No time like the present

I have several writer friends. Some author friends as well. What's the difference? To me, a writer is someone who writes or spends time attending to the craft but an author has gone the next step and become published by whatever means is available to them, whether it be indie, self, or traditional.
It takes courage to do that. Anyone can go around saying they are writing a book. I have one acquaintance who has been talking about the same book for as long as I have known her - going on 12 years now. She is "compiling", "researching", "organizing". But I don't see a lot of writing.
Time is short. We never know what we are going to be faced with from one day to the next. Seize today. It's the only one we've got.
If you want to be an author, write and take the steps necessary to get published. I can't tell you how good it feels to hold a completed published book in your hands. For a writer, I don't think there is anything better.

My first blog award!

Nadine Laman, blogging First Draft, shared the "Let's Be Friends" award she received. Thank you, Nadine, I accept your friendship and the award.

Blogs that receive the Let’s Be Friends Award are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers.

Now, it is my honor and privilege to pass on this award to other bloggers:

Bobby Ozuna, author, Internet talk radio host, blogging Ozuna Publications: http://inotauthor.blogspot.com/2009/06/bobby-ozuna-interviews-author-melissa.html

Shreve Stockton, author, blogging The Daily Coyote: http://www.dailycoyote.net/

Vickie Milazzo, nurse, entrepreneur, blogging Vickie's Legal Nurse Consulting Blog: http://www.legalnurse.com/vickiesblog/

Tara Reed, artist, blogging Artists Tara Reed's Blog: http://www.tarareed.wordpress.com/

Nadine M. Rosin, author, speaker, holistic pet care advocate, blogging The Healing Art of Pet Parenthood: http://petparenthood.blogspot.com/

Terry Whalin, writer, editor, publisher, blogging The Writing Life http://terrywhalin.blogspot.com/

Amazon

Amazon has asked for the first shipment of books.
This is getting exciting.
It's important to remember to enjoy the process and not get all caught up in the details so much that you forget to "smell the roses". We have so much to be thankful for.

Book launch date

We hit a small snag in production but problem solved and launch date is now set for July 1.
We will have Buy buttons up on the web site soon.

New book coming soon!

The book goes to the printer today and will be available for sale in two weeks!