April 26, 2012
“Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learnt. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and where appropriate profits.” –- Edward de Bono, creativity writer
Back in February, as author of All Things Fulfilling, I was featured on Ann Kochenberger’s “Out of Focus Again” website. http://bit.ly/IpusLy.
Ann said this about my blog site “Her articles vary in subject matter so you never know what each day will bring.” I like that! She got it right. My primary focus is all things independent publishing. But art and inspiration tops the list, too. In fact, sometimes those subjects consume me. When you consider it, all are linked in with creativity – independent words, views and thought.
Many published authors shy away blogging and from social media marketing, in my opinion, a big mistake! Fewer and fewer companies and individuals are using direct mail and print advertising to promote their products and services to potential buyers. E- Marketing provides opportunity for reaching large communities of people who are interested in the same thing you are – your product or service. Isn’t that the objective, if you want to sell your independent publications?
What many independent publishers do not realize is that blogging and social media marketing is fun – an opportunity to use your creativity. Although it may seem like there is an “out of focus again” variety of subjects that are on this website, believe me when I tell you, there is a method behind my madness. In fact, I am astonished at the number of followers from all over the world that have an interest in All Things Fulfilling. Thank you readers, for that!
So, I will continue to share my passion for independent publishing, art and inspiration. Sometimes in my blogging, I even manage to surprise myself. When that happens, I really feel as if I have hit the marc!
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April 25, 2012
When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.” ~ Charles R. Swindoll
All winter it felt as if I was trying to describe a scene, while looking through dirty windows; everything was cloudy and blurred. No matter how hard I tried, I could not find a clear vision for my writing project.
Suddenly, it is as if a shade has been lifted from the window pane, and things are now crystalline. I have made more progress over the past few days on my project than I had in a few months.
Did the rant I posted the other day entitled “Moving Heaven and Earth” actually work? Or did change come with the official arrival of spring? What is it that has given rise to a renewed spirit and creativity? Perhaps it is inside of me.
It really does not matter what the catalyst behind the incoming stream of inspiration is. Now I’ve got better focus! A clear direction and faith in what I am writing about. I will keep going and not stop until I have reached my goals.
Today’s blog post is just one way to celebrate the arrival of a shipment of fulfilling thought. There are plenty more ideas on how I can celebrate success as I move closer to the culmination of my endeavor, here’s a list http://bit.ly/A8gXuR.
Today, I will simply lionize by saying “I feel great and have the courage and momentum needed to finish this publishing project!”
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April 23, 2012
“Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
Yesterday was Earth Day. Today, I am left wondering “Why on earth did I do it?” Wasn’t I told many, many months ago when I began writing a book “never, never trash any of your work?” Hadn’t I already gone through mourning the loss of a film script with my son? His computer had a serious meltdown sometime ago and his work in progress was devoured with no chance of recovery. “He would move heaven and earth ” he said “if only he could retrieve the script again.”
Why, oh why, didn’t I learn from that?
And, why, dear God, didn’t I listen to Harriet? She’s the co-leader of the Steamboat Writers Group; full of wisdom and good advice. My source of encouragement! “Keep it going,” She says. “Don’t stop!”
Now, this leaves me with a confession to make. I am in desperate need of some of the writing I had cast aside as no good. I can never get it back; it’s trashed. Some of what I now see as my best laid chapters are kaput! Sure, I can try to recreate, but that is a difficult thing to do. I am no longer in the same mindset.
According to an article, the first step in learning from our mistakes is to acknowledge where you went wrong. Ok, I’ve done that. Then, you have to stop blaming others. I’ve already said “sending my writing to the trash bin was my own fault. ”
All I can think to write right now is -
- Don’t delete, modify!
- Don’t delete, modify!
- Don’t delete, modify!
- Don’t delete, modify!
A third step in learning from our mistakes is to categorize. http://bit.ly/ySPFr. Trash is no longer an option. All words can be modified. I have already started a new file called Don’t delete, modify!
Why, oh, why am I still hindered in creating more text for this book?
That’s it. I am finished; I am done. I will no longer bemoan the fact that what I trashed is lost. I am moving ahead. Nothing good will come out of wondering “Why on earth did I do it?” I am also moving Earth Day to every 4 or 5 years. That way I’ll have more time to celebrate every time the heavens open up and I receive a new fulfilling shipment of creative thought.
When I finally publish my book, I will indeed be celebrating a miraculous birth. “I am a believer; it can be done. ” I will shout out. “Hallelujah and Amen.”
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April 18, 2012
“Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” ~- Dale Turner
Mark Your Calendar! The 2nd Annual New England Publishing Conference Embracing the Past, Imagining the Future is just ten days away.
