So, last Monday I published a pity party post ( say that 5 times fast. I dare ya!) titled The Struggle Is Real…
If you haven’t read it ( shame on you!) it detailed the mental and emotional struggle I’ve been gong thru lately with my writing career. It was written when I was tired, crabby, pitying myself over the non-Rita nomination I surely thought I was going to get this year, and I think some seasonal affect disorder syndrome whittled its way in there, too.
It’s amazing how much can change in just one week’s time.
I’ve been holding on to making this information public for a few days because I wanted to publicize it at the beginning of the week as a way to brighten the week ahead. Just when I thought my writing career was pretty much going nowhere fast, I got a new publishing contract from a new ( to me) publishing house, LIMITLESS PUBLISHERS. The name of the house means so much to me because I truly feel I have no limitations on me right now.
Again, what a change a week can make in one’s attitude.
After I wrote the pity party post I was notified I’m a finalist in the New England Reader’s Choice Awards for my newest book DEARLY BELOVED;
Last week I felt hopeless my career was never going to move forward. This week I know it will.
Last week I despaired that I’d make the wrong decision in ever retiring and devoting myself to writing full time. This week I am optimistic that the choice was the correct one for my mental and spiritual well being, especially when one of my short stories, THE HOUSE ON CRIMSON STREET was published in Long and Short Reviews.
Last week I bemoaned the fact that once again I didn’t become a finalist in an industry award. This week, the video of the OKRWA International Digital winners was put up on YouTube and my winning entry, COOKING WITH KANDY, is the first one listed.
Again, so much can change in a mere seven days.
God sure knew what she was doing when she made the world in just one week!
Smile, peeps. It’s the start of a new day…
~ Peg
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Here’s the link to my TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DAMN BOOK podcast interview, just in case you missed it: TMAYDB
and the link to my recent interview on NewHampshirePublicRadio
And I can’t forget the OKRWA 2018 Award video
Peggy, congratulations on all your great news! Debby
Debby Grahl Author of Mystery, Magic, and Romance Available from Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Noble: His Magic Touch, from Wild Rose Press; Rue Toulouse, The Silver Crescent, Decorated to Death (a Christmas cozy mystery), The Haunted West, a paranormal western romance anthology, Ebb and Flow, an Island Writers’ Network anthology. Website:www.debbygrahl.com Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/debbygrahlauthor?ref=br_rs Amazon Author Page — https://www.amazon.com/Debby-Grahl/e/B00B34HM26 https://twitter.com/DebbyGrahl https://www.bookbub.com/search/authors?search=debby%20grahl
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Congratulations! That’s wonderful.
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Lydia – thank you!
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Peggy, life’s a roller coaster ride. Congratulations for hanging in there. Emotional resilience is the most important quality of all and you have that in spades.
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Laura – #Blessyou for your kind words and encouragement!
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Congrats Peggy! You’re one of my role models. Hang in there. 🙂
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OMG Joanne – you’re one of mine!!!!!
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You go girl! You’re awesome! Big hugs and congrats! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Mary – thank you for the kind words!
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Congratulations on your new publisher–and your new attitude! Onward!
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Thanks Rhonda – I’m still with WRP just have another one, too
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Big congrats Peggy!!!! Celebrate YOU.
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You are an amazing author and a wonderful person! You deserve good things and awards and I’m so glad the Universe heard you and ponied a few up 🙂 Congrats on well-deserved recognition!
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Katie) -Blessyou my dear friend!!!!
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