Gathering Thoughts
Hi, friends.
It probably comes as no surprise that I find myself very scatterbrained at the moment. ��I’m trying my best to concentrate on what needs to be done, but you know, there’s just so much that needs to be done that instead of concentrating on one thing, I end up trying to do three or four things at once, resulting in… nothing, really. ��Just a lot of crazy.
As you probably know by now, when I find my brain muddled and cluttered, I sort everything out with a list. ��I find it very therapeutic to literally separate my thoughts. ��That way, the don’t get all mixed up, kind of the way they are now. ��It really permits me to focus on one thing at a time. ��So, here are the things rattling around in my huge head.
* NORTH TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY! ��I need to get everything organized. ��I need to make sure I have everything. ��I need to set everything out that I need to take. ��I need to figure out what I’m going to wear (this is a big one)! ��Get organized, brain! ��Get organized!
* Keep working on��Cemetery Tours 3! ��Since I’m doing a bit of early revising, I’m going to have to go back and work even harder than I would have had I stayed on track. ��The good thing about being an independent author and publisher, however, is that I make my own deadlines. ��And if, for some reason, I miss a deadline, I can choose not to fire myself. ��Granted, it is very unprofessional to miss deadlines and all the official ones, I work like crazy to keep, but that’s another story.
* Don’t forget other events! ��Not only my upcoming events, like Authorfest in Denison, but friends’ events! ��For example, a couple of my friends are speaking at the Melissa Library. ��My dear friend, Paula, has a couple of book signings coming up that I want to attend! ��You can check out her blog and her new children’s book,��Jack Learns to Grill, here:��https://paulawalkerbaker.wordpress.com
*��Boy Band��is out in less than two weeks. ��It’s okay. ��Don’t panic. ��Breathe. ��Breathe. ��You’re excited for this! ��It’s an awesome book! ��You love it! ��Just make sure everything is okay for formatting for Nook and Kindle.
* Don’t forget about you GoodReads Giveaway! ��You have to have FIVE copies to send to people! ��https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/129034-boy-band
* BOOK SIGNING AT HALF PRICE! ��Yay! ��This is exciting! ��If you’re in the DFW area, stop by and see me on June 24!��https://www.facebook.com/events/1114004495292639/permalink/1114004941959261/
* I am WAY behind on blog posts! ��I need to post some more Character Interviews as well as an interview featuring Steve Lund, author of��Loving Grammar: Mr. Lund’s Guide to Professional Clamdigging.��http://lovinggrammar.com
* Oh! ��And I really need to step up my advertising for��Lurking in the Deep! ��This is a big deal and after everything that’s been going on, I’ve really been neglecting the new anthology. ��It’s going to be AMAZING, y’all.
* This isn’t really something that I need to be doing or thinking about, but my sister totally got to meet Country Musician Wade Bowen this morning. ��So jealous.
I think that’s about it. ��I pray that all your brains be far less messy and cluttered than mine.
