Damn pneumonia has given me some time on my hands. It's unlikely I'll work this week and I know I need to take it easy and let my lungs clear. This has given me time to look back. I can't remember when I made this poster, or why, but I was happy to see it again.
Which led me to an older blog of mine. I visited it last night after months and years of dormancy. You may know that I am currently knee deep into writing my second novel. I am plugging along at a rate that I have no idea when it might be finished. I'm not even sure how it might end. When I write I am consumed in a way I totally love. I could write 12, 14 hours a day if I were able to. I know I will finish this book, but that is not the case for some other 'projects' I've begun....
....Which includes my older blog. I titled it Careers and based it on excerpts from a manuscript I put aside after the publisher I was working with was bought out by another publisher who decided that my book would not be in the cards that year.
That is not the only manuscript I've put aside. There is another: my very first. It is a bit of a scientific book, on happiness; who is, who isn't, and why and why not. I had an agent for this book and I had high hopes. But she wanted it to be a "10 easy steps' sing song kind of self help book and I didn't want that. We couldn't agree and after a half dozen revisions of the proposal she would submit to publishers, I withdrew and put it aside.
I keep thinking I will find the time to return to my career book and my happiness book but I haven't. And until this current novel is done, I won't.
But there is the career blog. I looked at it last night and I was surprised that I liked it so much. Still. I'm tempted to start adding to it again. I am not available for career counseling but I may resume posting exercises and chapters from my manuscript. I just may.
Would you have any interest in checking that blog out and giving me your opinion about it?
Here's the link: Careers
Thank you in advance and always, whether you mosey over to this other blog or not. I am so fortunate to have so many wonderful friends and visitors from blogging. How many times have I said that? At least a thousand. :^)
love
kj
I'm not the best person to look at something that was designed to be inspirational (if that's what your careers blog is) because I always turn smart-ass around such things (as I did with your poster), but if you had put a link on your site, I would have looked at your careers blog. You have my email.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for your illness, KJ.
Dear smart-ass mr snow,
ReplyDeleteThere IS a link you can just click on. :-) it's at the bottom of my post or you can click on careers where it's printed in purple
I don't even want o know how (or why) you smart assed my poster, snow. Jeez. You should cut me some slack because I'm sick :-)
Love anyway :-)
kj
Here's a secret: Every time I see that little poster, I think, "Mine's first!" ♥
ReplyDeleteAw cs, that is such a sweet comment. We go back a ways, don't we? Been through alot together. That I had a part in you feeling special makes me glad ♥
ReplyDeleteAnd don't be forgetting who taught you those hearts!
Love
kj
I won't! And hey, how did you get this set up to allow responses to each individual comment. I asked Robin this, but she wasn't sure.
DeleteI hope you get better soon but if it means more blogging, then there's a silver lining! Chances are I wouldn't get around to reading a second bog but I'll keep visiting this one! (Love the poster.) xo
ReplyDeleteAndrea, so glad you visit here! And I know you're glad she who shall be nameless is not throwing offensive diatribes anywhere nearby. It was a hard lesson....
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kj
kj I have a career...it's keeping up with you and your blogs. Now rest and get them lungs clear!
ReplyDeletemark, if i'm your career then i'm going to spice things up!
DeletePoop! I'm so sorry to read that you're sick, Twinkles. I hope you're back to 100% again soon. Sending you lots of hugs and love and healing thoughts.
ReplyDeletexoxoxo
hello angela, i'm writing in between rests so all in all not too bad. xoxo
ReplyDeleteI will go and check out the other blog tomorrow when I have more time. I wrote a book on happiness too, but more the self help kind, though not 10 easy steps, nothing easy about being happy :-).
ReplyDeleteIt is damm hard work! I kept growing and learning new things and changing up the book, finally just decided to put it aside though I have friends that keep bugging me to complete it even though I have completed it a dozen time. Maybe some day.
Feel better! xoxo
I will go and check out the other blog tomorrow when I have more time. I wrote a book on happiness too, but more the self help kind, though not 10 easy steps, nothing easy about being happy :-).
ReplyDeleteIt is damm hard work! I kept growing and learning new things and changing up the book, finally just decided to put it aside though I have friends that keep bugging me to complete it even though I have completed it a dozen time. Maybe some day.
Feel better! xoxo
Annie, it's a book I hope I finish. But you: you have to paint first :-)
Deletesorry you are ill. but sometimes the body just wants us to slow down. i always found illness a rich time to observe myself and go inward and contemplate.
ReplyDeleteSo true, suki! I've been able to write the climatic middle of my book, knowing that I had to stay put. It's been a nice slow down, actually xoxo
DeleteFor someone who is supposed to take it easy you still have a busy head dear!
ReplyDeletePlease get well first, that is the most important at this moment!
And try to enjoy doing nothing ;)
Will check your other blog later......have to go to bed now , just wanted to wish you a speedy recovery
♥M
Thank you Marianne ♥
DeleteI'm chilling, miss you
Started reading it...hmmm...more to look at and think about. timely for me.
ReplyDeletehope you are snorting and getting rid of that awful NewMonia.
I would love if any of this helps you , Mim
DeleteAnd I will help you any way any time
xoxo
New or old Monia,,,none of it is fun. It hurts!
ReplyDeleteI think that sometimes leaning back helps in seeing where you are. Seeing it from a new perspective.
It's all good,,,and until your lungs are again:
Get back to bed!
XO
Yup babs, a different perspective, laying back. I sound like I'm on vacation instead on antibiotics!
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I checked out the careers blog and liked it a lot. Very inspirational. It's tough for me to get on board very specifically career-based advice since as an actress there's no sure-fire career advice in the first place - but I love the positivity and warmth your career blog radiates.
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel better soon, KJ.
Tracy, thanks so much. I have some ideas and approaches that might help, I hope so
DeleteKj While searching for you...and before the first time I found this blog I saw your other blog...I didn't comment on it because of the date of your last post...and as a matter of fact at first because of blogger I couldn't even comment on this one...
ReplyDeleteHaving triumphed over the evil blogger I can now comment! There are a few people I can say that I have actually friended, and I am sure after reading my work you can figure out why, you happen to be one of those few!
Of course I will look over your other work...be glad to!
Wander
Mr wander, glad we found eachother. Likewise and ditto :-)
Deleteare you better yet? i hope your resting and only lifting one finger or maybe two, to write. be well dear kj!
ReplyDeleteYes! Working a half day today and feeling so much better...
Delete....and happy for you dear lori
Get well soon...
ReplyDeleteHello! ♥
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