Spring Already?

In my part of the Great White North, spring generally comes late. May, the later part of May. This year, my trees are all budding, my grass is turning green and the migratory birds are already returning. Experience tells me that we have one large dump of snow and subzero weather coming yet. Usually around Easter. Time will tell. I will not be removing my snow tires until then in any case.

Spring is a time of renewal, of hope. For me, it is a time when I look forward to being outdoors once again. I find there are too many distractions for me being cooped up in the winter. TV and the internet take up a lot of my time. A research session on the internet, turns into an all-day affair, for me in any case. Against my better judgment, I obtained a Face Book account and as I predicted, it also is a major distraction. Albeit, a necessary one at this juncture of my writing career. From what I can see, all of these things are distracting me from my main purpose. To write stories.

Unfortunately, I don’t have the financial backing to have someone else do all of the marketing and other things required to be super successful in this endeavor, so I have to do most of it myself. Which is fine, but it takes me away from doing what I want to really do. Write good stories.

So, today, I will write this bog and post it on Face Book. Then I will kick off an add campaign on GoodReads. Finally, I will get back to my latest project, before Bears and Eagles 4 comes back from the editor and takes up all my time.

Then, I will take on my yard projects that were neglected for the last two years. Trees need pruning and shelter belts expanded. This year I do not plan on being cooped up in the house all summer like I was last year.