tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post8534539272349737308..comments2024-03-26T06:47:57.605-04:00Comments on Get Lost in a Story: CLAIMING 2011 as YOUR YearJacqui Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793508141294935459noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-89015061713717884362011-01-03T05:05:33.832-05:002011-01-03T05:05:33.832-05:00A note book brilliant Angi ral life inspiration mu...A note book brilliant Angi ral life inspiration must be what makes me love your work so much now I know ! Thank you for taking the time to answer my question your a star ! <br /><br />And thank you so much for my prize this is simply stunning!!<br /><br />All the best <br />Deseredesere_steenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108693180466406034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-47610376104243324832011-01-03T04:12:56.614-05:002011-01-03T04:12:56.614-05:00Gillian & Desere, you've won electronic co...Gillian & Desere, you've won electronic copies of .38 Caliber Cover-Up. Thanks for posting and keeping me company for all of the holiday weekend !<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-48653054854058512102011-01-03T04:07:33.250-05:002011-01-03T04:07:33.250-05:00A quick answer: everything and everybody inspires ...A quick answer: everything and everybody inspires me, my characters...<br /><br />While on vacation last October, the bartender where we had dinner posed for pictures. He WAS ABSOLUTELY one of the characters I'm plotting for my series proposal. Real life...right there...turning into my fiction.<br /><br />I hear something, I make a note. Always carry a notebook. My family is always warning people: that'll be in a book.<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-62821953760096857812011-01-03T03:29:23.405-05:002011-01-03T03:29:23.405-05:00Angi I have a quick question if you could answer p...Angi I have a quick question if you could answer please .. where does the inspiration for your books come from, real life situations or is there someone or something else that inspires you?<br /><br />Deseredesere_steenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108693180466406034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-79532925189805211422011-01-02T18:20:44.065-05:002011-01-02T18:20:44.065-05:00You know Gillian...I never realized HOW important ...You know Gillian...I never realized HOW important that question was until my Health Coach asked WHY I WANTED TO LOSE WEIGHT. I mean, who DOESN'T want to lose weight. But she wouldn't take me on as a client until I could answer the question. Pretty cool. It changed my life.<br /><br />Good luck with your assessments!<br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-60536810601425003352011-01-02T18:19:16.644-05:002011-01-02T18:19:16.644-05:00Thank you for the good wishes Diana ! AND RIGHT B...Thank you for the good wishes Diana ! AND RIGHT BACK ATCHA !!!<br /><br />Good things for everybody !<br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-82187734500103255182011-01-02T15:11:48.668-05:002011-01-02T15:11:48.668-05:00I think the advice about thinking about why this t...I think the advice about thinking about why this time is different is really important. I'm going to give myself this week to think about each area of my life; writing, day job, family, health, finances, and see how one is affecting the other, to see if that will make a difference in meeting those goals this year.Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-56605802573215201842011-01-02T07:51:15.903-05:002011-01-02T07:51:15.903-05:00Thank you for this post. There are so many ups and...Thank you for this post. There are so many ups and downs for an aspiring romance author. Sharing your thoughts and the development of your career really puts things into perspective. I wish you good things in 2011!Diana Quincyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299765714454287435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-50448422886247415802011-01-02T03:41:49.641-05:002011-01-02T03:41:49.641-05:00I am a definite fan ! Thank you Angi and everyone ...I am a definite fan ! Thank you Angi and everyone at GLIAS!<br /><br />All the best<br />Deseredesere_steenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108693180466406034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-56397641225840212152011-01-02T02:40:47.180-05:002011-01-02T02:40:47.180-05:00SO SET YOUR LONG TERM GOALS
