Welcome to a New Year--Memoirous
Greetings 2016!
Welcome to a new year of memories.
Last year about this time I was making memories by riding
self-supported by bicycle Jacksonville to Key West. In fact 2015 saw 3 such
trips, the 2nd being Minneapolis to Chicago and the 3rd Pittsburgh
to Washington DC. 2016 is sure to hold
many more cycling opportunities . . . since I got a new bike!
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| Torker Interurban Mixte From Uptown Bikes, on sale $600 |
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| Writing is a journey. Every time we sit down to begin a piece or write the first chapter or the first line we are venturing into uncharted territory. 365 Affirmations for the Writer is about listening to those who have gone before us and letting them guide us with their insight, their own trials. By reading what others have said, we can survey the path before us, count the cost, and plunge ahead. |
I am earnestly looking at the benefits of self-publishing,
asking other author friends about their experience. I am at a mid-career point
where I’m wondering how many more years I have to wait. Wait for an agent, an
editor. I know there have been earth-shaking changes to the publishing industry
in the past twenty years. Agents today are busier than ever, but the stakes are
so much higher. There seems to be very little time to wait out an author with a
slow arc of success. The dividends must come quicker, with almost immediate
returns.
I love story. I love writing stories. And I want them to be
the best they can be. 2016 will be about trying to find balance in a changing
industry—between self-publication and going the traditional route.
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