Shhh, I’m working…

Shhh, it's a secret...

I’m working on a secret project that I really hope goes well… It’s for me and in the hopes that I can advertise better.  Right now it’s eating up my time.  I guess really I’m working on two secret advertising projects. I’m also trying to improve my art skills.  I don’t know if that can be done but I have a few new toys and I know I rock like no other with stick figures… well, maybe not as awesome as JC Little or a few others but hey I can do stick like people ok enough .
Anyway, my editing is moving along. Two of my betas for book two asked if I can give it to them a week later than plan.  This worked out just right for me because I was rushing myself to get it done sooner.  I just wanted one extra week and BOOM I got it! The other beta had no issue about waiting.  I’ve still been wondering how many people other authors use as betas.  This will be my first run ever wih betas and I’m very nervous about it.
My new computer is great. Only issue is I still need to sort through and move over my junk. I have about ten outlined, half written, or all the way written blogs on it. My old computer isn’t wireless and had to be moved into another room while I slowly go through all of everything.  Some of its pictures, double pictures, cropped pictures, old documents, old school papers, to-do lists, blog stuff, book stuff, music, videos, and you name it and I pack-ratted it on to my old ‘puter.
Also in two months I will have been doing this blog for two years and I don’t know if I should be doing anything for that date… we shall see if I have time and can come up with anything.   I’m super, crazy, stupid, busy right now and I still need to clean out the garage. Well, I’m off to go do something secret… Shhh…

This blog was not meant to be written…

We all have times where things seem to become impossible to get to our end goal.  I am at one of those times.  I did not ‘bite off more then I can chew,’ I just keep having more stuff placed on my plate.  Every time I get to the point where I feel I can sit down and read, write a blog, chat on Twitter, I’m forced into an unseen vortex where I have to do twenty other things.  This has become insane since January when I first caught a cold.  I don’t want anyone to get me wrong, not all of my unseen vortexes have been bad.  I am very happy about some of the things going on in my life right now.  My oldest needing to take a few tests and my having to do a few extra things for it has been nice.  She will be in 9th grade English and History next year, not 8th!  So I am really happy about that.  But it has taken a little extra out of my days, and there still is a little paper work I need to sign.  My youngest falling behind because she missed 4 days was a downer, and I’ve had to work really hard with her on all of her make-up work.  But she is getting there and she has a wonderful teacher.  There are a few private things going on here and there too.  My mother-in-law is looking for a house closer to us and she keeps asking our help and advice on looking for a home.  Richard and I have been asked to view homes with her.  I feel for her as she has very bad bone density and she needs to be closer in case she falls.  I had to help get some stuff ready for my youngest daughter’s class party.  There is a lot more but every time I type this I get interrupted.  I wanted the next blog I wrote to be interesting and informative, not about how I am really having a tough couple months keeping up.  I know it will get easier, soon I will have devoured every bite on my plate and I will be back to the normal chatty me.  Thank you for sticking around.

So, I need to write a new blog…

I know I need to write a new blog but sometimes new blogs don’t just fall into my lap from the sky. If they did it might hurt … I’ve read some pretty heavy blogs. Ok, bad pun, sorry. I’m moving on now past the pun.
This blog, the one you are reading right now, is a blog about blogging when there is nothing going on in a person’s mind (or life) to blog about. The sad truth is, I know we have all been here. We have all, at some point, thought, “I really need to update my blog, but what do I write about?” Then one ponders and contemplates, the kids do a few funny things, a friend says a witty comment, but nothing is worth writing a whole blog. What next? What now? One could always stoop to the point of writing about that one time when the guy next door went out and got his newspaper in his underwear and it was disgusting. But how many blog buddies would like to read that? Sometimes a dream can save a blog update or family coming over for a visit. Great ideas, stories, useful facts, fun facts, obscure facts, lesson learned, life experiences, or even interesting family history can save a blog update.
I’m afraid not much can save this blog. I’ve been so involved in my series my mind keeps thinking of it, visiting it, working on it problems, my mind doesn’t want me to write a blog. My mind wants me to write another chapter, complete a few more paragraphs, or better yet finish the book! This is when some writers ask for a fellow author if they’ll do an interview with them (and they can both post it). Another trick is a poll of something they can’t figure out. How many people like stuffed dragons over stuffed bears? Or when you were 5 did you think the ocean was thrilling, scary, or boring? Me? I’m writing this, this time. Next time I think I should do a poll… what do you think? Poll or no poll?