SOME CHEERING UP (IWSG)

I don’t know about you, but at times I feel I can do with a bit of cheering up and because life is so particularly hard, I have a few quotes to make us all feel better.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. (Buddha)

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. (Marcus Aurelius)

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. (Marcus Aurelius)

All quotes can be found on www.brainyquote.com. Have a great week everyone.

The Insecure Writers Support Group was created by the wonderful and talented author and blogger, Alex J. Cavanaugh. You guys can visit Alex over at http://alexjcavanaugh.blogspot.com.

I'M A BAD BLOGGER FRIEND

I am sorry, I know that I have not been very supportive and that I have been missing a lot of important events in your life. I promise I will try to do better and be a better blogger friend in the future.

Why have I been missing? Well, my new job is unexpectedly very demanding, not to mention that I had to go for last minute training and that my boss likes springing last minute things on me, like that I will have to be working late every Thursday and Friday and possibly Saturdays as well, but other than that...

I am really sorry that I have not been making the rounds and offering my support.

SOME NEWS

I know you guys must be wondering how the interview went and to put you out of your misery I will mention that it was absolutely terrible. But I got a call this morning to say that I was late for work and that I should have been there like an hour ago. So, I got the job (on very short notice). 

Thank you so much to everyone that wished me well and that has been leaving kind comments for me the past few weeks. You guys make my life so much greater.

My new job will involve working as a data capturer and it is also a short term contract, so it is also only for a few months. I am just happy that now I at least know where my next pay check is going to come from. 

THAT SADIE THING and other stories (COVER REVEAL!)



I am so excited to share this cover reveal with you, by the gorgeous and wonderfully talented Annalisa Crawford.

A couple break up on a rainy night; a runaway longs to go home; a woman finds comfort from eating lunch as her best friend lies in hospital; a teenager feels oppressed by her father. All of the characters in these stories are trying to find their place in the world, attempting to find connections that matter with the people around them.

This collection brings together prize-winning and published stories from the past twenty years: the ‘greatest hits’.

That Sadie Thing and other stories will be available on

Kindle from Monday 25th February 2013.

Annalisa Crawford lives and writes in Cornwall with a good supply of beaches and moorland to keep her inspired. She finds endless possibilities in the relationships between people. As this collection testifies, she has been writing for twenty years - but doesn't feel a day over twenty-one.

Find her on her blog, Twitter, Facebook and Goodreads.

MORE CHANGE WAS NEEDED

Today I had a talk with my attitude and we came to the conclusion that I have to stop being so damn depressing. I read a few of my blog posts for this year and man, do I sound dull. Well, first of all, I just have to mention that I have a job interview tomorrow. I am really excited, probably because this is only the second interview I have ever been invited to. With the other jobs I simply just got hired, being a temp and all that. But I really have a good feeling about this job.

The other thing is, I have been a really bad vegetarian. When I say bad...I mean eating tons of carbohydrates and mostly eating everything fried. Not to mention that I have been eating a lot of those frozen pre-packaged vegetarian stuff, which I know is not good for me on the long run, but I have just been so lazy. So, I have decided to start making my own bean burgers again and to actually start cooking for myself again and actually trying to get some form of exercise. After all, exercise makes you feel happy, right?

I just got so tired of waiting for things to change in my life, so I decided to make a few changes to a few things that are in my control.

I am also working on a short story about a nymph assassin, which I am really excited about. It is the same story idea I had a few years ago, which caused a few of my fellow bloggers to make fun of me for the idea, because apparently nymphs can't do anything aside for running around naked and having tons of sex. Just so that you know, I think that is total bull-crap, but I know it will be good and she will totally kick butt.

What is going on in your life?

JUST MOVING MY FURNITURE AROUND

Last night I worked on the details to one of the short stories that is causing chaos in my brain and this morning I wanted to write about something completely different, which is usually a sign that I should move onto something else. I know a story is worth writing when it compels me to to write it, no matter what.

Things have been feeling a bit stagnant and depressing, so that is when I knew it was time for me to move the furniture in my room about. Whenever my life is not working out the way I want, I change my room around, which as you must know, tends to be a lot. My mom once told me that constantly changing the placement of furniture in one's room tends to cause your whole life to constantly jumble around too. I guess I tend to have a restless soul.

What are you guys up to?

I AM DEFINITELY LOSING IT

I wish I could just jank myself out of this writing slump. I know I have to write and I know what I want to write and that it is something that I want to do for the rest of my life, but for some reason I am just not writing. I get to my computer and nothing happens. These days I am more interested in catching up with movies I haven't watched or catching up on a favourite TV series. 

I guess I am sabotaging myself. I guess I thought that my first book would have found a publisher by now, but deep inside I know that these things take time and that there could be a big chance that my book might not sell at all. Right now I kind of feel like my writing is going nowhere. I know that is a really depressing way of thinking, especially if I have an agent, but I am realizing that things don't get any easier, even if you have an agent. There is only so much one person can actually do for a book. 

I started job hunting and you guys won't believe how many scams and scammers there are in the job market. Honestly, I applied for one job and then the possible employer wants to charge me money to buy a supposed manual, so that I can do my job. I fell for this 2 years ago and then found out it was a scam. The other scam is where supposed recruitment agencies require my CV, a photo of myself and all documentation with regards to my education and proof of qualifications. This might not sound bad, except for the fact that many of these recruitment agencies don't even exist, which I found out from Google, not to mention that I only applied for one job and suddenly all of these supposed recruitment agencies start spamming me with the same emails every day. I guess they use those documentation for identity theft. 

Well, I guess the upside to all of this is that my life never seems to be boring. Though, right now I would give almost anything for a quiet life.