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That really sucks Nat. Sorry to hear about that bait and switch. Still, it's an opportunity to be seen and heard. If there's an opportunity near the end of the discussion that there are more questions, you can offer yourself up to have discussions outside of the panel room, maybe in a common area. That way you can get into more specifics if anyone is really interested.

Sheesh Nat. That's tough. Have a good cuss and kick the wall a bit. Then I guess you just have to think f**k it and go with it....

D. wrote: "I'd look into youtubing it. In the meantime, in your time on the panel, mention that a youtube tutorial or another more in depth workshop will be available to those who sign up for your email list...."

Never thought about setting it up as a hook to get people to sign up for my newsletter. That might be a nice bribe. Thanks.

Rohvannyn wrote: "Wow! I feel for you, and I'm sorry this happened. If it were me, I'd go with the YouTube suggestion and go to the panel anyway. Maybe you can inject some sense into things. Also, you can possibly use points from your presentation, shortening them to be able to offer them more quickly, and slip in a "by the way, if you want to hear more from me, check out the longer version" type of thing.

I have no idea how to do the youtube thing, though. I'd probably set it up in writing and try to offer that. But probably not as useful. *sigh*

I was thinking of offering it in my hotel room. I won't have the white board, but it might still be useful. I still haven't heard back from Con programming... so I can't contact my other panelists. This is a really really slapdash year. Last year they were pretty with it.

Thanks!

It might not turn out as bad as you think. Have participants share their emails and/or tell them about your website if you have one. Doing a mini presentation in your hotel room is a good idea. Then maybe you can hire someone to shoot a video and do an entire series. That would enable you to reach people all the time, not just during a convention.

I just want to be myself.

I just want to be myself.

I just want to be myself.

But "myself" is too quiet.

Forcing myself to use social media is like a contrived plot in a book. It never works, and what comes out of it is always an ugly mess.

I want to be quiet, listen to music, and enjoy tranquility.

I don't like speaking much. I just want to explore my inner world, and put my thoughts into words, and let them speak for me.

I love writing. I love my characters. I love them as my children. That's why I will never give up, even if it means I must be someone else.

But I want to scream. I want to yell. I want to let out the pain of not being myself.

I want to confess. I love writing but I don't love reading.

I only read to learn how to write. The enjoyment comes from the learning process, not from the story itself.

What truly sets my spirit free like lulling seas is writing, then music, then video games, then manga, then, lastly, reading.

Abi... I want to go back to writing... but I feel like no matter what I do, I can't get this done. I have given up so much for it, and in the end, I feel like it demands the only thing I don't have - not being myself.

I'm sorry...

Delvin wrote: "I just want to be myself.

I just want to be myself.

I just want to be myself.

But "myself" is too quiet.

Forcing myself to use social media is like a contrived plot in a book. It never works, a..."

You can come back anytime. :)

Delvin wrote: "But "myself" is too quiet."

According to... whom? I'm a quiet guy and I'm fine with that.

Dwayne wrote: "Delvin wrote: "But "myself" is too quiet."

According to... whom? I'm a quiet guy and I'm fine with that."

According to myself...

I just feel very lost recently. Thank you for giving me a place to vent. It helps.

Delvin wrote: "I just want to be myself.

I just want to be myself.

I just want to be myself.

But "myself" is too quiet.

Forcing myself to use social media is like a contrived plot in a book. It never works, a..."

That was beautiful. Being honest about yourself is the first step toward freedom.

Damn sickness making my throat hurt and my nose run. Went all winter with nary a sniffle, at least nothing too bad, and them BAM! Hits me like a mack truck. This bug can kiss my ass!

I'm afraid that is what it did after all :P
Hope you feel better soon. *hugs*

Double rats' tails!!
I just added myself to so many book promo groups on Facebook they banned me from using the feature for adding too many, too fast.

I suspect if I wait 24 hours or so, they'll let me join groups again.

Thanks Gerry... sadly I can't take the credit for this expression. My wife and I are not big fans of crude language ... and she made this one up!
Howzat ... shifting the blame to my wife for possibly annoying your wife!

