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Share the love, please! I feel your pain my friend, my bottom lip is also quivering as I type. I joined in too late though and I truly hope you're feeling much better by now.
I'm starting to feel like the Little Train."I think I can, I think I can...!"
Today I'm feeling a little mopey. Just the day job stuff though, so shrugging it off (mostly).
Still sending out hugs to you all.
xx O xx
Hang in there T.L. I've read about lots of authors who didn't get results until after they had written many books and some were on the verge of giving up and then it all fell into place for them. If this thread shows us anything, it's that we're not alone in our struggles. I felt like I was doing great and I had managed to get some time off to work that I was hoping to make more progress, but then I got the stomach flu and once that was over my dog had to be hospitalized after she started having bloody stool. I've pretty much been a ball of stress and gotten nothing done and spent almost $2000 that would have been excellent for advertising. I think the fact that we continue despite all of the things standing in our way shows just how much we love it and believe that we can eventually do it.
It's often a painful road, but it will be worth it in the end. Even if you don't succeed, you won't have to live with the regret of not trying. So keep the hugs going around and keep trying.
Oh Shannon; I'm so sorry to hear about you and your dog. Yucky! I hope you're both feeling ticketyboo now xx
Big healing hugs to you both
xx O xx
Hey T.LI downloaded your book on KU. It looks an interesting read. I'll try and start it tonight.
I read while I'm at work so if you get weird page reads of like 3 pages one day, 5 the next that's probably me. Customers keep coming in to buy things while I'm reading! (just rudeness if you ask me :D )
Is your dog recovering Shannon? $2000! Blimey, vets are expensive in US. That must have stung a bit.
I have two dogs of mine and would spend my last penny to help them if they were sick, but I have admit spending that much would make me a cry a little bit. I hope your pooch is back on his/her feet soon.
Hi Sharon, Huge Hugs! Very sorry to learn about your dog. How is the poor pooch doing? Please keep us updated.
Hi Soosie,
Yes, vet hospitals are very expensive here. Hubby and I are rescuers and get a discount, but we still live on credit cards (we're both unemployed).
Hi T.L.,
I will look for your book, but like Soosie, I don't get much reading time because I'm trying to write one myself, but I will do my best.
Writing is a lonely task. It's nice that we're all here for each other.
Hugs to All, Sue
Thanks for the video, E.J.I really enjoyed it :-)
It's good to see such warm support from everyone here :-)
Thanks for the concern over my dog everyone. I just got a call from the vet that she's doing great and I'll be able to take her home tonight. I'm actually in Canada, but the vets here are definitely expensive. It's $90 just to walk in the door and have them look at your dog. The cost definitely hurts, but she's like family so it's worth it. She's 9 years old now, so I think I might finally look into pet insurance before she starts getting old age problems and I go bankrupt.
Thanks for the article V.M. It's nice to see a comparison in one place.
Hi Shannon. I'm new on here, but big hugs from me! I'm sorry you are going through so much--and at the same time. I hope you and your doggy heal quickly and you get a long break from all of this!
Shannon wrote: "Thanks for the concern over my dog everyone. I just got a call from the vet that she's doing great and I'll be able to take her home tonight. I'm actually in Canada, but the vets here are definitel..."Glad your pooch is doing better. We had a scare too a year and a half ago when our dachshund broke a disk. It cost us 4K to have her fix but it was well worth it even if she was twelve at the time.
Anyway, what I wanted to say is check what the insurance covers first. Any diseases that are common to a breed are not covered. For example, for me the disk disease is common in many breeds such as mine, so this wouldn't have been covered. Same for hip dysplasia etc. on other dogs. MANY other things are not covered and insurance can also be costly.
Just food for thoughts.
4K is crazy. I feel like I got off lucky now. I think the most horrible feeling with vets is that worry of what you're going to do if it reaches a number you just can't afford even if you want to. I feel so bad for anyone who couldn't afford to have their pet treated and as you say even with pet insurance you may not be covered.
