Wow... the past month has been exciting and invigorating. Sorry for not getting here sooner. I hope what follows will explain my absence *lol*....
Where to start - the 3 Day Novel Contest. I finished it again this year - for the 6th consecutive year. I loved this year just as much as the first and am already looking forward to 2010. I am really pleased with my submission this year and think that no matter what happens contest wise, I will work on it myself. I think of everything that I have written so far, this has the potential to go further. I truly believe that and will honestly say I am going to have trouble waiting until January to see if I can go ahead and market it myself. I will keep you posted, but won't say anything about the actual details of the book until I can.
So.. next ...I have finished another one of my children's books. This is the one I have been working on with my girlfriend. It has taken a long time, but it was worth it. We are researching publishers and agents to decide which way to go, then will get our submissions/query letters ready and out there.
As you know I have been working on several others while we were in the editing process of this one, so I am truly excited to be getting back to the others now. It is my goal and intention to have 6 - 1 from each series idea - ready so when we do get accepted/picked up, we have a lot of other things to show them.
I have started doing the background, legal name searches etc,. for the company we will create together as the parent for our books etc., and have come up with two really good names that are available. Right now we are reviewing both to see if they could work for the Book store we are going to open as well, or if it is just the parent company name.
In another vein, I had what I think is a great idea for a new company. I spoke to my sister in law about it and she loved it and wants to partner with me on it. I have the website about 70% done and am doing the legal background work to get it all started and will be ready to share it with all of my friends soon. It is going to be a lot of work, but once it gets going, it is going to be amazing for everybody. I can feel that and am truly excited about it.
I must admit doing both of these things with other people is an interesting exercise. I am not used to partnering in this form and the patience required for the process is being learned. I know I have the time to do the work and get it done, but need to remember that others have different time commitments and cannot act on my schedule. I just get anxious because I am excited and have the time to get moving... *lol*
During this process I have still been doing my contract work and was just signed on for 5 more contracts with this one company. I am pleased with that because I know that I will have work at least until May 2010, which is a nice feeling. Knowing this schedule really helps me in several ways - knowing I have these paying projects coming up and their timing, offers me the money and time to work on my own thing in between.
I am really pleased that I finally got out of my own way and believed that I could do it. Because I am actually doing it now. Amazing...
These other two ventures will absolutely push me beyond this new comfort zone but that is good too. I have decided to never let fear keep me behind any door - especially the one that was keeping my own potential behind it. Never again...
I am so happy to be free of my own constraints....taking that first step was hard, but now it seems like a lifetime ago and I cannot imagine anything other than this... funny how that happens...
I can't wait for what is coming next and I am sooo excited to share it with each of you....
I hope you are living your life this free and are excited about whatever is coming next for you... if not, is there something you could be doing differently? Is there a way to get out from under your own fear? Is there anything I can do to help you?
Have a wonderful day - full of your own greatness and joy...
