Stop and Smell the Roses

If you always take time to stop and smell the roses, sooner or later, you’ll inhale a bee ~ Unknown

Sometimes you just have to relax and laugh and that's why I love about today's quote!  How many times in our fast paced, media driven lives, do we hear, "stop and smell the roses" these days?  

The tough thing about hearing this when you're working on a dream journey is knowing that success doesn't come through stopping and smelling the roses.  Success in any dream journey comes from having a clear vision and goals, routines and boundaries to work towards those goals, and friends to help you along the way.  And my new mantra is to keep it all simple so it doesn't become too complicated.

So yes, stop and smell the roses along your journey, but don't stop too often or too long, or yes, you will run into a bee. 

Make it a great finish to your week, everyone!

Not Smart Enough

Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible ~ Doug Larson

Have you ever sat in your dream journey and realized that you sat in your seat before? I am a believer in deja vu. I honestly think that our minds play tricks on us when we are sleeping and help us visual our goals and dreams, whether we want them to or not.

I have just completed the first two days of RainbowCon here in Tampa, FL. Not only have I sat in on panels, but participated in an author Q&A session, a book reading, and sat on a panel about Historicals in the last couple of days. In nearly every roundtable I’ve sat in, I’ve felt like I’d been there before. I actually dreamed of meeting all these other m/m authors! I don’t know if it’s my association with them on Facebook and Twitter or what, but I swear I could feel myself re-living moments of time the last two days.

That experience has been wonderful! A friend at work told me I was going to want to take a week off work when I return to write, and she was soooo right! I am in total writing mode and wanting to make The Higher Law even better than I think it is already.

Have you ever had those deja vu experiences in your dream journey where you know you sat in the chair before?

Don't forget, my novels are on sale through tomorrow while I am at RainbowCon! 

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

My first novel, A Place to Call Their Own is available from Amazon US!

Love is greater than hope or faith, but can Reverend Leander Norris convince a jury that the love he shares with another man is natural? 

My latest novel, Disappear With Me is available from Amazon US!

Or, check out my author page on Amazon UK.

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Much More Urgent

When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure that made the work seem that much more urgent ~ George Carlin

How about being a published author without a WIP in the self-editing process? That makes my work seem much more urgent.

And maybe that's why writing is flowing so well right now. I have had my outline done for quite some time so I know exactly where the story needs to go. After figuring out some rough spots, I've been writing 1000 words per day consistently since January 16. At this rate, I should be done with the first draft in March sometime. Maybe sooner if it doesn't end up being the full 100k words I originally thought it would be.

The excitement of achieving this goal is actually helping me, not hindering me. Last Thursday, I only got 700 words written before it was time to go to work. After working all day and then doing the biweekly grocery shopping trip, it didn't happen Thursday night. But I got up on Friday and wrote 1300 words and got myself caught up. I'm in too good of a groove to slack off now.

When was the last time you were under some good pressure to reach a goal?

The Color Purple

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it ~ Alice Walker

I think it pisses God off when we don't notice a lot of things. We live in such a fast paced world anymore, sometimes simple things can be missed.

But they don't have to be. It's up to me to stop and take time to enjoy life, even though I have some pretty aggressive goals for the year. I am in a groove where if I don't get my writing done, my day feels completely off. Sometimes that writing comes quickly and I'm done in forty five minutes and other times its take and hour or hour and a half.

I'm also involved in a new critique group, doing some additional guest posts and hosting people as well. Networking and social media are becoming more important to promote my two novels and I'm jumping in head first.

And I'm still taking time to relax and enjoy myself. I try not to spend too much time on social media, but work to post relative content and network just a little bit daily. I set a time for myself each evening during the week to be done and I set a time during the day on the weekends to be finished with writing and focus on relaxing and fun.

How are you doing this year with setting boundaries and enjoying your success in your dream journey?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

My first novel, A Place to Call Their Own is available from Amazon US!

Love is greater than hope or faith, but can Reverend Leander Norris convince a jury that the love he shares with another man is natural? 

My latest novel, Disappear With Me is available from Amazon US!

Or, check out my author page on Amazon UK.

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Use #APTCTO and #disappearwith me to mention on social media!

Create From the Heart

If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing ~ Marc Chagal

Are you following and creating from the heart? Are you struggling with your dream journey? No matter what you do, you just can't seem to get anywhere? Would you believe you may not be following the correct path?

For years, I wanted to be successful in direct sales. I dreamed of making five grand or more a month while coaching and developing a team of successful consultants to success. I dreamed of being on stage at national conventions. There were times in that career I did really well and of course there times I barely hung on by a thread. Looking back now, I understand completely that wasn't my destiny.

