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The Little Train That Could

1/26/2011

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I'm doing a happy dance in my kitchen right now; literally falling off my dining room chair as I type this. All month - well since the New Year - I've felt that January was going to be THE MONTH! I had a positive feeling and a smile on my face, even despite a lot of negative things that happened to me this month. I told myself, they're not going to get to me. I won't let them - and yes, despite getting to me at first, I was able to let them go quickly and actually smile about it. Without the 'title', I now have less responsibility. If things don't go right, so what! It's not my fault anymore, because I'm not 'the title' anymore. I continue doing my very best every day, keep my personal chit-chat to a minimum, and now I'm totally reaping the rewards! I'm not the one that's stressed out beyond max, like the past five years - AND this has been the BEST selling month for the Kindness of Strangers EVER! I'm actually so close to selling 100 books this month, I can TASTE it! Not that selling what I've sold isn't great, it so fantastically is! (Yes - I made that up). That's why I'm dancing on my seat. If my kids weren't sleeping, I'd be bounding up and down the stairs, screaming excitedly at the top of my lungs! Woo-hoo!
I could seriously plant a huge, fat, kiss on those buyer's cheeks and squeeze the heck out of 'em. Now - if they like it, I think my head would explode! No new reviews though - not sure if this is a good thing or bad thing, but it's still ok. 

I feel like the little engine that could! I keep saying to myself, 'I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...' and things keep happening.

Now if only my kids would do well in school - getting two teacher phone calls in one month (one for each child) isn't very good. But I'm going to try and stay positive - going to tell them they can do better and I will help them (my children of course, not the teachers, lol). They're both very bright kids; they know exactly what they're doing. I don't want them to lose out, so positive thinking onward. If it can work for my book, it can also work well with my kids!

Wish me luck!  Happy Wednesday everyone!!

<3<3 Julie<3<3
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Kipp Speicher
1/26/2011 12:30:18 pm

Good luck glad your book is picking up steam, the reviews can take a while to come in.

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Julie
1/26/2011 12:50:10 pm

Thanks, Kipp! I'm happy it is too. I'm still nervous about the editing, because I haven't been able to afford a professional editor, but hopefully the story can overcome some of its technical flaws - at least for now. :)

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    J. A. Titus

    Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Friend and Wife.  Full-time worker, part-time worker, and writer.  Lover of anything Eeyore, reality cooking, and horror.  Eclectic music taste, reading taste, and movie taste.  No need to further question my mentality, it's been wrapped up in this little summary. :)

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