Buttcrack of Dawn

Crap there are even t-shirts. Maybe there is a club too!

 Now some of you may not know what the buttcrack of dawn is. It's that time just before dawn when it's still really dark and then you are in full view of the sun. I know...I know it's a bad metaphor since a full butt is a moon. But I'm southern do we ever make sense.

Anyways, I digress why am I up at this dark hour?

I'm working.

My friend who quotes his poppa oh so much, Vincent Zandri, did a post recently about how Hemmingway, (that's poppa) would wake everyday at dawn and work. He'd make sure to always stop at a point in his MS so he would have a starting point the next day. But if you want to read more about Hemmingway and his advice click Vince's name.

I'm not up writing...well since I'm writing this post I guess I am. The point is I'm up before dawn because in the West the sun doesn't rise early enough for me to begin my day. And the reverse of that is in the summer it won't become dark until like 11:00 pm. Boy does my schedule get off in the summer.

The point is I'm an entrepreneur as an author and as a literary strategist. In the first five years of any start up you are going work your butt crack off if you are successful. Even then you might not succeed. It really depends on what your definition of success is. Initially I've had amazing success in both just in my first year. When I look back I'm going to be able to say that I gave it my all. Including making time for my family and friends. Because in that potential fail/win situation they were there before and they will be in the end.

Writer Wednesday: Print Isn't It....But It's Still Special

I've technically been an author since Feb of 2011. At a conference I learned there is a distinct difference between writers and authors. That difference is authors are published and writers aren't yet. While my first books released were  Familial Witch, then Caffe' Seduzione and I was thrilled. Both were limited to eBooks for reasons that my publishers and I both agreed upon.

Don't get me wrong I LOVE eBooks. As a reader and an author I'm thrilled with the invention. They are by far simply positive. As an author I make more money. As a reader I don't have to wait as long for releases or to purchase the book, and they are cheaper.

Maude's Adventures: A weekend in bed

Maude pulled the covers over her head buried her face into the pillow. After four weeks of dating Tony, exclusively, (which had been her choice) he hadn't called or returned a text in three days. Broken hearted she called into work using one of her precious sick days. Things had been going great...she thought.

Why would he do this.

Pulling her phone from the charger she checked the ringer volume, made sure it wasn't on vibrate, then checked to see if she had any missed calls or texts. This had become the dominant exercise for the weekend.

That's Not The Picture I Sent!!!

If you want to see what I've been up to this weekend then go check out my guest post over at http://vincentzandri.blogspot.com/2011/04/intitial-impressions-and-gut-wrenching.html?showComment=1303139593778#c3814692217885574595

Disclaimer: I don't smoke and that is not the picture I sent. He is the only other man who can ruffle my feathers right up there with my brother and husband.