Writing has been completely different. Once I figured out my writing schedule and did my outlining, writing each morning seems like a normal part of my day that's been missing all these years. Even writing blog posts like this is easy and a breeze now that I figured out a schedule and formula.

That's how I know I am following the right dream. I write from the heart, I wanted to be successful in sales because of the personal economic sense it made. Working from the heart, for me, seems so much more successful.

Have you changed dream journeys before?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

My first novel, A Place to Call Their Own is available from All Romance eBooks!

Love is greater than hope or faith, but can Reverend Leander Norris convince a jury that the love he shares with another man is natural? 

My latest novel, Disappear With Me is available from All Romance eBooks!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Use #APTCTO and #disappearwithme to mention on social media!

Hold Fast to Your Dreams

Hold fast to dreams for it dreams die life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly ~ Langston Hughes

The first month of 2014 is done. How are you doing on your New Year's Resolutions?

I hope you haven't given up. I think I mentioned Thursday that my first couple of weeks into the New Year started off rocky and uncertain. I am now back in a groove and on the right track to achieve my goals this year.

I've also mentioned before that when I quit smoking and went back to school, I didn't even start those goals until later in the year. Hopefully that's your case as well.

I think what people don't realize is that you have a whole year to achieve your goal. If your goal is to exercise more, you went to the gym the first week and then got out of the groove, try starting over again. Maybe you tried to do too much too soon. Maybe the time you'e carved out to go to the gym ended up not working for your schedule as well as you thought. Regroup and try to start over this month.

Remember, you have the whole year to accomplish your goal. How's your 2014 going?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

My first novel, A Place to Call Their Own is available from Barnes and Noble!

Love is greater than hope or faith, but can Reverend Leander Norris convince a jury that the love he shares with another man is natural? 

My latest novel, Disappear With Me is available from Barnes and Noble!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Use #APTCTO and #disappearwithme to mention on social media!

The Thrill of Creative Effort

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

Still working on your New Year's Resolutions? I hope so!

I have to tell you I got a bit worried in the first couple weeks of this month when I wasn't getting anywhere on The Higher Law. All the sudden, I figured out a section, and BAM! I've been off and running. I've written 1000 words per day since January 16 and loving it!

If you look back on my posts from a few years ago, I'm sure you'll hear me whining about not being able to write, not knowing where the story was going, blah, blah, blah, blah. Even now, with two completed manuscripts under my belt and published, I still have creative lapses that drive me crazy. The difference now is that once I get going, I get back on track much quicker.

I remember when writing 250 words (~ 1 page) was a chore. Then, one day I wrote 2500 in one day then 5000 a week. For a long time, 5000 a week became my standard, which was about 800 per day with only 250 on Friday.

But this year, I have to up that whole game. Given the time I've lost from last year's editing and publishing schedule, I have to write 1000 words per day to get back on track and write three manuscripts and submit two of them. That seemed a daunting task since I was back at square one, struggling to get 250 down.  But I'm on track now and moving forward.

How was your first month of the New Year?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

My first novel, A Place to Call Their Own is available from Amazon US!

Love is greater than hope or faith, but can Reverend Leander Norris convince a jury that the love he shares with another man is natural? 

My latest novel, Disappear With Me is available from Amazon US!

Or, check out my author page on Amazon UK.

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Let’s use #APTCTO and #disappearwithme to discuss on social media!

The City of Comfort

The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition ~ Alan Alda

I could replace the word "the creative" with the word "Success" and this might be a more universal quote.

Success, whether in a creative field or not, does come from leaving your comfort zone and learning and using new skills.

Nearly a year ago, I joined a local critique group. At first being in the group was scary because the feedback was raw and, at times, a bit harsh. After meetings I questioned everything about my writing career, first novel published or not. Putting myself out there for this examination was very uncomfortable in the beginning, but soon my skin thickened and I truly did learn from the both the feedback as well as reading and critiquing others' work. Through their feedback and assistance, Disappear With Me is what it is today.

I had to quit participating in the group because my work schedule changed and I miss that weekly interaction with a group of fellow authors. Now I've found a new group and am will submit my first piece this weekend. I am so excited, because this group is with other authors that write m/m romance like me.

Had I not put myself out of my comfort zone and listened to the feedback, Disappear With Me might not be the novel it is today or may not have even accepted by Musa Publishing.

When was the last time you stepped out of your comfort zone and were successful?