The Independent Publishers of New England will be sponsoring this two day event which includes seminars with valuable information on book production, distribution and financing your publishing project. There will be vendor exhibits and information about the new generation of digital publishing which means book selling through e-commerce and e-marketing and producing video trailers for book promotion.
- Dates of the Event: April 27, 2012 at 3:00 PM – April 28, 2012 at 5:30 PM
- Location of the Event: Holiday Inn,Boxborough,MA
- How to register: Please visit this link: http://www.ipne.org
For first time authors, attending publishing conferences is one of the best ways to become educated about the process. Traditionally published authors, are learning that since the year 2000 the industry has undergone dramatic change; it is necessary to keep up with new technology and progress. There is a lot that can be learned from the independents.
Don’t miss out on this great opportunity. Register right away and begin writing a new chapter in your life. Here are some tips to help you begin fulfilling your dreams as an writer http://bit.ly/f4EOGX . It is a great time to rebuild your life -become an independent publisher.
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April 6, 2012
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” ~ Mother Teresa
To me, spring conjures up emotions of joy, delight, gladness and hope. We’d all benefit from living with these thoughts continually, but it is not always easy due to the pressures, strains and even setbacks that come with life.
Living with the Easter spirit, meaning “living with a renewed sense of purpose,” can be evoked through daily thoughts of gratefulness for small things rather than the grandiose. A child lives with eyes wide-open to the small wonders in everyday life. If individuals had the life-long capacity to dwell in the awe-struck emotions of a tot, what a glorious world we would live in; filled with satisfaction, eliminating any sort of mundane existence at all.
Today, I am going make a list of fulfilling things that bring a big sense of awe and wonder, if we fully embrace the experience every time:
- A bird hatching from an egg
- A newborn animal trying to stand for the first time, just after birth.
- Every sunrise and sunset
- Each season and nature’s way of knowing how and when to bring it on.
- The first snowfall of winter.
- People’s faith despite difficult or tragic times.
- Pure and beautiful scent of a baby’s head
- Rise and ebb of the tides
- Enduring marriages and friendships that have been strengthened by challenges.
All precious and magical, if we recognize them as such. Living with positive spirit means training our brains to think all kinds of fulfilling things.
Happy Spring, everyone! May you nest in the spirit of Easter every single day.
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April 5, 2012
“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” ~ Jean Shinoda Bolen
Snow is quickly disappearing, even from the higher elevations in Northwestern Colorado, where winter tends to be much longer than I’d really like. Mother Nature was very kind to us this year; snow didn’t arrive in earnest until the beginning of February. A light winter has meant early spring. Hurray!
Yesterday, as I took my daily walk, I saw a favorite indicator of the season of light – a mass of daffodils, in full bloom. As I moved along, I began to consider all the colors of the spectrum and how nature could not spring forth a better color choice after a season of darkness and drab. In spring, artists are drawn to painting daffodils, jonquils, crocuses, forsythias and tulips; it is no wonder. Yellow is a color of joy and creative energy.
Wow – I think I need more than just a touch of yellow in my life; lately I have been struggling with writers block. At this point, I need to call in a bulldozer to clear away the permafrost, and then have a whole bucket load of daffodils and other pastel poseys dropped into my line of sight for visual effects. Perhaps that will stimulate my brain and creativity. Kind of an expensive proposition, though, don’t you think?
Perhaps I ought to resort to self-help, instead. This Easter weekend, maybe I will create an arrangement to light up my life and make me smile. Not only does adding yellow to a wardrobe bring a cheery, uplifting effect, if you put it in your home and office it’s a great remedy for clearing the mind, helping with the decision-making process and sharpening your memory, too. Yellow –nourishment for mind and spirit!
Do you have any fulfilling plans for this Easter weekend? What will you do to inspire new beginnings and personal growth in your life? Celebrate this season of light.
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March 23, 2012
“The empires of the future are empires of the mind.” ~ Winston Churchill
If you had a chance to live your life all over again would you do it differently? If you knew what the future was going to bring, would you change the way you live now?
On April 3rd, season three of FUTURESTATES, films from visionary independent filmmakers will kick-off. This season’s seven films will again include themes with a focus on issues that our society might possibly face in the future, they are:
- Crossover – A mothers is faced with medical choices that could give her children chances at a better life.
- Life Begins at Retirement – About senior living and choices families are forced to make to provide the best for their aging parents.
- Gunny – Will a female soldier decide to take a new medication to erase horrific memories of a tour of duty?
- Advantageous – New technology allows people to overcome natural disadvantages; fulfilling their lives all over again, in new ways.
- Laura Keller – This film involves reproductive issues for women in a world where population is spinning out of control.
- The Sixth World – The night before a Navajo astronaut’s departure for Mars, she has a dream that makes her realize that perhaps she does not fully understand the mission at all.