We got lucky with the 4k because it was a university vet and they use the operation to show their students. Otherwise, elsewhere it would have reach the 10k and while 4k stretched our budget, we could never have done 10k. A few months later, we had to put our beloved cat down because we couldn't afford his operation and it would have been too risky for him anyway. He was at least 16 years old and full of allergies. I'm still not over him. The diaphragm was rupture but the vet didn't know if it was an accident (which was unlikely) or a tumor that had gone too big and did it. Gotta love cancer... :/ Either way, the cat didn't have much chance to make it through. We had to let him go. I still hurt when I think about him. I hope he's up there waiting for me.
It's always hard to lose a pet. I used to have dreams about the first dog I had in my childhood after she was gone. It's such a shame that we live so much longer than they do.
We've lost about 25 dogs over the past 20 years. It never gets easier, and I wouldn't want it to. I wouldn't want to become apathetic. I always say that they are gone from our lives, but live on in our hearts.Has anyone heard the Story of the Rainbow Bridge? That always gets me. I believe they are all up there waiting for us.
Awesome; thanks for grabbing my book Soosie :-)And thanks to Sue too. Ooh. A dog rescuer; big appreciative hugs to you too. If any of your dogs ever need a bit of settling in pm me and I'll send across some doggy Reiki. xx
Yay for Shannon's dog. I'm sure it will be much happier healing at home xx
To all who have dogs waiting for them on the Rainbow Bridge (yes Sue; as a Reiki Master who helps animals I'm very familiar with this); special big hugs.
It's so hard when they leave us in this realm. I grew up with a German Shepherd Dog. She passed over 20 years ago, but I still have times when I miss her. We were like sisters. But when I need her she appears in my dreams.
Big shmushy hugs to all pets who are still with us.
And hugs to you lovely humans too.
xxOxx
(P.S. Some of my books may make you blush if you read them in public) ;-P
T.L. wrote: "I'm on day 2 of a Countdown Deal.Yesterday I sold 7 books, which actually had some very positive connotations.
But today I've sold none. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Sweet FA.
I'd even paid for advertising..."
They may be late but here are some hugs a plenty! have been feeling the same way, sometimes it's hard to keep on trucking, but we do ( and then probably write some better material ) Good luck! :)
Eva wrote: "Big hugs coming your way!The fact that you wrote a book is an accomplishment in itself. That you're published, a major triumph!
Marketing and promoting can become a money pit with little returns..."
Right on Eva, totally agree with you!
cheers
Stevie O
I know I'm WAY late to the hugging party, but if anyone is still out there in hug land I could certainly do with one today! It's been a LONG few weeks for me, found out I had cancer, had surgery, got good news in that I won't need any further treatment, but now one of my wounds is badly infected and the partially healed cut has opened up again, I'm super behind in the final edit of my release in July book, and haven't written anything on my next book in weeks, have a pile of books I still have to read and review for people, was supposed to go for my black belt in Taekwondo in June but because of all my medical things probably won't be able to, one of my dogs has an ear infection that isn't healing as quickly as it should, and I'm tired enough that it feels like it should be the end of the year already instead of only May!Sorry for unloading all of that but I needed to just "say" it all, I actually feel a bit better now!
Anyways sending (((((HUGS))))) to anyone still around!
Hi Jane. Here's a MASSIVE hug for you. And I'll be sending one once a day. Wishing you strength and recovery. As for your deadline, I'm sure people will understand if you don't quite make it. I think in this case you can cut yourself some slack. Same goes for the reviews that are outstanding. Also, hope your furry friend feels better soon:)
Actually, here's another hug and another and another.
Thanks for the hugs S.J., much needed and appreciated! Everyone has been very understanding but I'm a tad bit of an obsessive workaholic so I hate missing any deadlines, or keeping people waiting, trying to work on that but its a process!
I often feel this way, but then again remember you are doing what you love (unlike most people out there).so stay positive no matter what. huggssss
Jane,Sending hugs your way.
And, a hug to all. May we keep the faith and rise above the fray in matters pertaining to writing and life.
Aww Jane; firstly... take a deep breath. Everything will get sorted. Just focus on you and getting better.
One massive healing hug being sent to you right now.
xx
And a hug right back to Eva, and all of you reading this. *SQUISH*
:)
Eva wrote: "Jane,Sending hugs your way.
And, a hug to all. May we keep the faith and rise above the fray in matters pertaining to writing and life."
I love this, Eva! Whenever I'm down, I try to remind myself that writing is my talent and my joy. I try to remember the reason why I write. Telling the stories in our hearts isn't something we should stress over.
