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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.

#1142. Yoga twice a day
ID #737980 entered on October 27, 2011 at 8:57am

#1141. Followed by Painful Tuesdays.
ID #737929 entered on October 26, 2011 at 8:49am

#1140. Really Hate Mondays
ID #737818 entered on October 25, 2011 at 8:54am

#1139. Blah Monday.
ID #737732 entered on October 24, 2011 at 8:36am

#1138. Wishing I was Sleeping
ID #737705 entered on October 23, 2011 at 8:56pm

#1137. Slight improvement
ID #737596 entered on October 21, 2011 at 10:51pm

#1136. Week From Hell
ID #737446 entered on October 20, 2011 at 9:21am

#1135. {e:cry}
ID #737240 entered on October 18, 2011 at 10:15am

#1134. Day From Hell
ID #737124 entered on October 17, 2011 at 8:49am

#1133. Weekend
ID #737057 entered on October 16, 2011 at 8:54am

#1132. Tired...
ID #737025 entered on October 15, 2011 at 10:47pm

#1131. Mom annoys me.
ID #736895 entered on October 14, 2011 at 9:26am

#1130. Mom was ecstatic.
ID #736808 entered on October 13, 2011 at 9:01am

#1129. Awake Too Early
ID #736691 entered on October 12, 2011 at 7:27am

#1128. Dilbert Emailed Me.
ID #736634 entered on October 11, 2011 at 5:31pm

#1127. I slept.
ID #736597 entered on October 11, 2011 at 9:00am

#1126. Time for bed yet?
ID #736440 entered on October 10, 2011 at 9:02am

#1125. So not going to be a good day.
ID #736292 entered on October 9, 2011 at 8:39am

#1124. Hungry.
ID #736177 entered on October 8, 2011 at 8:40am

#1123. Apathy
ID #736107 entered on October 7, 2011 at 9:02am

#1122. How fast are decisions made?
ID #735958 entered on October 6, 2011 at 8:31am

#1121. Details
ID #735856 entered on October 5, 2011 at 9:13am

#1120. Busy Day Ahead
ID #735750 entered on October 4, 2011 at 8:30am

#1119. I'm Awake.
ID #735652 entered on October 3, 2011 at 8:51am

#1118. Definitely October
ID #735559 entered on October 2, 2011 at 9:00am

#1117. Ever wake up confused?
ID #735433 entered on October 1, 2011 at 8:44am

#1116. Saw The Help
ID #735371 entered on September 30, 2011 at 9:42am

#1115. Body Issues
ID #735266 entered on September 29, 2011 at 1:16pm

#1114. Is my tail on fire?
ID #735138 entered on September 28, 2011 at 8:55am

#1113. 5 Days to Prep?
ID #735002 entered on September 26, 2011 at 8:49am

#1112. Miserable.
ID #734938 entered on September 25, 2011 at 9:09am

#1111. Sick.
ID #734852 entered on September 24, 2011 at 7:40am

#1110. I went out last night.
ID #734781 entered on September 23, 2011 at 8:44am

#1109. About the Drama:
ID #734741 entered on September 22, 2011 at 2:55pm

#1108. Low-Drama Day - Lovely.
ID #734701 entered on September 22, 2011 at 9:19am

#1107. Exhausted.
ID #734617 entered on September 21, 2011 at 9:13am

#1106. Addendum to the Annoying Woman
ID #734575 entered on September 20, 2011 at 6:01pm

#1105. Annoyance Becoming Critical.
ID #734549 entered on September 20, 2011 at 9:14am

#1104. New Sleep Schedule?
ID #734461 entered on September 19, 2011 at 8:52am

#1103. Slept in... until 7:30.
ID #734392 entered on September 18, 2011 at 11:17am

#1102. More sleep would be even better.
ID #734306 entered on September 17, 2011 at 8:53am

#1101. Mmm - Numnum - Eat - I Like
ID #734215 entered on September 16, 2011 at 9:04am

#1100. 23 weeks... a little late.
ID #734131 entered on September 15, 2011 at 9:16am

