For my household, June was probably the least unusual month of 2020.
In a way, I am sad to see it go. In another, I am not.
The June topics of the month of Radio Silence, Promo Art, and Author Retreats are not my strengths, so hopefully I will have more to say in July.
Well, I wish you a wonderful last day of June, and leave you with this image I found on Pixaby.
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay
Is It Still June?
I don’t really have anything more of value to say about the June topics of Radio Silence and Promo Art. And I have zero experience with Author Retreats.
Sure, at some point in the future I am not opposed by the idea of hosting an author retreat. Nor am I opposed to the idea of attending a retreat.
In my early stages of research for author retreats, I came across this website.
It has a list of a handful of author retreats. If attending a retreat is something you are interested, check it out.
And if you would be interested in attending a future (if it happens, it will not happen any sooner than the summer of 2022) Author Retreat featured by Burning Embers, comment below that you are interested, and what type of activities and resources that would entice you to join our retreat as compared to any other.
Mornin Friends!
I only have 1 piece of promo art that I created myself. The rest I bartered for, or friends made for me out of the goodness of their hearts.
So today, I would like to few a couple different pieces of promo art from a few different artists. And I ask you to look them over and see what works, what doesn’t, and why.
I know this is off topic, but. Do you ever have a project you know you have to do, but since you really don’t want to do it, you find every possible means to procrastinate?
Well, that is where I am right now with writing The United, Screenplay. It will be a rough draft, it will not be a good draft, but it was requested by my publisher, and I am running out of projects to get done first.
When that happens, what do you do to overcome procrastination and accomplish an undesirable writing/marketing/publishing task?
I can really use the advice.
Have a great day!
Media Blackout Thoughts
Last Thursday, as promised, I had a media blackout that extended until Monday afternoon.Now, the length of the blackout was accidental. It was supposed to be just one day. But I had a long day at work on both Wed & Friday, and volunteered to work on Sunday. Saturday i spent the day with my family, running errands most the days.
So, my extended blackout was more out of exhaustion and managing stress. Sometimes that happens to me. Where i do an unplanned blackout due to stress or being overwhelmed by one project or another.
That said, it was a fresh change of pace to not worry about a new post for Thursday last week. And i was able to carve out a little time to spend with my family, which is always good.
However, now i am very, very, very far behind on emails, scheduling interviews & book spotlights, and on my writing projects. So, at least this time, the blackout and rest from writing has caused me more stress than it relieved, which is more often than not the case with me.