but set OBTAINABLE SHO...SO SET YOUR LONG TERM GOALS<br />but set OBTAINABLE SHORT-TIME GOALS<br /><br />Writing, Reading, Business, Rewards...even housework (and okay life-changing weight-loss):<br />Everyone needs goals--short and long. Until you know what you're striving for, you'll never know if you obtain it.<br /><br />The last ten pounds of meeting my "getting healthy" goal have been really difficult. Not only are they the last ten pounds, but it's happening during the holidays. sticking to my guns about no bread or suger between my lips hasn't really worked. LOL<br /><br />But you know, I had basically stalled before Thanksgiving. I knew I wasn't going to "not eat" some of my favorite things (especially since I had to cook them). So I never really set a hard and fast goal to obtain. I floundered.<br /><br />Around Thanksgiving, I woke up, my health coach talked me through WHY I wasn't setting another goal. I had achieved ALL of the ones before...why was this one so difficult? Simply put...I knew if I set the dream goal I had that I wouldn't make it. So I needed a realistic one. An obtainable goal I could strive for. I almost made it (DANG Gingerbread house and YumYum cake). >>very gib grin<<<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-18234756056396136432011-01-02T02:31:22.267-05:002011-01-02T02:31:22.267-05:00TIP #2
Obtainable goals
I don't meet writing ...TIP #2<br />Obtainable goals<br /><br />I don't meet writing goals I set for myself and it's taken me months to determine why. I didn't mind because I was the only one that knew if I made them or not. I recently found out that I'm cheating myself of the success. <br /><br />Hmmm...what am I saying? When there are no outwardly consequences of not suceeding, then the only person losing is YOU. YOU are cheating YOU and reinforcing a cycle of losing/not suceeding.<br /><br />Does that make sense?<br /><br />You have to realize that YOU really are worth the sucess...even private sucess. It's amazing where you find the willpower to obtain your goal when you realize you're worth it.<br /><br />**Caution: there is a huge difference in saying that you're worth it, and truly doing what's necessary to prove it to yourself.<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-32632738558304153502011-01-02T02:24:51.989-05:002011-01-02T02:24:51.989-05:00SOME GOAL SETTING TIPS
When you set a new goal as...SOME GOAL SETTING TIPS<br /><br />When you set a new goal ask yourself this:<br /> What makes this time ANY different than the last?<br />***Until you know this answer, you probably are going to have trouble meeting the goal. Weight loss is definitely about making a life-change, not losing weight. LOL Yes, you're reading that correctly. WHEN you want to change your life...things change, along with the package.<br /><br />Before I sought and found a program that worked for me several things happened, but the main thing that changed my life was deciding I wasn't going to live like I had any longer.<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-14650928331119632462011-01-02T02:18:04.122-05:002011-01-02T02:18:04.122-05:00"Pollyannas" -- totally understand, Maur..."Pollyannas" -- totally understand, Maureen. <br /><br />Maybe it's because I learned as much as I possibly good about this buisness...but I've always gone in with my eyes-wide-open. Willing to change what I needed to. Willing to put my heart into EVERY book, not write the "book of my heart." Writing is a buisness...one that I love, but a business none-the-less.<br /><br />I hope to have a long positive relationship with all my partners here on GLIAS !<br /><br />Thanks for ending 2010 with me here!<br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-58187573710831590612011-01-02T02:14:41.812-05:002011-01-02T02:14:41.812-05:00So glad to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR too Gillian! ...So glad to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR too Gillian! And cheers to you that 2011 is the year all your hard writing work pays off.<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-45906873130722093202011-01-02T02:13:32.047-05:002011-01-02T02:13:32.047-05:00I can NOT believe that 2010 is gone Simone. But I&...I can NOT believe that 2010 is gone Simone. But I'm certainly glad I'm no longer carrying around that extra person. I promised to give some tips on the weight loss and I will in just a few...<br /><br />2010 was a great year for me too. No matter the obstacle, it turned out for the better. I even managed to see my second sales to Harlequin (and wrote the book)! Woo Hoo !<br /><br />Simone, I can't wait for you to actually see your book on those shelves and not have to imagine it! What an awesome feeling.<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-88020287538437322882011-01-02T02:09:34.973-05:002011-01-02T02:09:34.973-05:00THANK YOU DESERE. we're glad you're enjoyi...THANK YOU DESERE. we're glad you're enjoying GLIAS. And we're very glad we see you posting!<br /><br />Our goal is to connect to readers and it's awesome that you've become a fan. Hope you win some more books and can become life-long fans of all of us, too.<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-49805945482823713522011-01-01T14:47:19.413-05:002011-01-01T14:47:19.413-05:00I've decided there are two types of writers, t...I've decided there are two types of writers, those who keep a positive outlook and those who don't. And I try to only hang around the former.