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Is it possible fora two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

My first novel, A Place to Call Their Own is available from Musa Publishing!

Love is greater than hope or faith, but can Reverend Leander Norris convince a jury that the love he shares with another man is natural? 

My latest novel, Disappear With Me is available from Musa Publishing!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Let’s use #APTCTO and #disappearwith me to connect on social media!

Pure Transparent Freedom

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom ~ Simone De Beauvoir

Have you ever experienced pure transparent freedom? I feel it when I am in the throws of writing. I love the feeling I get when the creative juices are flowing and the words just pour out of my fingers, from the keyboard, onto my screen.

What makes you feel that freedom? Are you pursuing that this year?  If not, I hope so. Remember, I've blogged about this before, New Year's Resolutions are goals for the year, not just January. You don't have to start this month or next and can still reach your goals. I didn't quit smoking until April the year I did that and it was May before I went back to school to finish my bachelor's degree.

Even if you don't start this month, you can get going on the passion that makes you feel pure transparent freedom this year.

Did you set any New Year's Resolutions or goals?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

 

Love is greater than hope or faith, but can Reverend Leander Norris convince a jury that the love he shares with another man is natural?

Purchase A Place to Call Their Own or Disappear With Me from Amazon US today!

Purchase A Place to Call Their Own or Disappear With Me from Amazon UK today!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

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Exciting New Chapters

Although it may be terrifying to get out of your comfort zone, it's very exciting to start a new chapter in your life ~ Katie Couric

For the first time in twenty-two months I am out of my comfort zone. I do not have completed manuscript that is ready for submission. It's just the way 2013 went, I published the two manuscripts I had completed and didn't do a good job of continuing to write anything new.

Then three different ideas started popping into my head, so I got a bit distracted. Then I tried to write one draft in November for NaNoWriMo (I keep telling you to remind me I can't do that, but I still see myself trying next November.)

So anyway, here I am, working on three different manuscripts this year and hoping to get two of them published. This "self-deadline" is definitely different than the first two novels, but it is exciting. Can I do it? Absolutely!

What exciting chapters are starting in your life this year?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

 

Love is greater than hope or faith, but can Reverend Leander Norris convince a jury that the love he shares with another man is natural?

Purchase A Place to Call Their Own or Disappear With Me from Musa Publishing today!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Join the conversation:  use #APTCTO and #disappearwithme to talk about the novel on social media!

Saving Mr. Banks

It's what we storytellers do...restore order with imagination ~ from the movie Saving Mr. Banks

It's what we do! Restore order with imagination...

I saw the movie Saving Mr. Banks and absolutely loved it! Not only was it a great story about the making of the 1964 movie Mary Poppins, but it was a great study in plot and character development.  And the quote listed here comes from Walt Disney's last ditch effort to persuade P.L. Travers into signing the rights for the movie over to him.

No matter what your dream journey, I think that's what we dreamers do, we restore order with imagination. That order is different for each of us. For writers, we restore order in the fictional and parallel universes we create. If you're in sales, you restore order in your customer's lives by offering your products or services to them.

Yes, that's what dreamers do, restore order with imagination.

What order are you restoring this week?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

 

Love is greater than hope or faith, but can Reverend Leander Norris convince a jury that the love he shares with another man is natural?

Purchase A Place to Call Their Own or Disappear With Me from MusaPublishing today!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Join the conversation:  use #APTCTO and #disappearwithme to talk about the novel on social media!

The Job That Takes the Longest to Finish

It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish ~ JRR Tolkien

How is your New Year going?  Mine hasn't started with the gust of the last two years, but it's started. I've been dealing with being sick since the Saturday before Christmas and still have the lingering cough. If there's anything I've learned in the last few years, and last few months, is to listen to my body and take it easy when I'm not feeling well.

But having my routines ready to go and taking notes while I'm laying on the couch sick has me ready to go once again today. I'm not exercising yet, but I'll exercise my mind and get some writing done this morning.

Once your routines are established, it's easier to get back to them. If you look back on past blog posts, I'm sure I'll have written about how I just worked through the cough and cold. I needed to do that then, but now I can rest and get back into routines.

Besides a little writing and movie early this afternoon, that's it for us today. Just rest and try to get over this illness.

Are you working on New Year's Resolutions this weekend?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

Love is greater than hope or faith, but can Reverend Leander Norris convince a jury that the love he shares with another man is natural?

Purchase A Place to Call Their Own or Disappear With Me from Musa Publishing today!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Join the conversation:  use #APTCTO and #disappearwithme to talk about the novel on social media!