Many thanks for all the hugs! T.L. thanks, I actually did stop and take a deep breath and calm myself when I read that! May and Eva thanks for the reminders of how lucky we are to be doing something we love, writing and storytelling have been a part of my life for literally as long as I can remember and have helped me through some tough times, being able to share my stories is certainly a great gift for me!
Again thanks so much for all your hugs, so wonderful and amazing to have support from people I've never even met! Off now to take my antibiotics and go to bed, nighttime here in Melbourne, Australia, enjoy your day everyone and sending you all great big hugs!
A big humongous bear hug to you, Jane, now and whenever other times you feel like one. I, too, went under for cancer back in October. Started chemo soon after. Finished my last one last week and waiting for the cat scan in five weeks. Last CT scan still showed tumors so crossing fingers.
I wish you prompt recovery. Cuts from operation already hurt enough without having an infection on top of that. I hope you're getting that treated and reclosed.
I hope your puppy dog gets well soon. You don't need that worry on top of everything. We can all agree you've been through enough. :(
As for the book, give you time. As the others said, people will understand. If they don't, they're plain AH. ;) it's hard when you don't feel good to put your mind to it. Concentrate on doing better first. Help your dog feel better too. The rest will come naturally. You may still be on time, who knows. Just don't beat yourself up if you are a little late. BIG HUGS!
Massive, massive hugs coming right atcha!!!!lots of love
Stevie O
Big Hugs going to anyone that needs them! :)
Wow! Looks like we still have a lot of need for big hugs here. I've got my daily stresses, but I'm keeping each and every one of you in my daily thoughts. May you all overcome and be stronger for it. And may all of our four-legged companions be strong as well. (((Big ol' hugs)))
Thanks for all the hugs everyone! GG sending loads of hugs and prayers your way!! Praying for good news when you have your next CT!! Please let me know how it goes, if you don't mind!
If its not too greedy I could do with another hug, woke up feeling pretty blah. Another of my wounds looks to be getting infected, I'm so tired I feel like I need a life time-out, been too crazy a year, I badly hurt my ankle, had stomach ulcers that were bleeding which led to iron-deficiency anaemia, then my mom had a brain tumor, and now my cancer, so looking forward to December, end of the school year (I'm a teacher), summer, and time to relax, hope I make it till then! On the plus side Ivory's ear seems better today!
Anyway I'm done complaining, taking my deep breath, calming down, reminding myself that there are tons of people out there who are way worse off than me so I'm sending them all hugs and prayers, and this year isn't even the worst things I've been through myself. So going to go hug my doggies, have some chocolate and have some fun doing some work on my next book!
Sending love, prayers, sunshine, happiness and HUGS to everyone!
I sold four in seven days, yours is far more impressive, no hugs lol
Another big hug, Jane, but please, have your stiches checked. Don't wait. Waiting is NOT good. Just think about it this way: would you wait if it were your pooch? Probably not, so why wait when it comes to you? Who will take care of Ivory if you are too sick to do it? Stop postponing and GO!As for complaining, complain all you need. It's the right thread to do it and no one will ever tell you to shut up.
(Thanks for the prayers and the hugs.) :)
Mod
*grin*
heh heh heh
GG if it were Ivory or my other doggie, Pearl, I'd take then to the vet right away, things never seem as important though when its only me! I see the doctor again on friday so hopefully nothing gets worse before then!Dwayne, you're very amusing!
Justin wrote: "I sold four in seven days, yours is far more impressive, no hugs lol"Hah; meany!
If you are not offering hugs you're banished from this post ;-p
Sending you hugs anyway (tee hee) xx
Dwayne wrote: "Since no one likes to hug cannibals, I'll just give everyone a big creepy stare and grin from across the room. *grin*
heh heh heh"
Big virtual hug to you only then (with very long virtual arms). ;-p
Aww. I'm so glad this post is still doing so well. It feels so positive.Jane; STOP!! Just stop!
Breathe.
OK. Your book can and will wait.
You had a very nasty year last year, let it go. Feel it drop away from you.
Now. The current situation.
Rest. Relax. Go get treated. And concentrate on you and your healing.
I'm sure your dog will feel much better along with you then btw.
