Breathtaking views... a big cup of joe... and scrambled oatmeal = inspired!!

Today I wanted to say thank you…

It was two years ago this month that I started this gig… so I wanted to say thank you in appreciation to everyone who has followed my journey and offered endless encouragement and support. It has been an interesting and exciting time in my life… and I know that the best is yet to come

I’m in the midst of “learning the process” on putting together my first book… (you can read more about this book here). Not completely sure that my books are going to be published but really enjoy writing. This is very exciting… the feedback that I’ve received is very encouraging… I’m a little behind my self-imposed schedule (and very much at peace with this)… and at the same time I’ve realized that this writing gig is way more complicated that I thought it would be. I’m not really sure what most others think about authors… my perception was a little off before I dove into this venture… I guess I though of it a little like hanging out all day writing… I am pretty verbose at times so that part is easy (not quite like Tolstoy )… then I found out that, as a new author, I have to bring part of the audience with me… to run with the big boys… and that I’ll be using many other business and life skills that I’ve picked up along the way.

Hanging out writing… I mean, why can’t I just take a weekend off from life and shack up in tranquility… On Golden Pond with a big cup of joe and some scrambled oatmeal (my own personal recipe) and hammer out a book or two? Surely that’s what Lucado does, since he is publishing a book a week (or so it seems to me anyway).

There is way too much information on the internet and elsewhere to read and absorb. What makes mine stand out? Why should anyone stop by to read I’m Just Thinkin’? There are lots of folks working the internet right now… my presence, while I am on “learn as you go” mode, is pretty well defined… you can read more about my why here.

I wanted to share with you some of the most important resources / thoughts that I’m picking up on along the way…

This blog thing is sort of the proving ground… where I find out what ideas are going to fly… where I can hone in on them… where I am building an audience… where I’m making important connections… networking…

Two of the most significant resources that I have run across are Michael Hyatt’s blog and Christian Writers. I’m also involved in a new community group, it’s called “My Killer Tribe” … looking very fruitful!! If you are a writer, these are worth checking out.

I’m finding there is a limit to my creativity… that I can keep coming up with new goodness… only because I find material to write about through my daily walk… but there is a limit… when my creative energy is scattered into other areas of my life, my writing here at I’m Just Thinkin’ is scaled back.

If you’re a writer, what are some of the most helpful resources that you have identified on the internet?

What writing projects are you working on at this time?