Let Your Light Shine

Let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven ~ Matthew 5:16, ASV

I don't usually share Bible verses as quotes, but this verse is one of my favorites. I have the Mark version in a picture frame on my writing desk. We read it in church today and I just had to share it. (If you don't believe in the Christian God, just substitute Father and heaven for the things you believe in. I believe we all believe in the same supreme being, but that's a different blog post!)

It has been a busy month! I started the month by finishing content edits for Disappear With Me. Then I tried to do NaNoWriMo again. If if ever say that I'm going to do that again while I work full time, will someone please remind me that it's just too much?

The month rounded out with line edits and then galley reviews for Disappear With Me. It's been a crazy month and normal routines have had to take a back seat, but that's the cool thing about my routines. They are always up for negotiation depending what's going on.

How do you let your light shine for the world to see?

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Love is greater than hope or faith, but can Reverend Leander Norris convince a jury that the love he shares with another man is natural?  

My latest novel, Disappear With Me is available for pre-order directly from Musa Publishing today!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Outgoing Guts

Everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it and the imagination to improvise ~ Sylvia Plath

Here is another quote where love to substitute words like "writer" with any other word that you would like to make this applicable to you. We could just substitute "doable" with today's quote and it applies to a wide group of people.

Everything is doable if you have the guts to do it and the imagination to improvise. No matter what your dream goal is, you just have the guts to do it. You have to be able to improvise when you don't know what to do and either trudge ahead or figure out how to reach out for help to figure out what your barriers might be.

What have you had the outgoing guts to do lately?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

When the War Between the States ended in 1865 many Americans emerged from the turmoil energized by their possibilities for the future. Frank Greerson and Gregory Young were no different. After battling southern rebels and preserving the Union, the two men set out to battle the Kansas Prairie and build a life together. Frank yearned for his own farm, away from his family—even at the risk of alienating them. Gregory, an only child, returned home to claim his inheritance to help finance their adventure out west.

Between the difficult work of establishing a farm on the unforgiving Kansas prairie, and the additional obstacles provided by the weather, Native Americans and wild animals, will their love and loyalty be enough to sustain them through the hardships?

Purchase A Place to Call Their Own from iTunes on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod today!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

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Music

Without music life is a journey through a desert ~ Pat Conroy

Do you listen to music while working on your dream journey? If your dream goal is something like writing, you can. I usually watch tv while I write, but I love to think about songs that help me identify the thoughts and feelings that I want my writing to evoke.

I also like to listen to music during the day. Even when the office gets loud, I have to my music on when it quiets down to concentrate and pass the time.

What type of music do you listen to when working on your dream journey?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

When the War Between the States ended in 1865 many Americans emerged from the turmoil energized by their possibilities for the future. Frank Greerson and Gregory Young were no different. After battling southern rebels and preserving the Union, the two men set out to battle the Kansas Prairie and build a life together. Frank yearned for his own farm, away from his family—even at the risk of alienating them. Gregory, an only child, returned home to claim his inheritance to help finance their adventure out west.

Between the difficult work of establishing a farm on the unforgiving Kansas prairie, and the additional obstacles provided by the weather, Native Americans and wild animals, will their love and loyalty be enough to sustain them through the hardships?

Purchase A Place to Call Their Own from Kobo today!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Join the conversation:  use #APTCTO to talk about the novel on social media!

Mistakes

All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say "no" and said "yes" ~ Moss Hart

For about a year and a half, I've been very disciplined with my exercise and writing routines in the morning. This has included setting boundaries when I didn't have to be to work until 1 pm and not writing all morning long.

I've changed schedules lately and maintaining the routines and boundaries has been important. I have to get myself up earlier now to get the writing done. If I don't get the writing done in the morning, I am way too tired to write fiction at night.

I also have to set boundaries with the amount of television I watch at night. What has been working for me is about an hour and a half of social media/marketing/etc and then two hours of television. Sometimes this has been something showing, most of the time it is DVR'd programming.

What boundaries have you set for yourself lately?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

When the War Between the States ended in 1865 many Americans emerged from the turmoil energized by their possibilities for the future. Frank Greerson and Gregory Young were no different. After battling southern rebels and preserving the Union, the two men set out to battle the Kansas Prairie and build a life together. Frank yearned for his own farm, away from his family—even at the risk of alienating them. Gregory, an only child, returned home to claim his inheritance to help finance their adventure out west.

Between the difficult work of establishing a farm on the unforgiving Kansas prairie, and the additional obstacles provided by the weather, Native Americans and wild animals, will their love and loyalty be enough to sustain them through the hardships?

