Previously on Betsy’s Blog… To sum things up as quickly as possible: there’s a Quest, there’s a Guide, he’s a gerbil (yeah, a gerbil), his name is Harry. The Quest is to indie publish, Betsy’s supposed to be writing and finishing her first draft, and the Muse is cranky about schedules. Betsy’s also managed to […]
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The Muse Balks
May 28, 2014 by
Previously on Betsy’s Blog… Betsy has set out on her Quest to become an indie author with the help of her Guide, Harry. Although in mythology, Guides for a Quest have traditionally been a white stag or rabbit, Harry is a white gerbil. Well, that’s just the way things go sometimes. Thus far, Harry has […]
Some Thoughts About Failure and Success
May 25, 2014 by
One morning last week, I woke up feeling vaguely guilty and rather like a failure. Now that isn’t terribly unusual, but I didn’t know what was wrong this time. As I thought about it, I realized my feelings were somehow connected to the fact I had been to the grocery store the previous evening.It so happens […]
The Voice Speaks
May 21, 2014 by
Previously on Betsy’s Blog… Harry, Betsy’s Quest Guide, is afraid Betsy has become derailed in her Quest to be a successful indie author. This fear appears justified when he finds her lying in a slovenly heap in the temporal lobe of her brain, drowning her grief and sorrow in a sea of sugars, fats, and chemicals. He […]
Sugar-Coated
May 18, 2014 by
Previously on Betsy’s Blog… When Betsy loses two of her beloved cats within six weeks of each other due to cancer, Harry, Betsy’s Quest Guide, leaves her alone for a little while to grieve. However, when he returns to Betsy’s brain, he’s disturbed to find molecules of sugar and chemicals flying around everywhere and Betsy’s Muse […]
Derailed?
May 14, 2014 by
Previously on Betsy’s Blog… Betsy and Harry, her Quest Guide, determined that the first step Betsy needs to take to become a successful indie author is to write more. They also discussed Betsy’s production schedule and decided Betsy would finish the first draft of her work in progress by May 11. Unfortunately, in the meantime Betsy […]
