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In today’s fast-paced world, working long hours has become a norm. It’s crucial to prioritize our physical, mental, and emotional well-being to maintain balance in our lives. Finding a balance between work-life demands and self-care needs is one of the biggest challenges people face today. If fact, after 50 years, I still struggle with this. Partly…
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Dear Coterie, I hope this email finds you well. I’m updating you on what has been happening with me lately and sharing my plans for the near future. Recently, I had big plans to finish the rebranding project and indulge in my passion for writing books again. However, due to pushing myself beyond my limits,…
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I’ve been considering my plans for next year regarding writing, and after much waffling and asking questions. I think I’ve developed a program that will make my readers happy and is workable. UFBS- Unnamed Fantasy Book Series (UFB1, UFB2, UFB3) I’m planning on publishing this trilogy with the books coming out one month apart. I…
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During my monthly breast exam, I found a lump. Knowing that I had an upcoming mammogram, I waited (only a couple of weeks) and brought it up at the mammogram. I was told that a biopsy was needed. My doctor took it seriously and since the lump was easily felt and seen. No problem. Now…
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I gave myself a simple instruction for this post. Write an expectation v.s. reality. Honestly, what came to mind was the irony of actually writing sex scenes. How people think writers write sex scenes… Preparing yourself, pep talk, yea, this is gonna be great. My characters are unforgettable. They do amazing things together. It’s gonna…
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Do you plan for the distant future? Where do you see yourself 5 years or even 10 years down the road? Are there action steps you could be taking now to make that happen? Or is the goal so lofty you don’t know where to start? I’m a planner. I’ve fallen into some planning traps…
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My friend asked me the question, what are you not going to do this year? Unresolution? I’m teasing, but it’s a valid question. 1. I’m not going to sit behind the computer without taking breaks. I’ve learned my lesson. Physical therapy is costly, and so is a deep tissue massage. 2. I’m not going to…
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It’s New Year, but I have no resolutions. I’ve tried making resolutions in the past, and they seem to fall to the wayside. To be honest, I can be a fantastic procrastinator. Like most people, I tend to put off my more unsavory (who am I kidding) shitty tasks. I know myself well. I know if I…
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I think my favorite happy ending is from my childhood called The Little Duck by Judith Dunn. My Grandmother, who wasn’t really my Grandmother but my step-grandmother AKA Gam as we called her. But I digress. She was my Grandmother in every way that mattered. Gam saw a young child who loved to read and…
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What am I reading? I’m rereading my most favorite book of all time, Dune by Frank Herbert. To be honest, the Dune movies are the only movies I own. Both the regular version and the extended one. I recorded the Children of Dune miniseries when it came out. With the new dune movie coming out,…
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