Christmas might be over, but my Giveaway is still on!
I’m going to give a $50 Amazon Gift Card for one lucky reviewer when Till Death and Beyond reaches 50 reviews on Amazon! The rules:
The winner will be chosen randomly, so no pressure about what you write. The review can be as long or as short as you want. All I want is your honest opinion!
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It‘s been a wonderful, interesting ... nerve-wracking year. I think the last word sums it up nicely. After all, it’s been the year the writer in me spent on the edge of her seat—if not on pins and needles—waiting for the verdict to come in.
Yes, it is an admission to reading reviews of my book. It had become a bit of an obsession, especially in the first few months. And yes, the nasty ones stung. Sometimes still do. But the few dark hours aside, I don’t let them deter me from my path. There will be criticism in the future; and while I’ll probably never grow as thick a skin as I would like to, I’m learning to listen to constructive criticism. Not to mention how much I appreciate the good reviews. They inspire me! Fill me with so much warmth, I feel like I can move mountains. It is not a secret that one of the best gifts for an author is a review, and in the spirit of Christmas, I would like to exchange gifts. I’m going to give a $50 Amazon Gift Card for one lucky reviewer when Till Death and Beyond reaches 50 reviews on Amazon! To enter the giveaway you either have to:
The winner will be chosen randomly, so no pressure about what you write. The review can be as long or as short as you want. All I want is your honest opinion! Merry Christmas! I had plans of publishing the paperback version of Till Death and Beyond for ages. And finally I‘m so close, I can practically smell the ink. As much fun as it was re-doing the book cover, formatting the text, or spending hours researching how to achieve all of this correctly, I’m looking forward to putting it behind me.
It’s a matter of days now, and I can’t wait! Today is one of those days when every line I write is crap, every word I read—sleep inducing. A lot of it has to do with the flu, I suspect. Or at least I hope so. Otherwise, I probably should just quit right now. Not that I will. Somehow, I always end up coming back to my writing. Today… today, however, is a day I needed a break. Being self-critical might be an important part of writing and editing process, but it also has a flip side to it. Especially when one is under the influence of cold medicine. So, I closed my WIP and opened Photoshop. I didn’t intend to work, but what started as an attempt to relax, turned into a scene I created because a few lines from Till Death and Beyond popped into my head and wouldn’t leave. I walked through the night like a shadow, I held no one close to my heart, Until the day that you reached me, Until you banished the dark. Okay, so she is not exactly a shadow here, but I like the end result. Thought I’d share it. That is how I see Amira. At least one side of her. There are many more, and maybe someday I’ll be able to illustrate them all. (Another is shown on the book cover.) I‘m not a blogger. Nor I’m one for social media interactions. Those are really hard for me. This small post, for example, was sitting on my desktop for a week, before I mustered enough courage to upload it. So it is ironic, considering these days social media is a must for an author. Or at least that’s the truth successful authors and help books acknowledge as necessity.
Success is a relative term, of course, but I’d love to experience at least some of its variations. Truth be told, the dream of becoming an author was born after I published my first, and right now (still) my only book. Writing had always been my way of recharging, expressing myself creatively, not to mention getting rid of those pesky voices inside my head. But that was it. I had no aspirations for it to become anything more. The thought never crossed my mind. The reason is simple: I was taught from a very young age that only certain professions are worth pursuing. Other things can be hobbies, at most. I believed that. I graduated with Master’s degree in Computer Science, for goodness sake. As they say, there’s none as blind as those who won’t see. Well, thanks to my husband, I do see now. He encouraged me, even hired an editor. That’s how my journey to becoming an author began. It’s a rough and bumpy road to be sure. Moreover, just because I published a book, I don’t consider myself an author. I mean nowadays anyone can publish and thousands, maybe even more, do so. Not to mention that I can’t quit my day job, or I would starve to death. So writing is still just a hobby, even though it’s a dream that is now etched into my heart. All I know is that whatever the course, I’ll keep on writing; hopefully growing, and becoming better in the process. As for social media interactions... there are other paths to achieving one’s goals. There must be. Longer, probably, but I do believe in letting work speak for itself. The pages of my book are filled with characters that are a part of me. Those pages hold my heart, and that is what I concentrate on. That is who I am. Now back to my WIP. The characters are waiting. |
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