Since tomorrow is Thanksgiving, I thought I'd post about all the things I'm thankful for - at least the things that pertain to my writing. If I listed all the things I'm thankful for, we'd be here for weeks.
So in no particular order, here they are:
My family - husband, sons, brothers, sister, mom, nieces, nephews, dad, stepmom - they get me and they're supportive of what I do, proud of me, they want me to succeed and are great at picking up the slack when deadline time rolls around.
My friends - they're also supportive, want me to succeed and will brainstorm plots with me, challenge me and commiserate with me.
My blogger and author friends - they inspire me every day and help keep me motivated.
My favorite authors - they provide me with hours of reading material that never fails to inspire me.
My editing day job - I love what I do, I love my authors, and I love my relatively flexible schedule that allows me to stay home with my kids and pursue the job I love most.
My other writing gig - see above. :)
My kitties - for keeping me company during the day and unconditional love.
My computer - super grateful to have this. I can't imagine writing books by hand.
My waterproof note pad - there's nothing better than being able to write down my creativity surges while in the shower.
The ideas that keep me writing - it's always a wonderful discovery even if I think I know what's going to happen.
The world around me - it's full of beauty, magic and inspiration everywhere I look.
If you celebrate Thanksgiving, I wish you a wonderful holiday! Don't forget to share what you're thankful for. :)
No kidding about computers. I wrote part of a novel (ages ago) longhand. Crikey, just the idea of revising/editing something that took SO much effort and SUCH writer's cramp, lol.
ReplyDeleteI had a horrible moment of panic today. My computer shut itself off while I was in the middle of checking email and my first thought was "NO! I can't write the rest of this book by hand!" Happily, hubby fixed it! I should have added In-house IT to my list of things to be thankful for!
DeleteLots of great things and people to be grateful for. You have a waterproof notebook? How does that work? I'd like one too.
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There are suction cups on the back of it, and a suction cup that holds the pencil and it's mounted right on my shower wall.I love it! Here's the link if you're interested. http://www.myaquanotes.com/
DeleteI need to a waterproof notebook!!! I really want a waterproof iPad ;-) Happy Turkey Day!
ReplyDeleteI soooooo wish my iPad was waterproof! :D But here's the link to the notepad if you're interested. http://www.myaquanotes.com/
DeleteWhat an awesome list! You should print this out and stick it up on a mirror somewhere.... just to always keep in mind, whenever you may lose steam with your writing. You've got it good!
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You're right - I agree wholeheartedly! I consider myself incredibly lucky! :D
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