When you are going through so much it is not selfish to take a time out. Do it. You need to.
And feel free to pm me too. I'll always be happy to hear from you if you need somewhere to vent.
Lots and lots of healing hugs to you, darling.
And as always, many hugs to the rest of you too.
I don't want anyone to feel left out.
xx <3 xx
T.L. thanks for the good advice! I tend to hold everything in and then it eventually bursts out in neuroticness! Thanks so much for the offer to pm you, I'll take you up on that! And of course thanks for the hugs!
First HUGE HUGS to everyone!!Second, someone take away Dwayne's silverware please!!
G.G. - Very sorry to learn you have cancer. I hope and pray your next CT scan results show it's gone.
Missy - I always wanted to be a writer, but was on my own since the day I turned 18 and had to support myself. I'm currently unemployed, which is great to have time, but sucks not having money. I'm taking this time to try to write a YA paranormal and am loving every minute of it! : )
Jane = Please, please, please at least call your doctor about your incision issue. Take it from someone who's had 15 surgeries, you can develop an infection that leads to an abscess, which requires repair and antibiotics. Can someone bring your dog to the vet for you? Like everyone else said, the book can wait. You're health is much more important. And, sorry, but you may not be able to do Taekwondo for a while.
I need a hug, too, please. We had to let one of our dogs go Saturday. Lea was a blonde chihuahua that had mammary cancer, and was diabetic and blind. She was 10, which we think is great considering all her issues and surgeries. Her quality of life was suffering and it was time to do the right thing. It still hurts. It always has and always will. That's part of rescuing sick and/or old dogs. I'd never want to become apathetic about it.
Hugs to All and Prayers for those who need them.
Sue, I'm so sorry for your loss. Pets are part of the family, even as close as children sometimes, especially for those without. I'm sure Lea had a great life with you, and in the end that's whatcounts. You'll never forget her, and while the pain may dull a little, sadly, it will never leave you, but that's ok. That's because we love them that it hurts so much. I still mourn my beloved cat who died a year ago. I know he will be waiting for me when I leave this plane as Lea will for you. Big hugs to you!
G.G. - Thank you. My husband and I know they are no longer in our lives, they live on in our hearts until we see them again. We expect to be completely knocked down, trampled on, and given lots of sloppy kisses. We've had around 30 dogs over the past 20 years. : )
Sue, sending huge, gigantic, enormous hugs your way!! So hard to lose a pet, even when you know you did the right thing! Here's some more (((((HUGS)))))I'm not good about seeing a doctor, although this time around I did go last friday when I thought it was getting infected but couldn't see my regular doctor and the one I saw said no he didn't think there was any infection, over the weekend it looked like it was getting worse so I went again monday, my usual doctor said it was infected and gave me antibiotics to take and I am supposed to go back again either friday or monday, thankfully the wound is a small one, but it has opened up, they can't do anything about it until the infection is cleared, and then they may need to fix it, hoping they don't though!
Just keeping the hugs topped up for you all.xx o xx
Thanks T.L.Hugs to everyone from me... yes, even you, Dwayne. I'd be happy to hug you... while wearing a neck brace, of course! : )
T.L. wrote: "I'm on day 2 of a Countdown Deal.Yesterday I sold 7 books, which actually had some very positive connotations.
But today I've sold none. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Sweet FA.
I'd even paid for advertising..."
I'm in a similar spot. Third day (last day of the sale) and I had 5 sales. I am tired of tweeting. After tonight, I will take a break for a few days. I'd have to sell hundreds to actually make any money off of this venture. First e-book, so I'll chalk this up to getting-my-name-out-there. They say free promotions are the greatest. They get you reviews...I will try that in a few weeks. Hugs!
Aww Pamela, I missed the flag up message for this post.I hope it went well. xx
Careful with free books.
If it's a free promotion (ad) fine. But if you're offering your book for free then think about it carefully.
I know lots do it, but because of that there's many folk out there who just grab books because they're free and don't read them. And even if they do they seldom review them.
Just saying as a friendly person. Entirely up to you, but thought as a newbie you'd like to hear pros and cons.
Big hugs.
xx
I'm so pleased the hugs are still going round.
It's Monday, so have an extra hug from me to all of you.
<3