After my college-age stepchildren stayed a week prior to Christmas and
our festivities finished early, the holidays became a quiet time for me to
concentrate on my writing. I cleaned the house and then settled into two
heavenly weeks dedicated solely to my writing. I got the second book of my Enchanted Bookstore Legends turned in to
my editor last weekend, totaling over 97,000 words, my longest work yet. In those
two weeks, I
·
wrote 22,000 of that total;
· completed my final edit on the entire book;
·
researched and added some cool html to
streamline the connections between my blog and website;
·
spent 16 full hours proofing final galleys on Tortuga Treasure: Ciel's Legacy which releases at the
end of this month;
·
set up connections for a blog tour and reviewers
with that book;
·
created more marketing avenues for my last short
story release, Le Cirque De Magie;
·
fully plotted books III, IV, and V of my
Enchanted Bookstore Legends.
Well, that seems totally unbelievable and
even makes my head spin to read the list. Of course, I liked the productive
note I rang in the new year with, but seriously wondered what magical cloud was
following me. Then, in some mindless web-surfing, I ran into a current yahoo news
article about 2012 horoscope predictions. I often use astrology for a
foundation of the magic my characters use, but not so much for myself. But,
this prediction seemed uncanny. Oddly enough, this site has no connection to
the writing/publishing world.
I’m an Aries and for my 2012 career the
site gave this guidance:
With Pluto pulling
rank in your career sector, your star continues to rise over the course of the
year in your chosen field. Of course, with Capricorn involved, this is not
without hard work. After all, your stamina is noble. Use the momentum of the
first quarter of the year to launch your major projects.
With Jupiter
bringing good fortune to your money sector for the first half of the year, you'll
experience fabulous ease in attracting opportunities to boost your income.
You're learning how important it is to value yourself and not sell any of your
talents for less than they're worth. The summer brings fabulous opportunities
for writing and publishing, so if you've been sitting on a book (or two) that
you know needs to be written, this is your year to put pen to paper and fingers
to keyboard! Chances are, you felt the initial impetus during the new Moon
eclipse in Sagittarius in December 2011; 2012 demands that you finalize your
copy. June's full Moon lunar eclipse in your house of publishing will bring the
final lucky push to get your work seen and put into print!
So, it seems my super-energized
productivity may be owing to the positions of Pluto and Jupiter. Can’t wait to
see what happens to me during that lunar eclipse in June!
If you wish to check out your own
2012 horoscope as a way to guide your goals for the year, here’s the link. I hope your stars
and planets align for a fantastic year!
2 comments:
I'm sure you'll have much success with all your books. Good luck
Thanks, Roseanne! May you have a wonderful new year too.
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