Life needs to slow down a bit! I haven't been able to write in weeks, because life keeps throwing me curve balls! Give me a nice easy underhand throw damnit! Leave the people in my life alone, and give me some damned peace and quiet to write!

Sorry for what you're going through Riley. I hope you fool life by hitting the darn curve ball over the wall!! <3

Alarm woke us up at 1am. ATDT called, supposedly there was a fire in the house but no smoke nothing. Stop the alarm, but something is wrong. Called the company to find out how to stop it. Turns out our freaking fridge broke again, and ice melted. Water escaped and ran through the waterline hole in the floor and dripped all over the alarm panel. So now we have both to fix or replace thanks to the stupid builders who didn't think it was unwise to put a water line just above the electric panel or at least fill their fg hole. we got lucky it went on the security system a few inches from it instead.

And I wanted to call for a doc appointment today to see what causes the pain I've been having for two weeks now. Yep, when it rains, it pours.

Oh, gosh, G.G! That rots!! So sorry for all this! Hope your pain issue is resolved quickly. Gentle hugs!!

Well the good thing about last night is that it seems to have scared my pain away. Seriously, I still feel sore and worried it may come back but I haven't felt as good as I feel today for the last few weeks, so here's to alarms in the middle of the night. :P

Fridge started working again after being unplugged all night. I am happy that it is but geez, maybe it would be easier to find the problem otherwise. Hubby is confident he will find it. He says it is one of two things...Two isn't too bad I guess. :P

Alarm system...still off...we are waiting until it is 100% dry before turning it back on. It may have saved our life. Seriously...if not for it more water would have dripped and maybe it would have ended up reaching the electric box. So all in all, we actually got very lucky. It may sound strange but I am happy it happened while we were home.

G.G. wrote: "Well the good thing about last night is that it seems to have scared my pain away. Seriously, I still feel sore and worried it may come back but I haven't felt as good as I feel today for the last ..."

Yikes! I'm glad at least the pain has subsided! *hug*

Thanks Lyra! *Hugs* And forgot to hug Sammy.. how the hell did I do that? *Hugs Sammy*!

I hate it when things like that disrupt my life. Sorry about the fridge and the panel and all that crap you have to deal with.

Thanks Nat. Most of it seems back in order...for now. Until next time. :p

G.G. wrote: "Sorry for what you're going through Riley. I hope you fool life by hitting the darn curve ball over the wall!! <3"

Into the neighbour's backyard, of course.....

Oh dear, I feel your pain. It must be curve ball year and I think we could all write a long chapter on what they have done to us and how we circumvented their trajectory. If we then pooled resources, it could even become a book and surely a bestseller.

LOL Marie-Anne. As much as I would love to kick its ass, I wouldn't want to send it to the neighbors. Maybe in the middle of the pond across the street would be plenty far. :P

I am sorry to hear that your year wasn't better than mine. :/ Although you say you have circumvented their trajectory. That gives me hope the worst was avoided. :)

Finally finding whst is affecting my MIL, and it doesn't make me any less pissed off at life right now. Wolff-parkinsons-white disease should not be paired with long qt! A rapid heart beat paired with a disease that kills you if you get too excited, what could go wrong?!

That's awful Riley! I'm so sorry!!

Riley, I'm so sorry for all these serious health issues in your family. Sending healing vibes and prayers. Hugs!

Sheesh Riley. That is a crock of poop. Gentle hugs

Really sorry to hear that Riley. No offense but sometimes I think God has a very bad sense of humor and might be the only one who finds it funny. I hope and pray all goes well and they can find a way to manage both conditions/diseases.

Argh! I need a @#$@ name for my $&@% publishing imprint and all the good ones are taken. I need an endangered species to punch.

Melissa wrote: "Mary wrote: "Just buy my *** books. Leave me alone."

I want this on a T shirt. I would wear it everyday, and it would be my most favorite T shirt ever."

OMG, too perfect.

