Hooray! I knew there was a good reason for this long weekend. I mean, naturally I would rather have been swimming up to a bar in a Caribbean resort, or gallivating in gay Paris, but due to an unfortunately incapacitated dog (she overdid the swimming and enthusiastic jumping around at Point Petre yesterday, I think), I am home and surprisingly focused in spite of the lovely weather. (I knew this but perhaps not so much how Lucy dictates our lives! Who says I don’t have a child?)
Anyway. You may have read my rants about my Internet difficulties and my feelings toward EditQuest of late. Today I decided to take the bull by the horns and give him a good what for. I just couldn’t let all that hard work and enthusiasm lie down and take it. So what we have as a result is a cleaner theme here as well as a spiffy, and more importantly functioning, home for EditQuest.
On the right side of site you will notice two new things: a small ad square that links to the EditQuest page on this site and, FINALLY, practically a year later (but I had an excellent excuse), my ebook Publishing Fantasy Fiction! I’m still so proud of this baby. It’s free, so please feel free to download and either flip through it or use it or read it just for fun. I think it’s a great start for those wanting to publish, and not just fantasy fiction but any fiction, though the ebook does give particular references to fantasy publishers.
If there are any questions or comments regarding anything on this site, you know where to leave them. Everything should function well, but don’t be shy to point out anything out of order.
Maybe it’s the freedom of the long weekend (oh please can’t it last forever, or at least a few more days? I’m a changed person away from the clinic!), or maybe a renewed sense of purpose due to the friendly and genuine encouragement from my husband and some of you, but I’m feeling quite optimistic. Just making all this happen and being busy and productive has made me excited!
Steph – this looks great! Colin’s idea to put your EQ stuff here is a good one. EQ.com the site is still yours, and will be ready when you are.
Thank you!
If I take your advice and redirect the site for now to this one, I think that would help a great deal to drive traffic this way, too.
I’m also hoping to blog a bit more than I have been. This time away from work, even just these three days, has been freeing. I’ve been reading old posts and seeing how blogging was helping me sort things out but also keeping me from incessantly thinking of the clinic and therefore feeling a bit more sane!
I totally love the new look and the EQ site!
(isn’t it ironic that a wellness clinic makes you so stressed out?)
Thanks again!
And, yeah, haha! That didn’t even occur to me! I think part of my stress is that I’m totally immersed in it and it becomes so consuming. Also, it probably wouldn’t matter what job I had: so long as I’m working for someone else and constantly surrounded by coworkers, I think it would be stressful. I keep thinking of my Biblio, where I would be in charge and customers would come in not for me to fix them in some way but for me to make them happy with things that make me enthusiastic as well (so then it’s very easy). I’m not saying owning and working in Biblio would be trouble-free or stressless, but it’s my own environment, surrounding me with things I love and that are relevant to me.
You know?
PS. Rebecca, I was just talking to Colin about my ebook and it suddenly hit me: I didn’t change anything to say thank you for your work on it! Thank you so very much for proofreading it for me, and free of charge at that! I’m want to and am going to change the acknowledgments page to include you.
Please forgive me for not thinking of that sooner!
Steph
Ah, Biblio … I can picture myself there right now, enjoying a cup of tea, paging through a book of poetry. (Will there be pastries served? I hope so!)
I know exactly what you mean about the stresses of owning your own business (about which you’re passionate) versus working for someone else. I’ve never been happier with a job than I am since I started SmithWriting. Sure, it’s a TON of work, but it’s all for my benefit — and the benefit of my clients.
As to changing your ebook to acknowledge me, please don’t trouble yourself! It’s a super nice gesture, but totally unnecessary. I was just glad to help out in a small way. Plus, I learned a lot about publishing!