I feel I’ve neglected my blog lately and I do sincerely apologize; work, life, writing, challenges and ambition have totally distracted me.
But am I getting anything done? Yes – although how effective I’m being remains to be seen…
There are now 5 short story and 3 poetry chapbook KINDLES on Amazon and I’m proud of myself for putting them up for the world to judge.
Disappointingly I’ve only had two bites so far and will admit, I expected more – but it’s early days. The first rookie mistake was being all excited and talking about my books too early.
I kept adjusting them and while they were being re-published they weren’t available, so anyone who may have initially had an interest, soon lost it. My bad. But I’m learning, so the next challenge is to make my books stand out from all those millions already on there.
I’m also going to add some children’s stories which haven’t been illustrated yet as soon as I’ve painted covers for them. (KINDLE is not recommended for books which contain lots of pictures.)
As I mention in my books, most of the Short Stories have also been adapted to scripts and one (Love You Mum) has even been filmed, winning awards here in Oz, in the USA and Canada.
I’ve also been busy at work – covering my bills is a priority although I do resent the time away from my current writing challenges, particularly my 12 x 12 Picture Book Challenge.
June was taken up with my 30-day KINDLE Book Challenge which actually ends next week and I have a lot of catching up to do even though I have published books within the challenge.
And poetry always distracts me but I keep hoping a LOTTO ticket will save me 🙂
LOTTO LIFE
It unites us.
This dream
to have choices.
Whether to work or laze.
Decide our futures
instead of waiting for opportunity.
The universal language of need
– not greed.
We’ve lost control.
Caught up in the flow
of magazine lifestyle.
The one we desire and reality.
To walk through town
not asking the price.
Carrying the labels
which define our success.
Purchases we don’t need.
It’s universal
the conviction that money
will right all our wrongs
and make the world spin
in our direction.,
When we buy a ticket
we’ve planted the seed.
The seed of our fantasies.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 1999
(Appears in my ‘Return of Rainbows’ KINDLE edition)
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