Rilla Alexander: Without the Doing, Dreaming is Useless

I watched this today and just loved every second of what she's saying here. Why? Because I can relate to this! This is the way my ideas are born, grow wings... that melt in the sun and fall to their demise in the icy water below. :)

It doesn't have to be that way!

Watch and see what I mean:

 Also great reading: What to do when you fall into your old, less productive ways


How are you doing with your New Year's goals and revisions?

Help! Shiny New Idea Invasion

Pic borrowed from the awesome Nicole Zoltack

It came without warning. They always do, those SHINY new ideas. They think they're so special just because they're shiny. And new.

Well, here's the deal. I already have a work-in-progress! I don't have time for you, Shiny New Idea.

Darn it. I can't say no to you, either.

Looks like I'll be taking a brief break to write a middle grade book about dragons. I know. Ridiculous, right? Well, I need a break from my WIP, anyway, because she's been running hot-and-cold lately, not giving me the inspiration I need, which is incredibly ironic if you only knew the subject matter. :)

Here we go, Irish dragons. Let's get this over with.

Anybody else having trouble focusing on just one project?

P.S. I'm on Afterglow today, reviewing FROZEN FURY by Angela J. Townsend. Love her work! Good thing, too, because she's one of my CPs and I get to read her work all the time. Jealous? Well, now you can read it, too.