Katherine Bone's Blog - Posts Tagged "grandson"
And So It Goes...
Coming out of deadline edits on Lost Treasure, Captive Princess, to give a shout out to you all. Woot!
Late nights and early mornings make for a very tired captain, me hearties. One thing I'm learning as I work my way through publishing is it's a very time-consuming, emotionally draining, risky business. Writing from the heart is hard. Even harder is making sure you hit those deadlines with professional finesse. And then double that by family obligations and living every day life too.
I'm not complaining, mind you. I LOVE what I'm doing! Part of the process is learning how to manage it all.
While I've been doing edits, my third grandson was born!!! Yes!! What a delight! He's healthy and beautiful and I couldn't be more proud of my oldest daughter. She's doing fabulous as a first-time mother, y'all. Did I mention I was proud?
How do you manage to divide your time between family, your occupation, social obligations, and every day life? Do you rely on calendars? Post-it notes?
My family is continuing to grow. But how do I continue to publish books for my readers, market those books, handle my own promotion, and move on to the next book without neglecting family and living life? I've got to get organized!
I recently bought a calendar I hope will help me organize my time. It's the 2013 Action Day Planner, Designed for Action by Thorsteinn Gardarsson. You can find this calendar online at Staples.com or in stores. Perfect way to divide chunks of time into little snippets. Easier to take on, don't you think? Well, I'm hoping this system will help improve my time management.
The best way to manage time is to have a good attitude. No matter what you tackle in life, me hearties, think positive.
"Your attitude about who you are and what you have is a very little thing that makes a very big difference." Theodore Roosevelt
With a fantastic, go-getting, I can do it and nothing's going to stop me attitude, the world is your playground. Learn to play. Strive to have fun. And most important, be.
Blessings,
Katherine
Late nights and early mornings make for a very tired captain, me hearties. One thing I'm learning as I work my way through publishing is it's a very time-consuming, emotionally draining, risky business. Writing from the heart is hard. Even harder is making sure you hit those deadlines with professional finesse. And then double that by family obligations and living every day life too.
I'm not complaining, mind you. I LOVE what I'm doing! Part of the process is learning how to manage it all.
While I've been doing edits, my third grandson was born!!! Yes!! What a delight! He's healthy and beautiful and I couldn't be more proud of my oldest daughter. She's doing fabulous as a first-time mother, y'all. Did I mention I was proud?
How do you manage to divide your time between family, your occupation, social obligations, and every day life? Do you rely on calendars? Post-it notes?
My family is continuing to grow. But how do I continue to publish books for my readers, market those books, handle my own promotion, and move on to the next book without neglecting family and living life? I've got to get organized!
I recently bought a calendar I hope will help me organize my time. It's the 2013 Action Day Planner, Designed for Action by Thorsteinn Gardarsson. You can find this calendar online at Staples.com or in stores. Perfect way to divide chunks of time into little snippets. Easier to take on, don't you think? Well, I'm hoping this system will help improve my time management.
The best way to manage time is to have a good attitude. No matter what you tackle in life, me hearties, think positive.
"Your attitude about who you are and what you have is a very little thing that makes a very big difference." Theodore Roosevelt
With a fantastic, go-getting, I can do it and nothing's going to stop me attitude, the world is your playground. Learn to play. Strive to have fun. And most important, be.
Blessings,
Katherine
14 Days Left To Enter To Win!
Wazzz uppp, me hearties!!!
Sailing in to remind you there are 14 days left to enter for a chance to win 3 autographed paperback copies of my debut historical Duke by Day, Rogue by Night, Book One in the Nelson's Tea Series, on Goodreads!
I've been out of touch for a bit because I spent a week in Cancun, Mexico. (That just happens to be the place the beginning of The Rogue's Prize came to me. Woot!)
I'm spending two weeks at darling daughter #1's house helping to take care of her 3 month old son. He's my youngest grandson and I'm having the time of my life caring for him!!!
Soon, I'll be heading off for another adventure to witness handsome son #2's promotion to Sgt. Yippee!!! Can't wait!!
I promise to post snippets of my adventures soon, me hearties. As you can guess, my time is very limited with an infant under my wing. But I'll be back in action soon. I promise!!!
Until then, please take advantage of this great giveaway!! It'll be the first of its kind with more to come!!
Blessings,
Katherine
Sailing in to remind you there are 14 days left to enter for a chance to win 3 autographed paperback copies of my debut historical Duke by Day, Rogue by Night, Book One in the Nelson's Tea Series, on Goodreads!
I've been out of touch for a bit because I spent a week in Cancun, Mexico. (That just happens to be the place the beginning of The Rogue's Prize came to me. Woot!)
I'm spending two weeks at darling daughter #1's house helping to take care of her 3 month old son. He's my youngest grandson and I'm having the time of my life caring for him!!!
Soon, I'll be heading off for another adventure to witness handsome son #2's promotion to Sgt. Yippee!!! Can't wait!!
I promise to post snippets of my adventures soon, me hearties. As you can guess, my time is very limited with an infant under my wing. But I'll be back in action soon. I promise!!!
Until then, please take advantage of this great giveaway!! It'll be the first of its kind with more to come!!
Blessings,
Katherine
Becalmed
Happy Easter, me hearties! (Sorry for being a day late with my blessing.) My family and I celebrated by going to visit my rogue's family for Easter dinner in Tennessee, with a booksigning thrown in. Good times!
Today, I want to talk about being becalmed. Yep. The moment when the wind stops blowing and a ship sits sweltering in the hot sun until a breeze can send it on its way. That's how I feel these days after a week in Cancun on vacation and two weeks taking care of my grandson. Becalmed.
But that's also an illusion. Thoughts are echoing in my brain. Ideas for books. Which one do I write now? Questions about promotion. Am I doing it right? Career goals. Where do I see myself in five years? So many thoughts with too little answers. What a conundrum!
So if I've been absent of late, chalk that up to me having been on vaca and cuddling my infant grandson. Woot! And if you listen closely, you can probably hear the wheels turning in my head as I try to figure out my immediate future plans.
Until then, don't forget you still can sign up for a chance to win an autographed copy of Duke by Day, Rogue by Night in my Goodreads giveaway, which ends April 9th!
Blessings!
Katherine
Today, I want to talk about being becalmed. Yep. The moment when the wind stops blowing and a ship sits sweltering in the hot sun until a breeze can send it on its way. That's how I feel these days after a week in Cancun on vacation and two weeks taking care of my grandson. Becalmed.
But that's also an illusion. Thoughts are echoing in my brain. Ideas for books. Which one do I write now? Questions about promotion. Am I doing it right? Career goals. Where do I see myself in five years? So many thoughts with too little answers. What a conundrum!
So if I've been absent of late, chalk that up to me having been on vaca and cuddling my infant grandson. Woot! And if you listen closely, you can probably hear the wheels turning in my head as I try to figure out my immediate future plans.
Until then, don't forget you still can sign up for a chance to win an autographed copy of Duke by Day, Rogue by Night in my Goodreads giveaway, which ends April 9th!
Blessings!
Katherine
