Several months ago, Hope Roberson wrote a post that
absolutely nailed human nature. No matter how determined a person, shiny
objects will find a way to divert our attention from the goal.
Re-modeling our house is a journey filled with Squirrel!
My days start with goals in mind but soon I find myself beguiled
by the call of my personal sirens.
And editing
my manuscript, writing, posting on my blog, and cruising my friends’ blogs
wither like my houseplants without water.
I have the lemon tree I started from seed to prove it. Poor
thing. I hate when they lay flat on the soil in a faint like that.
But today - walking the blogs without coffee and mostly
dressed - nothing will divert my attention from blogging. Not the hubby with his
Hey look! Randy Travis got arrested drunk and totally naked. Or the cat
complaining that she has been without food for fifteen minutes.
Two contests!
DL Hammons is holding a cool diversion for writers, a fight
club. Just what we need. Submit a 500-word excerpt of your writing and pit it
against other writers. Vote for the ones that catch your interest.
The other contest is our own Unicorn Bell. Next week we
begin the lead up to School’s In, Query Contest with the publishing world judging
the results.
Be aware of the Squirrel ! in our DNA. But don’t let the
side trips keep you from your personal goals.
