I am around. Just like you, life comes at me sometimes. This time it is nothing bad. I can’t complain, really. I am at a class for a couple weeks. What I can complain about is how it gives me such a great excuse not to write.

Ever been there? Right now I am near the end of writing a book. Finishing up the last scenes of the rough draft. Usually that is plenty of reason by itself. Finishing means change and that can be a good enough reason to slow the writing train.

Add on to that a class I am taking which is heavy in the writing area and I have all these great excuses not to write! I know it is a weak excuse. I wouldn’t let any of you get away with it!

What? posting on this blog isn’t really writing? OK, i get it. I am still wasting time and not writing. You caught me. I just wanted to let you know I was thinking about you. I am glad I did, you keep me honest!

I believe that people rarely get anywhere on their own. I for one have not achieved the level of professional success that I have by leaning on my own skills and neglecting everyone else. I would go so far as to say that most of my success in the military has been based on my readiness to help others.

There are quite a few out there that say the indie writing community is the same. Continue reading Mingle →