Suzanne James

It is hard to be a writer with a day job. My day job is SEO SEM and a bunch of other technical names. I work through several sites, but home is www.fetch50k.com . I talk to several writers who have a difficult time balancing work, family, and their day jobs. I meet a lot of interesting people who play a part in my short stories.

The SEO SEM industry that I work in is highly competitive. Falkner said, “never worry about excelling others, just focus on excelling yourself.” (Or something like this). I have to remember this in my day job because ‘perception is everything.’ Read the rest of this entry »

My husband is handicapped. He will soon be in a wheel chair. It changes how you look at the world. We have already made plans to move our bedroom to the main floor. He loves his jeep, but we’ll soon need to get a handicap accessible van. We’ll probably go for a full sized one, despite the rising gas costs.

I’ve already looked at websites with used handicapped vans for sale I was pleasantly surprised to find dealerships that feature nothing but handicap vans.  I was pleased to find websites like Mobilityworks. I found two or three vans that were suitable for us. I was also pleased to find that accessible vans look just like normal vans. 

There are a lot of problems with transporting people in wheelchairs. For example, one thing that no one considers is the fact that I’ll also be older, but it will be my responsibility to get the wheelchair into the van. I’m not that strong.

There is no way we can live without a vehicle for my husband. He loves to drive. There is no way we can ‘ground’ him.  Life is ever evolving. It is a constant change, each offering its own challenges. It is nice that sometimes people work to help us make life easier.

It is monday morning. I am one of those people who find Monday a hard day to handle. It is so quiet. The kids are at school. My husband is recouping. It is a great day to write, but I rarely feel inspired.

I find that my best writing times are Thursday and Friday. I also like writing later in the evening when everyone is home. I like the excitement. I haven’t worked on Montana for a few weeks, but not that the birds are singing early in the morning, and the soft air is making me wake earlier, I am starting to be inspired again.

I IM’ed Leslie Dicken today in her response ‘My books arrived.’ She has the first first run of her book. This isn’t her first book in print. She has several shorter ebooks, and one print book on Amazon The Price of Discovery by Jordanna Kay, her pseudonym. The book she received today is her first under her actual name.

There is always the question, “What did it feel like to see your name in print.”  Leslie said “sort of unbelievable, like it wasn’t real, but just a dream.” I’ve always felt like it was the ‘brass ring’ like the story has gone full circle and was now complete. I’ve reviewed Leslie’s book, and love it. 

There is always another book. I’m working on 2 more historicals. Leslie is not working on another historical. She finds the genre limited. Her current WIP is a contemporary.

I asked her How to Write a Novel. I always love to hear all the different methods.