Purchase A Place to Call Their Own from Smashwords today!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Join the conversation:  use #APTCTO to talk about the novel on social media!

Learning How to Operate

Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time ~ Timothy Leary

Learning how to do anything takes time. I have been actively pursuing writing projects for five years now. It wasn't until last year that I figured out how discipline myself to get my writing done in the morning when I'm absolute freshest and most creative.

In the last couple of months, I've started going into work earlier, so that means getting up and getting things done earlier. In the past, that has been difficult to do. But now that I know what it feels like to sell a manuscript, I know that to get to work earlier I have to get up earlier to keep things moving.

It takes time to learn how it all works, no matter what your dream journey. Working in the afternoons through the evenings for so long helped me develop the discipline I need. Now that discipline and learning is about getting up earlier. In the end, seeing my goal of published manuscripts outweighs the sleepiness and gets me out of bed now.

Have you made any changes to your routines or boundaries lately?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

When the War Between the States ended in 1865 many Americans emerged from the turmoil energized by their possibilities for the future. Frank Greerson and Gregory Young were no different. After battling southern rebels and preserving the Union, the two men set out to battle the Kansas Prairie and build a life together. Frank yearned for his own farm, away from his family—even at the risk of alienating them. Gregory, an only child, returned home to claim his inheritance to help finance their adventure out west.

Between the difficult work of establishing a farm on the unforgiving Kansas prairie, and the additional obstacles provided by the weather, Native Americans and wild animals, will their love and loyalty be enough to sustain them through the hardships?

Purchase A Place to Call Their Own from OmniLit today!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Join the conversation:  use #APTCTO to talk about the novel on social media!

Saying No

It comes from saying no to the 1000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much ~ Steve Jobs

There is so much to be involved in these days. Community organizations, religious organizations, professional organizations... you name it and there's a larger community to be a part.

Sometimes this community is a good thing. I blog about finding friends on your same dream journey with which to collaborate and grow along the way.

But sometimes you have say 'no' to things to grow professionally or on your dream journey. Sometimes the 'no' is temporary to get through some a busy time. Sometimes 'no' is permanent.

I recently changed my schedule at work so I go in earlier and get off earlier. We actually have time to eat an evening meal together and then evening TV. But I've set a boundary for myself and limiting myself to only two hours of television per night. (Sometimes, I don't even get the two hours in because I'm so tired, LOL!)

So don't be afraid 'no' if it means the balanced time to reach your goals.

What was the last thing you said 'no' to?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

When the War Between the States ended in 1865 many Americans emerged from the turmoil energized by their possibilities for the future. Frank Greerson and Gregory Young were no different. After battling southern rebels and preserving the Union, the two men set out to battle the Kansas Prairie and build a life together. Frank yearned for his own farm, away from his family—even at the risk of alienating them. Gregory, an only child, returned home to claim his inheritance to help finance their adventure out west.

Between the difficult work of establishing a farm on the unforgiving Kansas prairie, and the additional obstacles provided by the weather, Native Americans and wild animals, will their love and loyalty be enough to sustain them through the hardships?

Purchase A Place to Call Their Own from Amazon today!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Join the conversation:  use #APTCTO to talk about the novel on social media!

Nightmares

I have dreams and I've had nightmares. I overcame my nightmares because of my dreams ~ Jonas Salk

What nightmares do you have think about? For me, it seems to be about not being happy at work in life.  So how do I overcome that? With my further dreams of a success!

Sometimes these dire thoughts fuel me to keep working, especially when I'm struggling. It also helps to fuel my daily routines because I don't want those dire thoughts to come true. I turn the dire thoughts around into positive actions to prevent them from coming true.

How do you handle negative self talk along your dream journey?

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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?

When the War Between the States ended in 1865 many Americans emerged from the turmoil energized by their possibilities for the future. Frank Greerson and Gregory Young were no different. After battling southern rebels and preserving the Union, the two men set out to battle the Kansas Prairie and build a life together. Frank yearned for his own farm, away from his family—even at the risk of alienating them. Gregory, an only child, returned home to claim his inheritance to help finance their adventure out west.

Between the difficult work of establishing a farm on the unforgiving Kansas prairie, and the additional obstacles provided by the weather, Native Americans and wild animals, will their love and loyalty be enough to sustain them through the hardships?

Purchase A Place to Call Their Own from iTunes on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod today!

Then request an Authorgraph, an electronic inscription, from me.

Join the conversation:  use #APTCTO to talk about the novel on social media!