And I mean really hard.
In fact I don’t think I’ve ever worked harder than I
have as a self-published author. Not that my earlier career as a pay mistress
for many northern mines was an easy job, especially when payday came due, but I
had backup then. Now I’m all alone, making decisions that affect my future.
have as a self-published author. Not that my earlier career as a pay mistress
for many northern mines was an easy job, especially when payday came due, but I
had backup then. Now I’m all alone, making decisions that affect my future.
True, it’s not physical. But in a way sitting at a
desk hours at a time can be hard when you’re alone in the office with a lot of chores
staring you in the face and only yourself driving you to get them done.
desk hours at a time can be hard when you’re alone in the office with a lot of chores
staring you in the face and only yourself driving you to get them done.
I guess it’s more of a mental kind of torture that
gets better as you become more versed with all the idiosyncrasies of social
media. At first, I thought I’d never figure out how to fill in a profile with
the different sites I wanted to join. And trust me, I wanted to join them every
one of them in case I missed the one that turned out to be the biggest and the
best… sigh.
gets better as you become more versed with all the idiosyncrasies of social
media. At first, I thought I’d never figure out how to fill in a profile with
the different sites I wanted to join. And trust me, I wanted to join them every
one of them in case I missed the one that turned out to be the biggest and the
best… sigh.
What a waste of time and effort. The only good thing
that came out of all that hair-pulling was that I learned how to transverse
most sites, where to look for the links, how to post a photo or book cover, to start
and keep a blog, to publish a book and best of all, I lost my fear of making a
mistake. Hell, when you make as many as I have, pretty soon you just shrug and
get on with it.
that came out of all that hair-pulling was that I learned how to transverse
most sites, where to look for the links, how to post a photo or book cover, to start
and keep a blog, to publish a book and best of all, I lost my fear of making a
mistake. Hell, when you make as many as I have, pretty soon you just shrug and
get on with it.
I guess the hard work came with the fact that there
are no set hours. For me that meant I could work all day, stay up half the
night and my retired life slipped into this kind of crazy routine fairly easy.
I can’t begin to understand how younger people with families and jobs manage.
For myself, I tend to put in anywhere from 4 to 10 hours a day pretty consistently.
If I’m home, I work. And I don’t go out that much.
are no set hours. For me that meant I could work all day, stay up half the
night and my retired life slipped into this kind of crazy routine fairly easy.
I can’t begin to understand how younger people with families and jobs manage.
For myself, I tend to put in anywhere from 4 to 10 hours a day pretty consistently.
If I’m home, I work. And I don’t go out that much.
It’s become a way of life and truth to tell, I
love it. Can’t imagine doing it if I didn’t. Let’s face it, not many of
us will ever hit the big jackpot. We’re lucky if we can manage a living wage
and even then it’s not dependable. Amazon can change the rules at the drop of
the proverbial hat and then what? But being able to write my stories and know
there are those out there in never-never land who actually read and enjoy them
is such a thrill that I couldn’t imagine stopping.
love it. Can’t imagine doing it if I didn’t. Let’s face it, not many of
us will ever hit the big jackpot. We’re lucky if we can manage a living wage
and even then it’s not dependable. Amazon can change the rules at the drop of
the proverbial hat and then what? But being able to write my stories and know
there are those out there in never-never land who actually read and enjoy them
is such a thrill that I couldn’t imagine stopping.
So next time I’m going through the day’s chores of
facebook, twitter, triberr, blog, e-mails, hootsuite, reviews, setting up promotions,
various other time-wasters and writing my daily quota, I’ll be seriously glad
that everything I need to do – I know
how. It’s just fitting everything in.
facebook, twitter, triberr, blog, e-mails, hootsuite, reviews, setting up promotions,
various other time-wasters and writing my daily quota, I’ll be seriously glad
that everything I need to do – I know
how. It’s just fitting everything in.
Awesome. I admit, I'm not as disciplined as you are, but I know what you mean about chasing all the social media and trying to fit writing in somewhere. I also agree so much that just being able to write and know someone is reading it makes it all worth it. Great job
Thanks Nigel. I admit to wasting a lot of time over the years trying to chase my tail. If nothing else, it taught me to be careful where I put my energies now.
Take care, my friend.
Mimi