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The Secret Life of Sesheta

by Storm Machine

Rated: 18+ · Book · None · #1273960

Sometimes it's easy to get lost in the shuffle around here ...

Best quote to describe me (Anonymous): "Do not think you are on the right road, simply because it is a well-beaten path."

I am what I am. Learn to live with it. And realize that comment is as much directed to myself as any reader who ventures here.

Tempest arrived 31 March 2009 - changing everything, but she's pretty awesome. Dogbert arrived 13 January 2012 and is working on making the rules change again. I have two writing personas, Ransom Noble and Sheta Storm. Each has goals, and I work on them slowly. Both are published, and will continue to strive toward bigger and better things.

I finally figured out how to describe myself in three words: Creative, Determined, Ambitious. It doesn't have anything to do with how I relate to others, but I do use all of those in my many relationships as well as my career goals. I know others use words sometimes like "kind" or "caring" but I think that list is the most accurate if only using three words.

Cast...
Sesheta: Me
Dilbert: My Husband
Tempest: My Darling Daughter
Dogbert: My Hungry Son
Sheer, Nemo, EyeKandy(K), Diego: Friends/Brothers
Sugar, Wolvenwings, Mrs. Light, Jori, Trillium (others will be added): Friends
It's a start, anyway.

Off-Site Blogs:
http://ransomnoble.wordpress.com/
http://sheta-storm.blogspot.com/

Upcoming Events:
Beaverdale Books signing for Art of Science - TBD

Other Items about Me:
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"Failing is a part of success. To make goals effective, you have to fail at them 50 percent of the time, or they didn't stretch you far enough." Chip Wilson, courtesy of an article by Ella Lawrence called Set Your Course from Yoga Journal

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Storm Machine

Jul 22, 2013 at 8:00am
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I will check that out, too. Thanks!

Seisa-sleepingcatbooks.com

Jul 22, 2013 at 7:28am
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Have you read any blog posts from http://kriswrites.com/? She's a prolific author who started in traditional publishing and has moved to indie. She blogs every Thursday about the business side of being an author, and often has some really good info.

Storm Machine

Jul 21, 2013 at 12:44pm
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There could be. But... yeah... I have been thinking about this for a while. Don't Tell Your Mother is kindof short for YA, only 36k. It'd be perfect MG length, but it's not really MG themed. Next Jane will be good length, but increasing I wonder about the "blame the writer" strategies when a book doesn't do well. That way, I'd only blame myself, huh? There are others in the fiction biz who are saying the same thing, like Joanna Penn (@creativepenn).

Crys-not really here

Jul 21, 2013 at 12:26pm
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I don't know how I feel about this. . . I don't think I have the expertise to make back the money that I would be investing in professionally self publishing. I don't know a lot of people who have. Also, he seems more geared toward non-fiction than fiction, and I think there could potentially be a big difference in marketing and such.

Storm Machine

Jul 18, 2013 at 9:08am
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I talked to the one who texted me. We had breakfast and she showed me pictures. It was all family except for two couples who have known both of them a very long time. And seeing that helped, too. I think there were 10 guests. And I know part of this (me having meltdown) is simply that I want to fill a friend void, and they don't need it filled quite as much as I do, but they do both (both ladies who got married) care a lot for me. I'm just not the complete inner circle yet.

And right now I think I'm okay with that. It wasn't deliberate to hurt me, but she did check in with me to make certain I was okay.

Lorien

Jul 17, 2013 at 9:01pm
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Yiiiiikes. Hope you're doing a little better. This is brutal... I wish I could offer something, but I can't -- this blows. Even if it was an inadvertent oversight, it still blows.

Glad Pilates helped. Did your therapist give you a failsafe for while she was gone -- a hotline or a colleague you could talk to? It might be worth it, just in case.

But feeling hurt is totally natural. That, for sure, is not irrational. Here's hoping things are looking up now.

Storm Machine

Jul 15, 2013 at 8:56pm
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Thank you. Two Pilates class today may have helped. And one of them texted me some today, and that has also helped. Mostly wrung out now, and while I did my 750 as a brain dump (132 days in a row today) that doesn't improve my Next series.

