Who says modern life is easy
I am no longer sure the 'we have it so good', especially not we band of happy scribblers anxious to promote our books through on-line marketing.
I mean take the old song: Twas on a Monday morning when I beheld my darling
She looked so net and nimble-o a washing of her linen-o etc.etc.
Tuesday she dries
Wednesday ironing - I think ... anyway on ech day she has a specific job and even gets to wear her clothes on a Sunday and doesn't do any work.
If only life could be that simple. Instead, every morning we follow the same routine.
Ger up. Switch on computer:
emails: check
respond:check
delete:check
Facebook: like, share, comment
Twitter: re-tweet, share, like, comment.Follow
Blog: what can you come up with that's actually interesting or sassy if not interesting
Back to Facebook: Groups: check what you say on which day and say it
Read what everyone else is commenting on and comment
Delete emails from these comments
Amazon: check book status, status of competitors, friends and enemies
I mean take the old song: Twas on a Monday morning when I beheld my darling
She looked so net and nimble-o a washing of her linen-o etc.etc.
Tuesday she dries
Wednesday ironing - I think ... anyway on ech day she has a specific job and even gets to wear her clothes on a Sunday and doesn't do any work.
If only life could be that simple. Instead, every morning we follow the same routine.
Ger up. Switch on computer:
emails: check
respond:check
delete:check
Facebook: like, share, comment
Twitter: re-tweet, share, like, comment.Follow
Blog: what can you come up with that's actually interesting or sassy if not interesting
Back to Facebook: Groups: check what you say on which day and say it
Read what everyone else is commenting on and comment
Delete emails from these comments
Amazon: check book status, status of competitors, friends and enemies
Published on October 04, 2016 01:17
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