<br /><br />I don't mean Polyannas or people who are deluded about their talent or the industry... I mean people who are realistic about it and recognize how difficult publishing is and that if things don't go their way, the world isn't out to get them. <br /><br />Great post Angi. And reminds me why you're one of the people I like to hang out with. :) Mwah!<br /><br />Happy New Year! I, for one, am claiming 2011 as mine!Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-1905841821004984312011-01-01T14:34:46.806-05:002011-01-01T14:34:46.806-05:00Happy New Years! :)Happy New Years! :)Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-53261609811353725442011-01-01T10:35:51.020-05:002011-01-01T10:35:51.020-05:00Angi, if 2009 was "your year" because yo...Angi, if 2009 was "your year" because you sold, then 2010 is just as much "your year" because of those 94.6 pounds. What an incredible achievement, and what an incredible focus on your health and a longer, happier life. <br /><br />I was sad to see 2010 go. Selling my book has been nothing short of awesome. I think my favorite memory was standing in my all time favorite bookstore and choking up because I realized my book would be on those shelves.Simone St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644672414225842277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-44980082964734778302011-01-01T02:55:13.040-05:002011-01-01T02:55:13.040-05:00Happy New Year to you and yours ,every reader out ...Happy New Year to you and yours ,every reader out there ,all the amazing writers and everyone at Get Lost In A Story that help make this such a wonderful site!!!<br /><br />All the best for 2011desere_steenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108693180466406034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-49442023021409909772010-12-31T20:31:48.403-05:002010-12-31T20:31:48.403-05:00HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Don't forget to leave c...HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR.<br /><br />Don't forget to leave comments... I'll be giving away at least one copy of .38 Caliber Cover-Up to someone (through Sunday).<br /><br />NEW YEAR'S DAY --Same post above, but I'll be adding a couple of things I've learned this year regarding the 94.6 pounds LOST since March 24th. That's right everbody 94.6 pounds LOST (that's not a type-o).<br /><br />Tweet that ! LOL<br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-2126709985759832212010-12-31T20:28:57.644-05:002010-12-31T20:28:57.644-05:00YAY !!
Glad you guys don't mind the repeated a...YAY !!<br />Glad you guys don't mind the repeated articles. Donnell...when it happened to me, I really couldn't believe I was writing the words "I SOLD." Jillian, I know several writers who are just beginning and need to hang in there and learn. And then several who are just RIGHT THERE. <br /><br />I completely and totally believe in surrounding myself with positive people. I've been brought down by the complainers and prefer not to do that to anyone else (even though I do way too often). And Gillian...figuring out what you want, then finding a way to achieve it. Well...that's all it takes.<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-43876982891271810672010-12-31T14:00:13.148-05:002010-12-31T14:00:13.148-05:00It's hard for me to type right now, darn it, m...It's hard for me to type right now, darn it, major goose bumps are quaking through me. Very inspiring Angi, Dream it. Believe it... See it... Achieve.<br /><br />Happy New Year. Please be safe on those roads.Donnell Ann Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943037206984648849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-30178429656343516192010-12-31T10:52:38.636-05:002010-12-31T10:52:38.636-05:00Here, here, Angie!
I have several friends/romance...Here, here, Angie!<br /><br />I have several friends/romance writers who I swear are right on the edge/cusp of being published. I think when you are at that tipping point, you feel it, somehow, deep in your bones, dancing around in the back of your head and it is hard to articulate this strange feeling or "knowing." I call it an inkling, for lack of a better word. <br /><br />Several of my romance writer friends are there right now (where you were in 2009) and it is interesting to watch them move closer and closer to their dream. <br /><br />Here's to all the wonderful writers out there who deserve a great agent and contract this year!<br /><br />And as Heather mentioned, to those of you/us who have their first contract and are on book two or three: Hang in there, stay positive and keep your fingers on the keyboard. <br /><br />And remember to have fun and take time to enjoy the ride!G. Jillian Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606257875353431854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-85356562229313813952010-12-31T09:00:01.974-05:002010-12-31T09:00:01.974-05:00What an amazing "positive" outlook for u...What an amazing "positive" outlook for upcoming New Year! Here's wishing you the best for you yours in 2011!wstridgerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431485556791617765noreply@blogger.com