life balance

How Do You Handle Disappointments?

March 27, 2012 Random Musings
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Over a thousand writers stared at their phones yesterday, willing them to ring.  Only around 150 of them received the call they were waiting for.  Yesterday the Romance Writers of America (RWA) announced the Golden Heart and RITA finalists. One of the largest writing organizations in the world released the names of the finalists for their [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, dreams, Jami Gold, life balance, paranormal author, professionalism, queries, romance novels, RWA, self-doubt, writing contests

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How Do You Write Through Life’s Chaos?

February 7, 2012 Writing Stuff
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I didn’t want to write this post.  I wanted to be stronger.  I wanted to be professional.  I wanted to hold this pain inside and not let my vulnerability show. If I can’t handle life’s combination of good and bad events without shattering, how will I survive the huge swings between excitement and disappointment involved [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, blogging, happiness, Jami Gold, life balance, Natalie Whipple, paranormal author, perfectionism, professionalism, Rachel Graves, self-doubt, Twitter

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What Food Fuels Your Writing?

October 25, 2011 Random Musings
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After all the serious posts lately, I need a break for something fun.  And oh look, the calendar is playing along. It’s getting close to one of my favorite times of the year: Halloween.  As a kid, I loved dressing up (in one of those semi-lame-made-from-stuff-in-mom-and-dad’s-closet costumes), going out trick-or-treating, turning our basement into a [...]

Tagged as: happiness, Jami Gold, life balance, paranormal author, Twitter

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Have You Given Yourself Permission?

September 8, 2011 Writing Stuff
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I had a really bad day of writing on Tuesday.  My muse was off in his own little world.  I was frustrated about getting further behind on…well, everything.  And the words I did write felt like crap. (I know, I know.  It’s my own fault my muse was distracted, because in my last post I wondered how to [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, dreams, Jami Gold, Jami is insane, life balance, muse, paranormal author, perfectionism, sacrifices

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Are All Distractions Bad?

August 30, 2011 Writing Stuff
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Most writers have day jobs and families to take care of, so our writing time is precious.  Yet the hour we had set aside for writing instead often goes to…something else. I’m no exception.  I’ve spent too much “writing time” playing on Twitter or reading blog posts, etc. Sometimes I beat myself up about it. [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, blogging, branding, contracts, Jami Gold, life balance, mobile website, paranormal author, perfectionism, queries, social media, Twitter, website, workshops

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Branding 101: Be Google-able

June 2, 2011 Writing Stuff
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Google-able.  Yes, I made that word up, but I bet we all know what I mean.  If someone does a Google search on our author name, will they find us? This issue comes up more frequently now as writers want to know if they should have a website and/or blog before they’re published.  That’s a complicated question [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, agents, blogging, branding, Jami Gold, life balance, paranormal author, professionalism, social media, Thesis theme, Twitter, website

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Learning and Blogging and Writing—Oh My!

April 19, 2011 Writing Stuff
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Fantasy: To become an author, we just need to have a great idea, write it down, and then agents, publishers, and readers will all magically appear. Reality: Nothing like that. Becoming an author isn’t simple.  Oh no.  We have what seems like a never-ending list of things to learn and do if we want to [...]

Tagged as: advice for writers, beta reader, blogging, conferences, critique partners/groups, deadlines, Jami Gold, life balance, non-fiction, paranormal author, social media, Twitter, website

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Is Perfectionism Good or Bad?

March 24, 2011 Over-Achieving Perfectionist
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My Twitter friend Austin Wulf wrote a blog post yesterday, What’s So Bad About Perfectionism?, and that question got me thinking.  My blog readers might know I call myself not just a perfectionist, but an over-achieving perfectionist.  Is that a bad thing? *smile*  I think it depends. Is Perfectionism Bad? As with many things, a [...]

Tagged as: blogging, deadlines, editing, Jami Gold, Jami's rants, life balance, paranormal author, perfectionism

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Do You Know What Will Make You Happy?

March 17, 2011 Random Musings
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Yes, it’s cheesy, but that picture is me right now because today is my last day in the deadline cave.  Yay! As I’m finishing up my final push to the finish, I wanted to share this post from last summer.  I think it’s still relevant today, maybe even more so. I’ve had to make a [...]

Tagged as: deadlines, Edittorrent, happiness, Jami Gold, Jami's rants, life balance, Margeanne Mitchell, paranormal author, risk, sacrifices

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Have You Ever Been Tempted to Give Up?

March 15, 2011 Random Musings
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First, let me state: No, I’m not giving up.  But this round in the deadline cave has been especially brutal, so I’d be lying if I said the thought hadn’t crossed my mind for a split second. This past weekend, my computer froze in the middle of saving my document and the file got corrupted. [...]

Tagged as: deadlines, editing, happiness, Jami Gold, life balance, paranormal author, sacrifices

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