New Year, New You, New Me

Happy New Year!

The 30 Day Blog Challenge begins today.  It is not only the beginning of the year, but the beginning of the challenge.  I did not participate in NaNoWriMo this year and am saddened by not doing so.  I am renewing my dedication to writing, thinking and hopefully sharing thoughts with my peers.

January is my birthday month so it is always a month of reflection and rebirth.  Getting my first book published, planning for some travel and writing significantly more are at the top of the list.

As you may know, I have 3 different blogs... well you probably don't, but I would love it if you did.  So, how about some recommendations on topics?  

The first thirty days are all about thought process, writing and allowing the creative juices to flow.

My first thought is... plan your planning.  Get your planning tools together, your technology synced and let's visualize.

Share your great new discoveries with us, and we will share them out.  

Windy City Diva

Lessons in the Breeze, Novel Excerpt

"This cool, refreshing breeze sitting on the deck with the glass of red wine is just what the doctor ordered.  The beautiful blonde dog is not mine, but she has seen fit to become my companion on this deck.  Oddly, I welcome the silent partner.  She doesn’t ask much of me, which is perfect since I haven’t much to give.

My dreams lately have been forcing me to confront people and situations of the past with an ominous foreboding of how a next meeting may go.  After several consecutive nights of this, I have decided the message my sub-conscious is not so subtly trying to convey is for me to stop looking back.  Stop regretting.  I know it consciously, but apparently I have more to process.

My second glass of Shiraz by 2:30 in the afternoon may seem a bit excessive, but with the world crashing in on my chest like a baby elephant settling in for a nap, it is quite necessary."
                                          

  ~~ excerpt from "Leap of Faith" my novel in the works