This year
has brought about a lot of changes, and has cemented the feeling that even
though I know A LOT, there’s also a lot I don’t know. And sometimes the
greatest growth happens when you’re moved out of your comfort zone and into new
situations that broaden your knowledge and horizons.
First case
in point: I’m moving into more indie publishing, with more control over my work
and how it’s marketed. It also means learning so much about what’s working on
the marketing front, what’s not, and how to use it most effectively! I’ve taken
courses, paid for some services, and am in the process of hiring a virtual
assistant. I’m setting my own deadlines and have a renewed focus on delivering
what I say I’m going to deliver. It’s heady stuff, but a little
overwhelming at times, so I have to remind myself I need to step back once in a
while. I often feel like the new kid learning what everyone else already
knows, but I’ll get there.
The second
“new kid” thing is that on November 1st I took on the PAN Advisor
position on the RWA Board of Directors. For the past few years, I’ve served on
the PAN Steering Committee and last year was the Chair. I thought it would be
good preparation for board service, but the first board meeting is TODAY and
over the past few weeks I’ve very much felt like I’m treading water in the deep
end. I’m more than a little awed by the collective intelligence and success of
my fellow board members.
Here’s the
thing with being the new kid in new situations: there’s always a learning
curve. And that’s okay. Most of the time, no one expects you to be completely
up to speed and for the transition to be completely seamless. And quite
often the pressure we feel is put on by ourselves, and no one else.
At least
that’s what I’m going to remind myself as I’m immersed in three days of board
meetings, both excited and terrified.
That’s a
good thing, right?
Donna’s
latest release is DECK THE HALLS, a new novella in her DARLING, VT series!
With shades of It’s
a Wonderful Life, one man must face his past to find his future this
Christmas.
In the last year, George's life has
drastically changed. The formerly homeless veteran now has a job he likes, a
family in the residents of Darling, VT, and for the first time in years, a
home. But while his present is good, he's still haunted by the past, a past
that appears shortly before Christmas when the older sister of his
brother-in-arms hunts him down and finds him in Darling, working at the Ladybug
Garden Center.
Amy’s looking for closure for her family
after her brother's death in the Middle East, but the serious man she finds
working in Vermont doesn’t resemble the soldier she remembers from years
before. This man is hardened and yet somehow fragile, too, and in her desire to
find out what really happened to her brother, she learns more about George than
she ever expected.
With a little Christmas magic and the
whole town supporting them, can these two bruised hearts make a future
together?
Where Your Heart Finds Home…
1 comment:
sounds wonderful
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