An Author's Vent and A Little Bit of Yoga #yoga #author

I'm not a disciplined author.
Hell, I'm not a disciplined person.
I get done what I need to get done when I get to it.
I'm very laid back and an introvert.
In a world that seems overrun with OCD extroverts, it can be rather overwhelming.
Yes, I know I should write 8 hours every day or 8,000 words or whatever it is someone has decided is THE proper thing when you are an author.
Some days I write for hours and some days I go shopping.
Yes, I know I should plot and outline and know every nuance of the character from page 1 to The End.
I also know that ain't gonna happen.
I like to let my creativity flow.
I love writing myself into a corner and then writing myself free again.
Yes - I can hear you plotters yelling - we're creative too!
I know you are.
But plotting is not me.
And I'd really wish you'd stop trying to stuff me into your plotter box.
I practise yoga.
I love stepping on my mat.
It fills me with a peace sense of calm and peace.
Yoga teaches about the Yin and the Yan.
The two oppositions in the world.
Hot and cold.
Oil and water.
It has also taught me to accept who I am and all my idiosyncrasies.
Wow. Did I have to use spell checker to get that word right.
But I digress.
 So in this world of plotter vs panster - discipline versus carefree I am going to keep writing my way.
'Cause that's the only way I can.
 Do you have a writer's beef you'd like to vent?

Me at wall yoga. Position is called Bat and I could probably go to sleep in that position.

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SpaceX Dragon cargo craft in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm at the International Space Station #space #FridaysinSpace

• NASA ID: iss055e063934
• Center: JSC
• Date Created: 2018-05-05
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iss055e063934 (May 5, 2018) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm as the International Space Station was orbiting above northern Africa. Dragon would be released a few hours later for its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on May 5, 2018 ending the SpaceX CRS-14 mission.

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What is inside me when I silently sit and stare at the sky? Yoga Thought #yoga

I love this one.

I am an introvert. 

I am quiet.  

People think I'm a snob, because I'm not outgoing and always talking and interrupting and trying to be the center of attention.  

  
But I am sitting back - listening and absorbing what is being said
 I am listening to you.   

When you speak - I like hear your words - your thoughts.  

I process.  

 And if need be - I act upon what I process.  

Swallow your pride and be mindful of the quiet ones - the thunder lies hidden inside.  

Just tossing that out there. 

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Her marriage almost brings the English Parliament to its knees. Liza O'Connor's latest Amy Winston Novel - Lies & Deceit #LizaOconnor #seeries #romance #greatread

Lies & Deceits

The Extraordinary Life of Amy Winston, Book 3

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Despite her lack of dowry and cloudy past, Amy Winston becomes one of the most sought-after young ladies in the London marriage mart. Some desire her for her beauty and charm while others appreciate her unique skills of seeing with her mind, healing with her hands, and disappearing in plain sight. By her choice of husbands, she secures her safety. However, her marriage almost brings the English Parliament to its knees.

Excerpt

Amy hurried out the French doors and onto a massive stone porch that opened to a very large garden. It had to be several acres. How would she ever find Gunter in so much foliage?

“Miss Winston?” a gentleman spoke and she turned to see John Marsh standing at the French doors. He smiled. “I thought it was you. Are you looking for Mr. Jones?”

“Yes,” Amy lied.

“Well, if he were out there, you’d never find him. This garden has a great many lover’s rooms. In fact, Mrs. Rothborn’s toy poodle escaped her fine fortress and met with the neighbor’s hound. It must have been love at first sight, for by the time they were found, a full litter of pups had come into existence.” He went on to describe the hideous little offspring with drooping eyes and curly hair that bayed like the father and walked like the mother.

Amy laughed heartily. “Are any of these puppies about to prove your claim, sir?” she teased.

“Not here. Mrs. Rothborn ordered the gardener to get rid of the horrid things.”

Amy stared at him in shock. “Mr. Marsh, this is a horrible story. If you knew it ended so badly, you should not have made me love the puppies with your vivid descriptions,” she scolded. “It was very thoughtless of you.”

“I didn’t kill them!” he insisted.

“I only called you thoughtless; I did not call you cruel and heartless.”

“They were lovable.”

“Mr. Marsh, stop talking about them at once,” she insisted and placed her hands over her ears.

John laughed at her and pulled her hands away from her ears. “The story has a happy ending.”

She stared at him for a moment. “You saved them?”

He rolled his eyes and sighed. “Now you’ve ruined my story.”

 

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Book 1- Pure Innocence

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Book 2 – Love’s Betrayals

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Book 3 – Lies and Deceits

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More About the Author

Liza O’Connor’s favorite books are Pride & Prejudice and Douglas Adams’ four book trilogy, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Go figure…

Raised in the southern mid-section of U.S., Liza escaped to the East Coast once out of college. She’s worked as a journalist, a radio DJ, a security guard, a stock broker, a strategist, and a business solutions consultant to name a few of her many occupations.  Again…go figure.

She learned to fly planes, jump out of planes, hang-glide, kayak and scuba dive, to name of few of her ‘let’s kill Liza’ sports. However, her favorite activity is to hike with her dog Jess among the shaved mountains of NJ.

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