1) Stop reading so many books.
2) NEVER set a date for your next book release. It puts the pressure on and becomes less fun. The creativity flows better when you’re having fun.
3) Accept that these things ebb and flow, so just grab a float, lie back and relax.
4) Sometimes unplugging is a better cure than diet pepsi.
5) Camaraderie is your best f*cking friend in the world, so make sure you have plenty of it.
6) Patience. Patience, patience, patience. Oh, and patience.
7) Get off the damn internet! At least for 23 hours a day.
8) Never base your success off of the success of others. Base your success off of the completion of what it is you were trying to succeed to begin with.
9) Start reading more books.
10) Be careful who you accept advice from.
11) Do what worked the first time. Simple as that.
12) Quit dissing Nickelback in public. Quit telling people that the singers voice is like torture to your ears. Quit telling people that when you picture them in your mind, they are all characters from Napolean Dynamite. Quit telling people that you would rather bash your head against a wall of nails than listen to their music. It’s just not nice. It’s in poor taste. I’m not going to do that anymore.
13) Quit shoving THE AVETT BROTHERS music down people’s throats.
14) Quit writing stupid shit like what you just wrote in number thirteen. That’s what you were put on this earth to do.
15) Shove THE AVETT BROTHERS music down people’s throats, straight into their heart and embed it into their soul.
16) Readers are the reason you write. Keep giving them free books, they deserve it.
17) Learn how to hide the free books you give away from your husband just a little bit better.
18) Stop reading so many books.
19) Start reading more books.
20) Quit writing so many lists and go write another damn book!
21) I love my 21. My lifeline to a more peaceful existence.
I am definitely on team read more books .. as you can tell from my #FridayReads posts every Friday on http://ed2dq.com .. Procrastinating on finishing the post right now.
agree 10 billion % about all of this. most of it anyway. lol <3 you
Wait, I’m confused. Am I to stop reading so many books or start reading more books? And unplugging better than Diet Pepsi? I don’t know if I can agree with you on that one.
Lol nice list. Especially liked what you did with 13 and 14. Tis funny.(:
Oh by the by, you should announce the new names;)) Not that I’m trying to tell you to do your job! Lol would never do that. Just curious(:
I haven’t reached that point in the book yet, so I’m not quite sure. It’ll come. Please refer to number six on my post, Charlie. lol.
<3 21.
Things I learned this month? Life’s way more fun with you and your “associates” in it. How had I never heard of the Avett Brothers? And you write beautiful, rich and real stories that touch a lot of peoples’ hearts. And by “people” I mean including me. <3
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Lol I know I figured you weren’t yet, you amazetastic Colleen! Hope to meet you sometime soon thru my babygril Michala of course!:D
#6, #7, #8 and #10 — SO TRUE!
(Great post)
And #15. You forgot to say #15.
Uh, yeah #15. I meant to say #15. Sorry. My mistake!
#15 worked with me, and I passed it along to one of my friends at work (and also discovered one of the teachers on my grade level loves them too!)
Yay Yay Yay! <3 to hear that.
Sooo funny! I even read certain ones out to my husband while laughing (number 17)…he didn’t laugh back though. Such a spoilsport.
Sometimes getting advice is a good thing
This is so funny!!! Love #16!
HAHAHA! I love #12!! We call them (and bands like them) “butt-rock” for obvious reasons. And I TOTALLY get shoving good music artists down people’s throats. I live in Austin so we’re SUPER spoiled by the quality of stuff we have here.
AAHHH so jealous. We’re about five hours from Austin but I swear I’ll eventually inch my way down that map until it’s my home. <3
Lol. Yeah, it’s definitely my preferred TX city. And don’t inch you’re way down! The towns along I35 are uhh…well, not Austin