Sure, it could happen even in a this mess I call my chaotic life.
Actually this is my intent to try. To do my best to come to this blog and to post something on a regular schedule.
Here is the tentative schedule I have worked out in my mind and please understand that my ability to maintain this schedule will not be easy. Did I mention chaotic life?
Monday - Music Monday.
Tuesday - Off night (Actually this is for me to write or promote my published works).
Wednesday - Thoughts or musings about writing.
Thursday - Open for suggestions.
Friday - Social Items, News, Sports, Politics, or who knows what. Basically a chance for me to share my personal thoughts on things that are happening in the world around us.
Weekends - Free for all or not at all. Who knows? I will probably do a combination of both especially since summer is coming on and I do enjoy camping.
This is a good spot for me to ask for some help with the writing though. When people visit this blog and leave me comments, it lets me know I am not alone and then I feel compelled to keep writing and sharing and engaging. I know I could help myself by visiting other blogs and talking with the bloggers out there. Did I mention chaotic life yet? I'll try and give it my best as I work toward my goal of not having to work for someone else.
So there is a tentative schedule and lets see how well I do with it. (please leave a comment wishing me luck).
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Monday Music - Radioactive (2 parts)
I've decided to try and be a better blogger. To do that, I need to write more posts, but I really can't write about writing all the time. So I'm going to dedicate Monday's to music. I use music to set my mood before I start writing, and I have a very extensive musical collection (numerous genres).
Tonight I am featuring Radioactive by Imagine Dragons and a cover for Radioactive by Lindsey Sterling and Pentatonix. Sure, it's the same song, but I enjoyed both videos and I'm sharing them here.
Tonight I am featuring Radioactive by Imagine Dragons and a cover for Radioactive by Lindsey Sterling and Pentatonix. Sure, it's the same song, but I enjoyed both videos and I'm sharing them here.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
In the Numbers
I am aware that I have not been writing very many blog posts. Sure I can give the excuses about busy schedules, or things that come up, and you probably know such stories. I don't need to repeat them. So I am going to make an effort to be more a part of this blog, and share thoughts on my mind, even if they are not writing thoughts. Or share about things I like (such as music videos).
This post is about numbers though. Here are some numbers. My author page on FB (http://www.facebook.com/fleethompson) now has 198 likes. My twitter account (https://twitter.com/Author_Lee) has 5060 followers. These are the two main ways that I am marketing my book (soon to be books).
These may simply seem like numbers. But they aren't numbers. These are people. Every single one. These are people I can interact with. Talk with. Learn things from. Share bits and pieces of life with.
I said to someone I met earlier today that the best experience is when someone I know tells me they really enjoyed my book. It really is amazing to hear this from someone I don't know also, but for some reason, hearing it from someone I know adds a little something to how special it is.
The people following me on twitter and facebook are people and every time one of them talks to me to tell me they enjoyed something I did, then it makes my day bright and shiny, and I want so much to keep working for just that reason.
This post is about numbers though. Here are some numbers. My author page on FB (http://www.facebook.com/fleethompson) now has 198 likes. My twitter account (https://twitter.com/Author_Lee) has 5060 followers. These are the two main ways that I am marketing my book (soon to be books).
These may simply seem like numbers. But they aren't numbers. These are people. Every single one. These are people I can interact with. Talk with. Learn things from. Share bits and pieces of life with.
I said to someone I met earlier today that the best experience is when someone I know tells me they really enjoyed my book. It really is amazing to hear this from someone I don't know also, but for some reason, hearing it from someone I know adds a little something to how special it is.
The people following me on twitter and facebook are people and every time one of them talks to me to tell me they enjoyed something I did, then it makes my day bright and shiny, and I want so much to keep working for just that reason.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Writing Emotionally
Today I wrote the major climatic scene for Island of Regrets. The thing about the scene is that for me it is the most powerfully emotional scene for the entire book.
