Reintroducing ...Me

Yes, I have been elusive in my blogging for a while now, as I've been trying to get a rhythm going with a little more "practical" writing, on eHow and now Associated Content. I've set a goal to write 10 -12 articles for each of them each month, enough to keep the creative juices flowing and leave me time for my novel. Right now, both ventures are acting more or less as a virtual change jar, but like an offline change jar they can really come in handy when a rainy day comes, so the most part I'm going to let what I earn through those ventures sit in my Paypal account, and one day I'll be really glad I did.

Over the past week, I've gotten little snippets of time to work on my current novel, Almighty Whispers in Our Souls, as I finally have a computer to work on that I don't have to share with anyone.: a mini-laptop. Definitely a worthwhile investment.. I downloaded a few ebooks from Lulu.com too, to read on my little laptop (about the size of a hardcover book) as well as ordered 5 publisher's grade copies of No Sensible People, and 5 official copies with the ISBN-- and I've received notification that half of them have shipped, the other half should ship early next week.

You wouldn't know it by looking out the window, but spring is around the corner. Soon it will be easier to get around, do more "foot soldier" marketing for my "baby." Now that I'll have "inventory" I can actually offer signed editions to people if they are interested. Click on the link to email me for more information.

 Recently, I read the first story , Dracula Slinks Into the Night from the collection Months and Seasons, by Christopher Meeks. In the story, a man who is overly resistant to starting a family because he is waiting for that "perfect" time -- and he comes to the realization that life is fragile, precious, and short. Preparation is one thing. Procrastination is another. I'll be finishing the collection soon; it's always good to discover a writer who puts a real stamp of quality in the literary world.

Of course, I can't guarantee that I'll never procrastinate again, but I should be able to keep up on my weekly blog again, my handful of articles, and sometime soon, update my website. After I stop to enjoy the preciousness of what's around me.

 Gretchen Lee Bourquin's Blog is syndicated weekly on

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