Crys-not really here

Jul 15, 2013 at 7:57pm
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Boy does this sound familiar! Only, with me it wasn't an elopement. It was a full-fledged wedding planned at least six months in advance and just happened a week ago. To be fair, I guess it was a small wedding. The only mutual friends who were there happened to also be her co-workers and the wife of one of her co-workers, so I guess I'm one of a gazillion other people who got left out... Still, I always feel jealous and left out when stuff like that happens. Probably some deep-seeded issues from the past.

Sorry you feel friendless and lost at the moment. I'm right there with you. Remember I'm the one who found out her best friend was engaged from Facebook. They never did make it down the aisle so no loss there. . .

Focus on your work. That's what I'm doing. And hang in there. Don't break down too hard and I'll try not to as well.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Jul 6, 2013 at 1:56pm
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I do nothing and I'm tired. Fortunately I don't have a TV. Forces me to go out ...and do nothing.

Lorien

Jul 3, 2013 at 7:50pm
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I'm up for reading it, if you'd like. I also tend to think it's worth at least sending out before you self-publish, at least for a few months. You never know.

#1242. In the Year 2025 and Other Competitive Sports
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#1241. Voices?
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#1240. Tag-Teamed
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#1239. Lamenting Efficiency
ID #747129 entered on February 15, 2012 at 10:20am

#1238. No Sleep
ID #747057 entered on February 14, 2012 at 8:17am

#1237. So many calories...
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#1236. Another Cold.
ID #746888 entered on February 12, 2012 at 8:15am

#1235. I can plot 5 novels today!
ID #746756 entered on February 10, 2012 at 10:06am

#1234. FAIL
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#1233. Alone.
ID #746672 entered on February 8, 2012 at 11:05pm

#1232. Oops.
ID #746575 entered on February 7, 2012 at 10:52am

#1231. New Schedule?
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#1230. Alarm Trouble Doubled.
ID #746199 entered on February 2, 2012 at 9:11am

#1229. Must Destroy Snooze Button.
ID #746091 entered on February 1, 2012 at 8:50am

#1228. Staggered Naps.
ID #746033 entered on January 31, 2012 at 8:20am

#1227. Sick leads to tired.
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#1226. Sick...
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#1225. correction-
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#1224. Help: Day 4
ID #745675 entered on January 26, 2012 at 3:51pm

#1223. Better or Worse?
ID #745522 entered on January 25, 2012 at 8:11am

#1222. This week will try my patience.
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#1221. A Better Night
ID #745294 entered on January 22, 2012 at 8:24am

#1220. Dilbert's Alarm
ID #745105 entered on January 21, 2012 at 9:01am

#1219. This is not a schedule-
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#1218. Wish I was sleeping.
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#1217. Timing is Everything
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#1216. Dogbert Arrived...
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#1215. Labor Dreams
ID #743949 entered on January 11, 2012 at 8:31am

#1214. Getting Cranky
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#1213. Impatient
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#1212. Settled In?
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#1211. Random Sleep Patterns
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#1210. Long night - stil groggy
ID #743484 entered on January 6, 2012 at 12:51pm

#1209. Annoyed
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#1208. Brave?
ID #743300 entered on January 4, 2012 at 8:48am

#1207. Last Day of Vacation
ID #743196 entered on January 3, 2012 at 8:42am

#1206. The New Year and Resolutions-ish
ID #743067 entered on January 2, 2012 at 6:34am

#1205. End of 2011
ID #742934 entered on January 1, 2012 at 8:38am

#1204. Submit!
ID #742849 entered on December 31, 2011 at 8:48am

#1203. Maybe I'm Dreaming... And Am I on TV?
ID #742779 entered on December 30, 2011 at 8:36am

#1202. Another Interruption
ID #742719 entered on December 29, 2011 at 8:46am

#1201. Nesting?
ID #742676 entered on December 28, 2011 at 9:25am

#1200. Sleeping In = Priceless.
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#1199. Christmas
ID #742560 entered on December 26, 2011 at 6:44am

#1198. Sleepy But -
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#1197. Need More Sleep
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#1196. Three Weeks...
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#1195. Matter of Opinion
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#1194. Rest, they say.
ID #742272 entered on December 21, 2011 at 8:35am

