Ciao, everybody. Sorry about last week. As you can see by my quote, I have family on my mind. My daughter is going back to school, so I’ve been trying to spend as much time as possible with her. Last week, we had guests in town, so it was all about company then. Honestly, I’ve done the barest minimum of work leading up to her departure. I’ll be toiling like crazy to catch up once she’s gone, but the sacrifice is worth it.
I’m so grateful my son goes to college in the town where we live, or I’d be a bigger basket case than I already am.
My apologies for no links last week. As I said, I was busy. Today, you’re getting last week’s and this week’s, so there’s a lot of great content.
As for me, I’m logging off now. My (no longer a baby) girl and I are going to catch up on World of Dance.
And remember Brad Henry’s words:
Families are the compass that guides us.
They are the inspiration to reach great heights
and our comfort when we occasionally falter.
Treasure your family, folks. Before you have to say goodbye.
And now, this week’s (and last week’s) writing links:
Posts by me, about my work, or at sites I contribute to:
Me
Story Empire
- Guess Who | Harmony Kent
- Crazy Language | Joan Hall
- Friday Book Share: Mythago Wood | P. H. Solomon
- Basic Plots: Overcoming the Monster | Staci Troilo
- Cooking, Writing, Scribbling | Mae Clair
- Writing Question: Advice | Joan Hall
Romance University
- Editing for Pantsers | Teri L. Austin
- Nail That First Line | Laura Drake
- Demystifying Sexual Intimacy | Kamy Chetty
- Keeping the Bedroom Door Closed | Rayne Hall
- Integrated Love Scenes | Theresa Stevens
Posts by others in the industry:
- Stephen King’s Horror Tips | Fiction University
- Publishing Print Books through Amazon | Colleen Chesebro
- Different Characters, Different Voices | Fiction University
- Don’t Edit Away Voice | Uninspired Writers
- Dramatic Irony | Fiction University
- CODE Your Writing | Fiction University
- Real Murder Investigation | Sue Coletta
- Writing a Book Proposal | The Write Practice
- Light and Dark | Writers Helping Writers
- Dramatic Pause | Fiction University
- Gifting eBooks on Amazon | Nicholas C. Rossis
- Self-Defense | Sue Coletta
- Writers’ Needs | The Write Practice
- Later in the Series | Margot Kinberg
- Book Marketing on a Budget | Book Marketing Tools
- Stories and Twists | Fiction University
- Attention-Grabbing Promo | BookBub
- Apocalyptic Fiction | Re:Fiction
- Flipboard for Beginners | Esme Salon
- Writing a Series | Fiction University
- Genre Mashups | The Write Practice
- Experiences Yield Realistic Descriptions | The Kill Zone
Hope you’ve been enjoying time with family. I just came from a family reunion and visiting other relatives I haven’t seeing a while. What a pleasure!
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Glad to hear you had a nice trip. Welcome back!
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Reblogged this on Anna Dobritt — Author.
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Thank you, Anna. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Nicholas C. Rossis and commented:
Staci’s writing links of the week
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Thanks for sharing!
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🙂
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You did the right thing, focusing on your family. There are more important things in life than self-imposed deadlines 🙂
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I agree, Nicholas. Family is everything to me. (Writing is a really close second, though.)
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Enjoy that precious time with your kids! I enjoyed World of Dance this week:) Thanks for the links.
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Thanks, Denise.
We’re finally through the duals and onto the cut! Can’t wait!
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Thanks for the links, Staci. Choose family over us anytime. We understand.
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I appreciate that, John. But everyone here is a family of sorts, too. I can’t stay away too long!
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I know what you mean. I’m trying to recoperate and yet miss blogging.
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Miss hearing from you, too. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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Love World of Dance!
I know how you’re feeling, my daughter and grandson just moved across the country so she could continue her graduate studies. My heart hurts, but also is swollen with pride.
Enjoy your family time {{hugs}}
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Definitely bask in the pride and try not to wallow in sadness.
My daughter and I love that show. I’m going to miss our commentary while it’s on. (I guess I’ll just have to call her and chat!)
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What an amazing group of links, Staci. Thanks for including my link about using Amazon templates for publishing our book. My hair is starting to grow back. 😀 ❤
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I was glad to include it, Colleen. Stuff like that makes me crazy, so it’s nice to have someone show us the ropes. (Even if she pulled her hair out while learning it!) Happy to hear you’re recovering. 😉
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LOL! Many thanks. ❤
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Enjoy the time with your daughter, Staci – you know I did the same thing a week ago and have no regrets at all. My youngest goes back to college this weekend, but like your son, he’s still here in town.
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I know you did, Teri, and I’m sorry. But how could we regret this time? The days go by too fast. You made the right choice, and I did, too. No regrets at all. (A lot of sadness, even more pride—she’s a remarkable girl—but no regrets.)
I’ll have my minor breakdown this weekend. Then it’s back to work Monday. With a vengeance.
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WOW, Thank you very much for the honor and linking to my Flipboard post.
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I’m always happy to share great content. 🙂
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I always make time for family. I regret the loss of my writing time, but never when I spend it on them. Glad you do the same.
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I can’t imagine it any other way. At the end of my life (if I still have my memories), I won’t regret missing work nearly as much as I’d regret missing family time. I think we have our priorities straight.
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True. Love the new photo BTW.
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Thanks, Craig. I fought it forever (I hate having my picture taken), but one of my publishers was nagging me for a higher-quality photo (the last was a little grainy) and my daughter couldn’t wait to do hair and makeup. That generation is phone-and-photo obsessed. She did a great job, though.
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I’m glad you let your publisher twist your arm into getting a new photo 🙂
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Thanks, Nicholas. It was a long time coming.
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Thank you very much for the kind link and mention.
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My pleasure, Margot. 🙂
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Enjoy the time with your daughter.
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Thanks, Joan. Summer went too fast!
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I know that feeling!
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Reblogged this on Author Don Massenzio and commented:
Check out this Author Inspiration and Two Weeks of Writing Links from this post on Staci Troilo’s blog.
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Thank you, Don.
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You’re welcome.
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Have a great time with your family, Staci! 🙂
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We’ve been squeezing in all the fun we can before she leaves. Thanks, Harmz.
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Thanks for linking my post 🙂 ❤
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You’re welcome. Happy to!
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