- Charlie 13 – Will a government mandated tracking system implant change the decisions that a 13 year old boy makes?
Want to learn more about FUTURESTATES TV and the visionary artists behind these thought provoking films? Visit this link. http://bit.ly/bQNSJF. Also, check-out the intriguing and captivating movies from season one and two.
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March 20, 2012
“Art is literacy of the heart” ~Elliot Eisner
Today is the first day of spring and with that, I celebrate gratefulness for my wonderful health, my dear family, new and life-long friends. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the beautiful natural environment in which I live. Wait, there is more -
The other day, I began to consider the huge volume of communication about independent publishing and all the creative industries that comes across my desk every day, every week, every month and every year. Difficult to keep up with; it also fascinates me to no end.
Adding another “I AM GRATEFUL to my list, I am grateful I have a way to share what arrives on my desk with my readers through All Things Fulfilling. Without an outlet, I would have to keep the information contained; a very hard thing to do. When I am filled with excitement about something, I want to share it! Don’t you?
My heart is overflowing with gratitude for those who visit this blog site. My hope is that you tell someone else about the value of this digital news and information space, so that our world blooms prolifically with all fulfilling things in art, culture, spirituality, business and life.
Happy Spring and May Your Life continue to Bloom and Grow!
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March 17, 2012
A loyal blog reader sent me this interesting idea for consideration for a blog writing subject. Today, I would like to thank Marie from Australia for passing along this important and timely tidbit of information for St. Patrick’s Day.
Did you know in 2010, Dublin was named a UNESCO City of Literature? It is well justified. There are many Irish writers from long ago whose legacies have continued to live on.
Novelist and poet, James Joyce is just one of them. His major works include Dublineers(1914), Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man (1916) and Finnegan’s Wake (1939). Other notable writers from the Emerald Isle include:
- W B Yeats (1865-1939)
- Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
- Samuel Beckett (1906 – 1989)
- Sean O’Casey (1880-1964)
- Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900)
- Patrick Kavanagh (1904 – 1967)
Although, these writers are from centuries gone by, there are contemporary Irish writers who are continuing the tradition of providing literature with excellent content.
The daughter of Ireland’s Prime Minister, Cecelia Ahern is well on her way to fame. Walt Disney Pictures has bought film rights to her book If You Could See Me Now. I look forward to seeing how the film adaptation brings together the elements of fantasy and thoughtful dialogue into a fulfilling mix.
Now partway through Cecelia Ahern’s book, I found an Irish proverb, by an unknown author, that could be applied to the theme of this book.
“As you slide down the banister of life,
May the splinters never point in the wrong direction!”
If You Could See Me Now is available as an e-book. Readers, if you find connections between this wonderful Irish proverb and some of the internal conflicts in this book, send me comment on this blog. I’m interested whether your interpretations match mine. Let’s start an interesting discussion on this site.
Sending Irish blessings your way on this March 17th. Join us on Monday. We will explore other cities that have been designated as a UNESCO City for Creative Industry, and the characteristics these cities have to fulfill the requirements.
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March 15, 2012
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at worth doing” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
I’ve been walking with more pep in my step, lately. Spring is on the way!
Winter’s wild ways force writers to hunker down inside. In retrospect, often a blessing and mandatory discipline needed to finish a book. As spring approaches, while winter’s memory begins to melt, the stirrings of voices are heard saying “Rejoice, I have finished my book!”
What ensues for many independent publishers is the process of submitting their publications into contests, then waiting and watching mailboxes for the arrival of treasured prize notifications from the EVVYs, the IPPYS, the Eric Hoffer Awards plus many more.
Whether you covet becoming an award winning author or not – writing a book is a huge task! Sit back, relax and take a well deserved break but not for too long. Your obligations to yourself and your book, as an independent publisher, are not over yet. Successful sales are a function of marketing efforts.
“You don’t like fooling around with that marketing stuff. You’ve reached your limit.” you say? You are not alone in your thoughts. Many authors like to focus on what they do best – write!
Perhaps it is time to have someone else take a fresh look. There are freelance professionals who can help you develop a full range of marketing strategies – from traditional promotion and advertising to a non-traditional approach that incorporates tactics that are far reaching and more affordable through the internet. Look for a company that specializes in e-commerce and e-marketing for independent publishers.
Enough talk about that! The real purpose of this blog today is to honor and celebrate those who are fulfilling their goals of completing their publishing projects. Way to go!
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What many independent publishers do not realize is that blogging and social media marketing is fun – an opportunity to use your creativity. Although it may seem like there is an “out of focus again” variety of subjects that are on this website, believe me when I tell you, there is a method behind my madness. In fact, I am astonished at the number of followers from all over the world that have an interest in All Things Fulfilling. Thank you readers, for that! 
