Monday, October 27, 2014

I Do It

When my little brother was three or so, his favorite phrase was “I do it.” 

Our parents would try to help him set up a game and he’d brush them off with I do it. Someone would put a
plate of food in front of him and start to cut up his sandwich into smaller bites. “I do it” and he’d push their helping hands away. Or hold him going down a slide, guide him around a ditch, follow him out the door. I do it, I do it, I do it.

In other words, he hated asking for help.

In that trait, we are very similar. I cringe from asking for assistance. It’s not that I don’t need it on occasion but it goes against my willful nature, I reckon.

  • And so I use an axe to chop the ice from a blocked sewer on my own without asking for help. (hey, after tentatively hitting the stinky stuff trying not to get the crud on me, one splat in the face made me say, “Oh well,” and swing mightily to get the job done)
  • Plaster and tape 20 by 30 foot room alone.
  • Face down a charging bull.



Yes, I am the independent sort. Sometimes stupid but definitely independent.





This leads me to today and my release of Mage Revealed. I swallowed my reluctant nature and asked several of my highly valued blogger friends to assist me in the announcement. Their response made my “allergies” kick in. 

At least that’s the excuse I give when confronted while holding a tissue.

Thank you:
Alex, my uber blogger, who told me the stress never gets even better after the second book. He should know since his fourth novel is in edits and he can’t stop writing.

Marcy – an amazing and humbling post. Truly my rock and friend, beyond priceless

Angela Brown, author of Neverlove and has one of the coolest pen names, Rayven Godchild for her self-pub series. I blush even looking at the covers.

Ellie. One of my all-time, most favorite humans on Earth. I mean she met Shaun (of the Dead) aka Scotty for Goodness sake.

Christine Rains – one of the most delightful (and talented) authors I know, author of The Thirteenth Floor series.


Heather, author of Maguire’s Corner. Her next book in the series, One Good Catch is humming along and should be out next year.

Thank you one and all. My appreciation knows no bounds.

21 comments:

  1. Thank you for your kind words. I'm happy to help out. :) I know that independent streak. I have it bad myself.

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  2. Thanks, Carol!
    We can't do it alone. But we can do it with help from others.
    Facing down a bull, you're on your own though.

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    1. I really had no choice about the bull. I either buffaloed him into thinking he'd lose in a match up with me, or get flattened. I won.

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  3. Yay! My pride was stripped down while living in NYC and I finally realized I HAD to ask for help. I still have a hard time asking, but when it comes to book promotions, my feeling is this: The worst someone can do is say no. And is that the end of the world? Nope. Not even close.

    Don't be bashful about asking, eh? That's what we do. (And who doesn't ache to return a favor?)

    Unleashing the Dreamworld

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    1. I am overwhelming ready to help anyone and everyone who asks! DID YOU HEAR THAT BLOGGERS? Give me a holler and I'll post your book, any time.
      and yes I AM yelling.

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  4. We really can't do everything on our own, but IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO ASK FOR HELP. So I'm feeling for you. Congratulations!

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    1. Thank you for the congrats.
      It is one of the hardest things about this business, asking for help. That and marketing *shiver*

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  5. Congrats Carol. I'll stop by these posts later today or tomorrow. Gotta go out of town to cheer up my son who has fallen on some hard times and has that "I do it" attitude in overdrive now.

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    1. Sometimes "I do it" is a good thing. It shows spunk and a readiness to not accept what has befallen a person. I hope things turned out well for both of you.

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  6. Yep, asking for help is hard. But most people are happy to do it. I think we should remember that--most people want to help and would if only asked to do so.

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    1. I am ALWAYS happy to help others. That's the easy part. Asking for it will never be easy and I'm always amazed by the response. Thanks for giving me a shout out at your blog

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  7. Aw. That's such a lovely post. If you decide to do a giveaway in the future - I'd love to plug it! Wishing you much success!

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    1. I just wish someone would 'add' my book over at Goodreads or give me a review. Sheesh. This is becoming a whine fest. Sorry.

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  8. Congratulations! The Hurricane always said, Do it self. She's 28 and probably still saying it.

    Love,
    Janie

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  9. Aw, hey, you'd do the same for me, right? Right!

    :)

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    1. In a heartbeat. In a down flutter of a hummingbird's wing.

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  10. It's awesome have the encouragement and support of friends! Congrats on Mage Revealed!!!

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    1. I'm still amazed by all who drop everything to help. What a great bunch of people!

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  11. Grats on your release! That's awesome!

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