accept discomfort…

…and use all your mental resources to keep it from slowing you down.

That's right. Another lesson from marathon training that applies directly to novel writing (and self-publishing!).

This week's discomfort? A blister on my left foot pinky toe.

In the publishing department, I'm cruising along. I'm a little uncomfortable that my eBook sales have stalled, but part of me is glad. I've been reading my print proof and it's amazing how many little flaws become more apparent in a 5.25×8-inch bound...