Dog days of August

 Its the Dog days of August.

We are half way through August. Time is going by so fast. Too fast.  When I was just 17, turning 18, my then boss, Gus, said to me: When you get to be my age, time goes by so much faster.  Before you know it, you will be my age and looking back asking where the time went.  I, in my arrogance of youth, said: Oh Gus, you know know what you are talking about.  Well, damn it!!  I am at the same age now and where did that time go??  

And alone, this year, time has gotten by me.  What am I doing to make time go by so fast?  Hell if I know.  I'm just living my life each day and it is slipping by almost unnoticed.  

My writing is coming along, but slowly.  That goes slow... sigh.  But I am also working on a few pieces at a time.  I get my internal inspiration and I write on that.  Should I move more linear?  I don't know.  It does not seem as if my talent works in a linear time line.  I go back and forth.  What hits me, I write about it.  I do have to say, my 3rd book is coming along.  I am sure my editor - john - is waiting with bated breath... lol... 

But My third book flows into my 4th book which then triggers me into working on my 5th and 6th books. And then I can't stop from writing about my 7th and 8th books. Its a process... a drunken butterfly process for sure.  But, I know it will all come together and it will be fabulous for me.  

How does one promote themselves? There are some great authors out there on tik tok and they promote the hell out of their books.  I am not that talented with promotion. I am a quiet introvert and while I do have some content on tik tok, its not a lot and its not that "professional". I am not one to toot my own horn.  Can I get over this?  I am trying.  or not.  

One tik toker did promote my book, My American Angel.  That was nice of him.  (I follow him on tik tok) but nothing really came of it.  Maybe I should promote him promoting me??  How the hell do I do that? Am I at the age when technology over takes my knowledge of technology?  Damn, I'm getting old!! 

All in all, I am enjoying the process.  I will keep moving on and on and on.  Do I wish to be a success?  I think I do but success is relative.  I'm working on that too.  

Have a great rest of your August people.  Keep up writing and just enjoy the process no matter how long it takes.