So The next topic in the group is Useful Services and where to find them.
Most publishing projects need an Editor, A book cover Designer, a formatter, and A Marketer
Self publishing means you need to hire these or do it yourself. Most editors advertise their business on social media. Same with the formatter. You can find Cover designers with a quick google search. Marketers are a bit more difficult to find.
I am apparently more particular than I ever thought I was. I always thought I was low maintenance…and in some ways I guess I am. Being as creative as I am means I make most of my own accessories, I tend not to ask for a lot…I actually prefer the homemade gifts most of the time because I value the time so much more than the money.
However I broke one of my eyeglass chains, and that’s one of the few accessories I don’t make for myself. I know how but I just haven’t been truly interested in fighting with the reality of the quality of the things I want in such a thing. And they are really cheap on Amazon or at the dollar tree.
I thankfully was changing out my usual well worn bats for some beads as I love changing my accessories to match my mood and who doesn’t?
The problem is that when I was searching for some new ones I found myself refusing some of the really pretty ones because I don’t like the dangling stuff extra. I have 2 pairs and I don’t wear them because I move my head too much and the butterflies that each pair has end up smacking me or tangling up with the other chain and driving me nuts.
So I added a dozen different ones to my wishlist and that’s when it occurred to me. I found several that I really loved but I felt completely obsessed with what other options there were. I know that I will eventually get the ones that I was most excited about…but I was suddenly lost in a rabbit hole because the idea was so happy.
The truth hit me. I am not so much low maintenance as I am eccentric in my tastes. I am happier with someone spending time with me than I am money (though money doed unfortunately make the world go around) and I am so much more interested in the story of an object than the object itself. Which I think probably needs context…
I have things that I keep and will continue to repair until they are dust because I have a story to tell with them. They are a rich piece of life and every experience matters – even the traumatic ones. I may wonder if I would be missed if I left this world, but I could never do anything to make that happen because I honestly want to see what the story is.
what ever else you are going through..remember that you have a great story to tell…and I guarantee that there is always someone who is interested in listening.
Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha
Harpy Hare, where have you buried all your children? Tell me so I say Harpy Hare, where have you buried all your children? Tell me so I say
All the arrows that you’ve stolen Split in half, now bum and broken Like your heart that was so eager to be hid You can’t keep them all caged They will fight and run away Mother, tell me so I say (La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la)
Harpy Hare, where have you buried all your children? Tell me so I say Harpy Hare, where have you buried all your children? Tell me so I say
Forest walls and starry ceilings Barren curtains that you’re weaving Like the stories that you keep inside your head She can’t keep them all safe They will die and be afraid Mother, tell me so I say (Mother, tell me so I say)
Harpy Hare, where have you buried all your children? Tell me so I say Harpy Hare, where have you buried all your children? Tell me so I say
Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha
Harpy Hare, where have you buried all your children? Tell me so I say Harpy Hare, where have you buried all your children? Tell me so I say (Tell me so I say)
Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha Ha, ha, ha (Ha, ha, ha) She can’t keep them all caged (Ha, ha, ha) They’ll be far and fly away Mother, tell me you will stay We’ll be far and fly away
My 2 cents –
I feel like I cannot keep up. My brain has so many ideas….So I end up feeling like I am burying the ones I cannot write.
Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages.
One of the top ten best-loved novels in America, as seen on PBS’s The Great American Read!
Scottish Highlands, 1945. Claire Randall, a former British combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord . . . 1743.
Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may shatter her heart. Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, Claire learns her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives.
My thoughts:
I love this series but I don’t like the MFC. I feel like she is too easily taken to bedroom swapping. She has appeal in her personality but she is a bit annoying as well. I adore Jamie. I am quite fond of Lord John Grey. overall it is a great read.
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