I'm so very close to the end of the book that I honestly feel like I could finish it tonight if I pushed myself (I would probably be up until midnight - but it's possible).
I can't push myself now. Once I got through those emotions, it was time to stop and simply breath. I hope the power of the emotions I just went through comes through in what I just wrote.
In the meantime I'm going to downtime, watch a move and just relax.
I'm so very close to the end of the book that I honestly feel like I could finish it tonight if I pushed myself (I would probably be up until midnight - but it's possible).
I can't push myself now. Once I got through those emotions, it was time to stop and simply breath. I hope the power of the emotions I just went through comes through in what I just wrote.
In the meantime I'm going to downtime, watch a move and just relax.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Helping New Authors
As you may guess from the above picture. Today I want to ask everyone who has read Jeremy's Kiss to please take the time to leave a review for the book on Amazon.com, or Barnes & Noble, or on Goodreads (or even all of the above). I am going to include the links below.
The reason I am asking is because reviews really are the best way to share the book and to encourage others to purchase it. If people see only a few reviews they assume those reviews are from friends and family who would only say good things. The majority of my reviews are from people who are not family, and I don't know well enough to call them friends in that manner.
A book review does not have to be anything complex. It can be as simple as giving it a star rating following by "I liked it", or "A good read". You can add more as you like, but please don't give away spoilers, it's better to let others read the story for themselves.
If you are family or a close friend, please don't let that deter you, go onto the sites and leave a review. Every little bit helps. I am very near completing the writing of "Island Of Regrets", and good reviews for Jeremy's Kiss will do wonders for helping the next book get started.
Please, I am asking, begging, or pleading if you prefer. Please log onto one of the sites (links included below) and leave a review for Jeremy's Kiss. Thank you so very much for purchasing the book, reading it, and enjoying it.
If you know of any other sites to post a review, please do so, these are the three big ones that I know of.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Music for Writing
I really enjoy music in my daily life. I am familiar with a large variety of music styles and genre's. So it should come as no surprise that I like to have music when I write. I can't have just any music though. I need something that helps with my mood, to get me into the proper frame of mind for what I am writing.
When I wrote Jeremy's Kiss, there was one song that really hit the right now for me while writing, other than that I simply used a radio or something similar and kept it turned low for background noise. The song was "Bloodletting" by Concrete Blonde (and if you don't know already, Jeremy's Kiss is a Vampire story).
My current work in progress, Island of Regrets, actually has it's own playlist. In fact, I created the playlist on YouTube and that is what I use when I am working on Island of Regrets. It's only about 20 songs, so it can play through fairly quickly, but that is ok by me. I am sharing my playlist here. You are welcome to listen to and enjoy the music I write to. You may even want to challenge yourself to figure out the real theme of the music and what that might say about the book I am working on.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOIzPLOvw4c8Me7cbbw4QRhyP9hdKXrtA
The only other thought I will share about music right now is that I am sure I am tired of listening to Taylor Swift go over her broken relationships in her songs. Oh well, maybe it's just me, because the radio stations don't seem to agree.
When I wrote Jeremy's Kiss, there was one song that really hit the right now for me while writing, other than that I simply used a radio or something similar and kept it turned low for background noise. The song was "Bloodletting" by Concrete Blonde (and if you don't know already, Jeremy's Kiss is a Vampire story).
My current work in progress, Island of Regrets, actually has it's own playlist. In fact, I created the playlist on YouTube and that is what I use when I am working on Island of Regrets. It's only about 20 songs, so it can play through fairly quickly, but that is ok by me. I am sharing my playlist here. You are welcome to listen to and enjoy the music I write to. You may even want to challenge yourself to figure out the real theme of the music and what that might say about the book I am working on.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOIzPLOvw4c8Me7cbbw4QRhyP9hdKXrtA
The only other thought I will share about music right now is that I am sure I am tired of listening to Taylor Swift go over her broken relationships in her songs. Oh well, maybe it's just me, because the radio stations don't seem to agree.
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