My Worse Nightmare...

Is never selling again. I know how trite. But when I think of never holding another one of my books again...I break out in hives. I can deal with lulls. Those times just makes my writing stronger. So, I think B.S. when someone comes along and says, "I'll keep writing for myself even if I never published."

I've said the same exact words, but deep down, on the inside I'm thinking, "Pfft. It's never going to be an issue for me 'cause I'm going to get/stay published." Yup, I admit ego-maniac voice inside my head crops up every time I get a rejection. Every time I get a sucky review.

It's the only way to stay sane in this business. Either lie to yourself when you need it or get friends who can do the same. Honesty is great, but some days you need that white lie to get your through the next day. Because you never know that might be the day you get the call.

So tell me, what is your worse nightmare?

And More Reasons Why I Won't Let This Blog Die

Gauche: 1 a: lacking social experience or grace ; also : not tactful : crude b: crudely made or done 2: not planar (gauche) *(definition provided by Merriam-Webster online dictionary)

Someone recently accused me of being gauche for bemoaning a delayed response to a query. The issues wasn't the amount of time, but the fact I said something publicly about my disgust.

And then it just made me curious what got this taboo started. I'm very aware publishing isn't your normal work environment. You could have a grade A lawsuit for being black-balled in the corporate world for speaking, truthfully, about grievances of your work environment. In essence it's called retaliation.

But what I am fully surprised by is that most people black-balled in this industry are by other authors. Yes, some people should have thought better of what to say in public. Also, IMHO, some things were just blown out of proportion.

My questions to you: At what point was it okay for authors to be bashed for unprofessional behavior *publicly*? When did it become a faux pas for authors to speak of industry professionals for the same type of behavior? *not just their peers*

There Is Something About the Holidays...

That makes me want to write less. Seriously, I want to hibernate, but of course I must eat my weight in chocolate first. I've only been writing four years, but it happens like clock work. I'm writing like mad and then all of a sudden the words kind of fade out of my head.

Writing = pulling teeth without whiskey.

It got me to thinking--do authors have writing seasons? It is all in my head or do you find yourself writing more/less during a certain time of year?