My experience with my publisher as the author may be different than others. Right now and for a good deal over the next months it's a perspective of an editing relationship of this one introvert. My intention in sharing this process with you is to help you know some ins and outs, ups and downs, do’s and don’ts if you either find a publisher or have one approach you to write … [Read more...] about Publisher and author: editing relationship of one introvert
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6 Ways the Internet Works for Introverts
Whether you are an introvert or baby boomer, you'll appreciate the key ideas presented in this guest blog about the main ways the internet works for us. We live in a very special time for interaction. The growing generation is being raised on Web 2.0. For those who aren’t familiar, Web 2.0 is a step up from the internet that we first knew in that it allows us to be … [Read more...] about 6 Ways the Internet Works for Introverts
How a publisher selects your work: a publisher knocked before I thought about a book
In writing my next book for the introvert in business, a publisher emailed me before I really thought it through. Here is a quick flash back, which might be the start of a blog post series of changing the process from writing your book to get published, to getting published, and then writing the book. Having solo authored four books, collaborated on two others, and being a … [Read more...] about How a publisher selects your work: a publisher knocked before I thought about a book
Have You Ever Had Anticipatory Grief that You Back Burnered?
It was a typical veterinarian visit; Chanel, our 16 year old poodle needed a vaccine shot. I did have a few questions to put in perspective what I didn’t remember happening with our previous dog of 15 years when she was aging. “So doc, do you have time for just a few questions about Chanel?” I asked looking at my notes app where I had captured about 3 or 4 questions. Chanel … [Read more...] about Have You Ever Had Anticipatory Grief that You Back Burnered?
What Is Productive Procrastination?
Procrastination is a dirty word, there is no doubt about it. Whenever someone says they are procrastinating, a little part of the mind seems to rebel. You aren't doing what needs to be done, you are being lazy, you are putting off something important out of a lack of motivation...no matter what way you phrase it, it doesn't sound good. Yet, it is something we all do from time … [Read more...] about What Is Productive Procrastination?
Why It Takes me So Long to Pack as an Introvert, Baby Boomer Woman
In getting ready for a brief holiday trip, I was thinking about how I go about packing even for just a 4-day trip. This process started for me about 12 years when my husband and I began the car hobby. We went right off the starting line almost at the top with a 1933 Packard. And wow was it ever the most rewarding hobby in so many ways. From the beginning we began to win … [Read more...] about Why It Takes me So Long to Pack as an Introvert, Baby Boomer Woman