We have people living in a space station but we can't make bullets work right in reflowable text? Arghhh. I have literally wasted DAYS trying to fix this in all the various ebook formats. And while we're at it, can digital publishers get a little bit of consistency? There's no reason KDP, Smashwords, IngramSpark, and Pronoun need to have COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FORMATS.

Guys, I think I found us a Get Mad Here mascot.



This frog gets it, man.

Melissa wrote: "Guys, I think I found us a Get Mad Here mascot.



This frog gets it, man."

Yup, I'm with ya, Melissa. Hugs

Perfect!

Yay.... way to go Melissa

Ugh! The Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ app is the Bain of my existence lol! If anyone got 14 notifications sent to their email that we are friends I'm sorry my app went haywire while trying to add a friend and yeah not only did it add my entire Facebook friend list but it also sent a ton of notifications! Lol!

Omg...that frog...lmao!!!

Excuse me while I vent, because July seems bound and determined to shaft me. Somehow the front bumper of my car was damaged - no one knows how - and we had to take it in to get fixed. One of my foster kittens got ringworm and now all the kittens have to be quarantined. I had to give all five kittens a bath and now one of the kittens refuses to eat so I have to syringe feed her. My cat, Mitsy, has something weird going on with her mouth and I don't think she's been eating, either. My cat, Bug, hurt her leg. Our zucchini plants refuse to give us Zucchini...

Dang it, July, you're usually my favorite month!

Melissa wrote: "Excuse me while I vent, because July seems bound and determined to shaft me. Somehow the front bumper of my car was damaged - no one knows how - and we had to take it in to get fixed. One of my fos..."

Sending luck hugs

Oh, Melissa, hoping and praying for things to get better for you. Huge hugs

Dat frog, lol

Back on subject... Life, I keep trying to get a free day, a day to come and spend time with other writers, honing our craft and planning stories, but lately life, you just keep #\'(ing me. So, I'm cutting you off life, you hear me?! You can go and #\'( yourself, and be sure to keep it to yourself, don't need you screwing up someone else's life either right now.

You tell 'em Riley!!

Sorry life is being wretched to you. Hope it stops soon. Hugs

I'm hopping and steaming mad and need to vent, please! It's been almost 2 years since I lost a good job with good insurance coverage due to illness. We've been paying for our own insurance ever since. COBRA was more than our monthly mortgage. When that ran out, we purchased a policy on the open market (live in the United States). Now it's open enrollment time and the 2018 premium rates are out... and whoever drafted them is out of their freaking minds!!! This year's policy will cost $500 more a month next year AND the deductible applies to EVERYTHING!! Meaning, you must pay your monthly premium AND your doctor visits and medications until your high deductible is satisfied. THEN you get to pay high co-pays for your visits and meds. The company where my husband works is too small, so their coverage is crap. I'm so upset and frustrated! AHHhhhhhh!!

Just had to get that out. Thank you. I know I'm not the only one in this situation. Wishing us all help during this crisis. Hugs to all.

Alex wrote: "Wow, that's terrible, an extra $500/month, that's just insane. Sorry to hear you're having this problem, I hope a solution presents itself..."

Thank you, Alex. My husband has been looking non-stop for a better job with good health insurance. Not enough jobs and too many unemployed. Sad. Hugs

Sam (Rescue Dog Mom, Writer, Hugger) wrote: "I'm hopping and steaming mad and need to vent, please! It's been almost 2 years since I lost a good job with good insurance coverage due to illness. We've been paying for our own insurance ever sin..."

Hugs, Sam. I was in your shoes several years ago and thought I'd go crazy. Almost "went under," financially. On top of it, my dad had a stroke and I was going back and forth to his house to provide some assistance. That made me "out of network" if I got sick, and couldn't use the insurance without a very high co-pay. It became a blessing when I reached medicare age! Hang in there!

Thank you, Kathleen. I thought the 2017 rates and deductibles were as high as they'd get. Wow! Was I wrong! Sorry for your own situation you experienced and glad you are passed it. Hugs