The Commitment Report

It’s Sunday. You probably already knew that, but to tell you the truth, I forgot. It’s been such a ridiculous and stupid week, the only reason I know it’s Sunday is because True Blood is on tonight and it’s all I’ve been looking forward to since last Sunday.

I’m sorry. I’m down this week. Like super down.

Despite that, I managed to get things done. I edited two short stories for Farrago, but Michael and I had a long chat on Friday and decided to open submissions back up for a month and put it out in October instead. Hear that? You can still donate a story to the Bekemeyer Project. you have until the end of August to get your submission in. This is an incredibly worthwhile project and both Michael and I would be eternally grateful for any and all support.

Due to the fact that we took a massive income hit last week, with James losing his job completely and me taking a 3/4 paycut, I put all the Dark Journeys stories into one collection on Friday night. I whipped up a super sweet cover and started selling the PDF file right here on my website for just $2.99. Anyone interested in helping us out, the PDF file guarantees I get 100% of the profits from the sales. I still earn from Smashwords and Amazon, but about $.70 less per sale than when I sell direct. No matter what you decide, I appreciate the support and am eternally grateful to the thirteen people who dug into their wallets and bought the collection this weekend. Every penny counts right now, and knowing I can earn from my creative work means more to me than anyone could possibly imagine.

I am also in the process of launching another website, but more to come on that in the next few days. I’ve found something I truly love doing, and I’m going to just go for it.

I want to crawl into a corner right now and suck my thumb, World, but I’m not going to. That’s not who I am, and I will never be that person. I know in my heart and soul I am the mistress of my own destiny… and I will do what needs to be done to get through this difficult time. Knowing I have James beside me makes it so much easier, and recognizing the support and love of the people in my life has left me speechless more times than I can count this weekend.

So… onward ho… climbing the ladder to the stars. I will reach them and sprinkle a little stardust over you all. May it bring you good fortune, luck, happiness and fulfillment. And may you stay on your path no matter how many obstacles leap into the way.