#1193. Worse?
ID #742200 entered on December 20, 2011 at 8:58am

#1192. Exhausted
ID #742113 entered on December 19, 2011 at 9:50am

#1191. How Many More Freakin' Days of Christmas Are There?
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#1190. Still Sick.
ID #741952 entered on December 17, 2011 at 9:23am

#1189. Holiday Blahs
ID #741902 entered on December 16, 2011 at 8:57am

#1188. Bad Coughing
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#1187. Hospital Tour
ID #741761 entered on December 14, 2011 at 10:08am

#1186. Not as organized as I seem?
ID #741685 entered on December 13, 2011 at 8:39am

#1185. Alone.
ID #741611 entered on December 12, 2011 at 8:28am

#1184. One Month to Dogbert
ID #741513 entered on December 11, 2011 at 8:41am

#1183. Progress - Done Holiday Shopping
ID #741432 entered on December 10, 2011 at 8:49am

#1182. Three weeks, No PT
ID #741385 entered on December 9, 2011 at 9:02am

#1181. Still an Overachiever?
ID #741326 entered on December 8, 2011 at 8:33am

#1180. Don't Want To Overdo It...
ID #741244 entered on December 7, 2011 at 9:06am

#1179. Okay, make that very sick.
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#1178. All Sick.
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#1177. Might Be Sick.
ID #741041 entered on December 4, 2011 at 8:32am

#1176. Time to Nap Yet?
ID #740978 entered on December 3, 2011 at 8:48am

#1175. Time to Nap Yet?
ID #740977 entered on December 3, 2011 at 8:48am

#1174. New Goals...
ID #740921 entered on December 2, 2011 at 8:46am

#1173. November Wrap-Up
ID #740843 entered on December 1, 2011 at 8:53am

#1172. There was lots of yelling...
ID #740734 entered on November 30, 2011 at 8:59am

#1171. At Home?
ID #740667 entered on November 29, 2011 at 8:40am

#1170. Weekend
ID #740594 entered on November 28, 2011 at 8:55am

#1169. Holidays.
ID #740435 entered on November 26, 2011 at 10:43am

#1168. Never According to Plan
ID #740229 entered on November 24, 2011 at 8:05am

#1167. Give Me a Break.
ID #740191 entered on November 23, 2011 at 9:08am

#1166. It's just supposed to WORK.
ID #740123 entered on November 22, 2011 at 8:03am

#1165. Moving Weekend
ID #740087 entered on November 21, 2011 at 4:02pm

#1164. Odds and Ends
ID #739770 entered on November 18, 2011 at 8:48am

#1163. Mutiny and Illness.
ID #739707 entered on November 17, 2011 at 8:38am

#1162. Worried Sick.
ID #739615 entered on November 16, 2011 at 5:21am

#1161. Am I a person?
ID #739546 entered on November 15, 2011 at 8:31am

#1160. It's early.
ID #739459 entered on November 14, 2011 at 7:06am

#1159. Fighting with Dilbert
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#1158. Too Much Something
ID #739324 entered on November 12, 2011 at 8:43am

#1157. Finally?
ID #739218 entered on November 11, 2011 at 8:43am

#1156. Exhausted
ID #739147 entered on November 10, 2011 at 8:21am

#1155. 32 Weeks Pregnant
ID #739064 entered on November 9, 2011 at 8:55am

#1154. Monday
ID #738978 entered on November 8, 2011 at 8:09am

#1153. And More Packing.
ID #738901 entered on November 7, 2011 at 8:58am

#1152. Saturday
ID #738802 entered on November 6, 2011 at 11:44am

#1151. Friday
ID #738699 entered on November 5, 2011 at 7:52am

#1150. Physical Therapy
ID #738611 entered on November 4, 2011 at 9:04am

#1149. Back to Sleep?
ID #738504 entered on November 3, 2011 at 9:21am

#1148. National Author's Day and Rebel Rules
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#1147. Halfway through Tuesday...
ID #738336 entered on November 1, 2011 at 4:52pm

#1146. Curiosity Eats at Me
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#1145. I'm going to hide under a rock.
ID #738154 entered on October 30, 2011 at 9:12am

#1144. Road Map.
ID #738035 entered on October 28, 2011 at 8:13am

#1143. Up too early.
ID #738032 entered on October 28, 2011 at 6:54am

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