[Writer Post] Season’s Confessions
Merry Wednesday Before Christmas. All is TRYING to be Merry and Bright, but I admit this year the holidays a bit of a struggle. It’s not just because 2016 has been a year punctuated by a random acts of suckage, but because there’s also been a lot of OFF.
I know I say I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions – and I don’t the whole “doomed to fail†thing, but dude. I have to resolve to get my head back in the game. This being “Off†has got to end. There’s no real room for my lack of focus and meh-ness.
I do know that part of my “Off†this season was scheduling. Once a set timeline is thrown off – this year by the work trip that took me out for a week – getting back on track is an uphill battle. I know everything’s going to get done and be fine, but so far all the holiday stuff has been frantic, last minute headless chicken scurrying. That’s no good. Feeling behind and rushed just makes everything…harder…and when a distraction/escape comes along, much too easy to throw one’s hands up and say, “screw it.†Then the vicious cycle begins.
Trying to be DONE with that. But as with all cycles, that’s difficult to break. It’s too easy to procrastinate. It’s too easy to say, “Oh, Jimmy’s not feeling well, I’ll take care of him.†Which sounds good, until you realize that that’s code for sitting around watching TV instead of being somewhat productive. There’s nothing WRONG with taking care of an ill loved one (it’s kinda the thing to do) or having a night to watch TV, but when it all compounds, then… yeah.
This is on me. No excuses. No quibbles. Nothing. I did this. I allowed it to happen, compound, and mess with my head. I’m not saying it won’t happen again (it will), but now I see it, recognize it, and hope to mitigate the spiral. Because things to be written.
And now for the good things – next week, Marvelous Nerd Years Eve and … THIS…This right here?
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