I don't know what happened to this week, but
for whatever the reason, it feels like I woke up on Monday, I blinked and now
it is Friday. I have been very active in getting my next book into publication,
but like with any project that you want to display total perfection, it doesn't
happen overnight no matter how much you bitch that things are not going fast
enough. There are times, where I can demonstrate sheer patience, and other days
things feel like they are moving as fast as the speed of a snail in maple syrup.
This describes this week precisely – it felt like time stood still, but zipped
by at the same time. Now as much of the world has discovered, Facebook can be a
valuable resource for a multitude of reasons – connecting with friends and
family, locating people of your past, high school reunions, which had always been
my reasons for opening a Facebook account.
Now since my book release in May of 2011, I have also learned that it is
an excellent source for advertising, networking, and learning many valuable new
skills along the way, which is the reasoning behind my blog for today.
I have a friend that I have gotten to know that
actually is a person that my husband went to school with, during his days of
yesteryear as a single teenage boy with the only things on his mind were
farming, food, girls, and going into the military. I have found myself inspired
by this friend from the past, which is no shocker, as most of my inspirational
moments and ideas come from those around me, whether I know them or not, and
what is going on in our world or worlds. He has taken the initiative to follow
his dream in radio and now has a brand new talk show on Spreaker.com, which you can listen to by clicking on the
links below. He is very serious when he asks for ideas and suggestions. He has
gone out of his way to even incorporate my book into his discussions, even
though he's only been broadcasting over the last two days, while at the same he has gone out of his way in teaching me the
tools of the internet radio trade. I am truly greatful and appreciative for all
his support and assistance. Thanks
Rod, it means a lot.
It’s scary to think that people with a
passion for the arts, clearly could have it made with this newfound technology
that is among our daily lives. In addition to my edits, re-edits and polishing
my novels, I too, have a deep seeded want to be a radio personality, but I'm
conflicted as to what my radio show is to be about, which has me thinking maturely
to wait and create the materials before jumping in with both feet only to find
out, I not prepared and find out that I'm so not ready to swim. I love music, I love
to write stories that have a moral or a message intertwined within them and I
am a sucker for those - Girl Finds Guy, they fall in love and live happily ever
after stories. Which has me thinking, everyone one of us has a story to tell, some
happy, some sad, some filled with adventure, while others are just what happens
in the family around them. Whatever the story, people will share their stories
if you take the time to listen to what they are talking about. Yes, there are
times when you ask yourself - Why did I start a conversation with this person.
Well, we did, because we found an interest in them, but we also have to
remember that not everyone has the best speaking skills, or an ability to try and condense their
life story into 280 pages or trying to judge ten minutes on a clock with no
hands.
So, I guess it is time for my moment of my
ever favorite game - 20 questions. I want to know, what interests you? I've had
experience as a DJ, but I prefer country and 70's, 80's and some 90's music. My
music style is, well to best describe as, an eclectic genera that is
incorporated into my unique personality. So my next question - do people want
to listen or do they prefer what they have downloaded on their IPods and new
style cell phones? And the biggest question to myself - am I really ready to
step out and touch this radio opportunity on my own or wait until my wings are
a bit stronger in a professional studio? One way or another I’ll figure this
out and I guess one will never know what they can do, if they don’t try. But I know right now, that I have been trying
to go to the pool with my kids for the past three days and haven't gotten there yet, and so – until next time – This Mama and her
cubs are off to enjoy a refreshing swim on this stifling hot summer day in
June.
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