In which life catches up with me, I publish book number four, and change jobs, again!
It really has been such a long time since I last blogged, and again, my heartfelt apologies. Life sort of ganged up on me, all at once, and I've been overwhelmed with the unpleasant, nitty gritty grind of daily life, plus a few other problems thrown in along the way.
The company I was working for, that actually paid a half decent wage, suddenly found themselves in trouble, and decided to stop paying their staff. After a month or so of no wages, I realised the situation wasn't going to improve, and that, if I wanted to pay my mortgage and eat (and I did, I did) I was going to have to find another job, any job, pronto. So, I applied for an extremely low paid job at a local supermarket, thankfully got it, and left the increasingly unpleasant situation at my previous employ. I don't mind the new job so much, the people are friendly, and there's a lot to be said for stress free employment, but, working evenings and weekends, and the appallingly low wages, mean I am ever on the look out for something better. So, fingers crossed people.
Now onto good news, book number four is out there, published, and looking rather gorgeous, in its leafy, green, jacket. Eclairs for Tea and other stories, my review is already on here, ready to read. It's a collection of short stories, flash fiction and poetry, and it's equally perfect for busy people with busy lives, or for holidays, as you can just dip in and out of it, as the whim takes you,
This book has been a long time coming, and was probably more trouble publishing than all my other books so far, put together. Major technical glitches with Createspace, meant the proof was perfect, but, when the proper copy arrived, it had random blank pages inserted, and strange tram lines on some of the pages. Much reformatting and compromising later, it was corrected and re-published, and it's now available as a download or gorgeous, glossy, paperback from Amazon.
I have a birthday coming up soon, a pretty major one, or so I'm told, as I'm going to be fifty in about two weeks time. I don't feel fifty, am reliably assured I don't look it, but, it has made me take stock of my life. What do I want to do for the rest of it? Not be working in a supermarket, that's for sure, not that's there's anything wrong with working in a supermarket, and, while I'm there, I will do the job to the best of my ability, and get from it what I can. But. I do want more from my life. I would dearly love more people to start buying my books, to start noticing me. The dream of being a full-time author has never seemed more distant. So, if that's what I want, then I guess I'd better get a move on, and try to do something about it, suggestions, anyone?
Short blog this time, so much still to do today, as this is my one day off this week. As ever, would love to hear any comments or thoughts, either on here, or on Facebook or Instagram, And, don't forget, I have a YouTube channel now - Julia Blake Author - so why not check out my awesome trailers for the books.
Take care everyone.
Julia Blake
Author
The company I was working for, that actually paid a half decent wage, suddenly found themselves in trouble, and decided to stop paying their staff. After a month or so of no wages, I realised the situation wasn't going to improve, and that, if I wanted to pay my mortgage and eat (and I did, I did) I was going to have to find another job, any job, pronto. So, I applied for an extremely low paid job at a local supermarket, thankfully got it, and left the increasingly unpleasant situation at my previous employ. I don't mind the new job so much, the people are friendly, and there's a lot to be said for stress free employment, but, working evenings and weekends, and the appallingly low wages, mean I am ever on the look out for something better. So, fingers crossed people.
Now onto good news, book number four is out there, published, and looking rather gorgeous, in its leafy, green, jacket. Eclairs for Tea and other stories, my review is already on here, ready to read. It's a collection of short stories, flash fiction and poetry, and it's equally perfect for busy people with busy lives, or for holidays, as you can just dip in and out of it, as the whim takes you,
This book has been a long time coming, and was probably more trouble publishing than all my other books so far, put together. Major technical glitches with Createspace, meant the proof was perfect, but, when the proper copy arrived, it had random blank pages inserted, and strange tram lines on some of the pages. Much reformatting and compromising later, it was corrected and re-published, and it's now available as a download or gorgeous, glossy, paperback from Amazon.
I have a birthday coming up soon, a pretty major one, or so I'm told, as I'm going to be fifty in about two weeks time. I don't feel fifty, am reliably assured I don't look it, but, it has made me take stock of my life. What do I want to do for the rest of it? Not be working in a supermarket, that's for sure, not that's there's anything wrong with working in a supermarket, and, while I'm there, I will do the job to the best of my ability, and get from it what I can. But. I do want more from my life. I would dearly love more people to start buying my books, to start noticing me. The dream of being a full-time author has never seemed more distant. So, if that's what I want, then I guess I'd better get a move on, and try to do something about it, suggestions, anyone?
Short blog this time, so much still to do today, as this is my one day off this week. As ever, would love to hear any comments or thoughts, either on here, or on Facebook or Instagram, And, don't forget, I have a YouTube channel now - Julia Blake Author - so why not check out my awesome trailers for the books.
Take care everyone.
Julia Blake
Author
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