Adornments by Lynn

Here’s a great post by Jill Koenig at GoalBlog.com about doing just that. Her point is that once the book is written, there’s still a ton of work to be done to market it to publishers, consumers, etc. As she puts it, writing a book is only 10% writing. Sounds daunting, I know, and I think that’s why most of the people I know that want to write a book never actually have started it. (Me included.)

I once heard someone ask the question: “How do you eat an elephant?” Answer:  “One bite at a time.”

Or for those more traditional: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.” ~~ Confucious

Translation –> You have to take the first bite or the first step! In other words, sit down at the computer or paper and start writing! And once you complete the manuscript, don’t put it in a drawer and forget about it…start to market it!

Writing a book is a noble and worthy thing to do. Thank goodness there are many people that actually spend the time and effort to complete them and make them available to us. And those of us who have considered writing a book should think more seriously about doing it.

Thanks, Jill, for the inspiration and the motivations!

In fact, Jill is so motivational that I think I need to cut this post short and go start my book! 

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One of the fellow members of the Blogjolt group has a regular feature she blogs about each week. Her name is Jamie and her blog is http://blondemomblog.com/

Apparently, she has been posting a Thankful Thursday item for a while now and I truly love the idea! Here’s her latest one, so you can see what I mean.

Since the way to happiness and prosperity is to start with an attitude of thankfulness, I am going to blog today about the things for which I am thankful.  Here goes (stream-of-consciousness-style)

I am thankful for:

• a good paying “day job” that allows me to live a comfortable lifestyle
• the ability to make and keep the most wonderful friends ever!!  (you all know who you are!)
• that Cindy’s surgery came off ok and that she’s recovering very quickly
• that my son John is nearly finished with college (whew! — more $$$)
• that both of my kids and both of my granddaughters are healthy and doing fine
• the most adorable granddaughters anyone could ever have!!
• my health and the health of my friends
• that it’s finally starting to become fall. I hate the 100 degree weather of the summer!
• that I’ve had several very cool adventures lately and have a couple more coming up
• a fabulous and fun “hobby”…that of making and designing jewelry
• that I have discovered how fun it is to blog
• three completely cute and cuddly “kitty boys”
• new ideas every day
• an occasional martini
• as my grandfather would have put it: that I’m young enough to enjoy some things, but old enough to know better! 
• an update to that: that I know better, but enjoy some things anyway! 
• that, for me anyway, 2006 has been a thousand times better than 2005!!!

I hope each of you take a few minutes to be thankful for the great things in your life today too!