my skin. I was almost […]