#1099. FAIL.
ID #734056 entered on September 14, 2011 at 8:57am

#1098. Ouch.
ID #734004 entered on September 13, 2011 at 4:11pm

#1097. 10 years ago today...
ID #733839 entered on September 11, 2011 at 11:17am

#1096. Sat.
ID #733745 entered on September 10, 2011 at 9:09am

#1095. Friday
ID #733668 entered on September 9, 2011 at 9:28am

#1094. Lists - Ugh
ID #733566 entered on September 8, 2011 at 8:40am

#1093. I want to hide.
ID #733476 entered on September 7, 2011 at 9:16am

#1092. 22 Weeks
ID #733400 entered on September 6, 2011 at 9:28am

#1091. The Outlook is Bleak.
ID #733378 entered on September 5, 2011 at 10:49pm

#1090. Not by choice
ID #733234 entered on September 4, 2011 at 8:42am

#1089. Lump on the Couch
ID #733144 entered on September 3, 2011 at 8:43am

#1088. Working Hard
ID #733037 entered on September 2, 2011 at 9:08am

#1087. Married 10 years?
ID #732915 entered on September 1, 2011 at 8:40am

#1086. So Behind
ID #732853 entered on August 31, 2011 at 8:28am

#1085. 21 weeks = 5 months
ID #732783 entered on August 30, 2011 at 9:00am

#1084. Quiet?
ID #732731 entered on August 29, 2011 at 6:46pm

#1083. Hurting inside and out
ID #732687 entered on August 28, 2011 at 9:49pm

#1082. Limping
ID #732599 entered on August 27, 2011 at 10:40pm

#1081. Lethargic
ID #732501 entered on August 26, 2011 at 9:30am

#1080. Morning Emails
ID #732426 entered on August 25, 2011 at 8:15am

#1079. Stats
ID #732361 entered on August 24, 2011 at 8:57am

#1078. Contagious?
ID #732279 entered on August 23, 2011 at 10:02am

#1077. Another week begins.
ID #732182 entered on August 22, 2011 at 8:46am

#1076. Silent Sunday
ID #732127 entered on August 21, 2011 at 11:47am

#1075. Weekend?
ID #732039 entered on August 20, 2011 at 8:40am

#1074. Want to rest.
ID #731949 entered on August 19, 2011 at 8:34am

#1073. No Ideas.
ID #731848 entered on August 18, 2011 at 8:13am

#1072. Sore.
ID #731772 entered on August 17, 2011 at 9:10am

#1071. WriteOnCon begins...
ID #731680 entered on August 16, 2011 at 8:38am

#1070. Dinosaurs are different
ID #731566 entered on August 15, 2011 at 8:21am

#1069. How does she know?
ID #731508 entered on August 14, 2011 at 8:07am

#1068. BUSY.
ID #731407 entered on August 13, 2011 at 8:06am

#1067. I wish I was a Wookie.
ID #731326 entered on August 12, 2011 at 4:32am

#1066. Running Behind
ID #731241 entered on August 11, 2011 at 12:23pm

#1065. 18 Weeks
ID #731146 entered on August 10, 2011 at 9:00am

#1064. Just wish it was silent Monday.
ID #731058 entered on August 9, 2011 at 8:34am

#1063. Silent Sunday.
ID #730956 entered on August 8, 2011 at 8:41am

#1062. Still not enough sleep.
ID #730859 entered on August 7, 2011 at 8:40am

#1061. Hiding Food
ID #730790 entered on August 6, 2011 at 8:48am

#1060. I dreamed of benzene rings?
ID #730735 entered on August 5, 2011 at 8:58am

#1059. Tougher Morning
ID #730660 entered on August 4, 2011 at 8:50am

#1058. Tough Morning
ID #730471 entered on August 3, 2011 at 8:49am

#1057. And Dogbert makes his presence known
ID #730394 entered on August 2, 2011 at 8:41am

#1056. Why haven't I finished revising my goals?
ID #730298 entered on August 1, 2011 at 8:45am

#1055. End of July?
ID #730171 entered on July 31, 2011 at 9:09am

#1054. Home
ID #730090 entered on July 30, 2011 at 8:40am

#1053. Almost over
ID #730005 entered on July 29, 2011 at 8:19am

#1052. Sleepy
ID #729915 entered on July 28, 2011 at 7:59am

#1051. Insomnia
ID #729825 entered on July 27, 2011 at 7:10am

#1050. Found the oblivion I seek
ID #729747 entered on July 26, 2011 at 8:15am

#1049. Writer's Festival
ID #729664 entered on July 25, 2011 at 8:25am

#1048. Ready to go?
ID #729564 entered on July 24, 2011 at 7:48am

#1047. 15 Weeks and counting
ID #729463 entered on July 23, 2011 at 7:29am

#1046. And another day
ID #729384 entered on July 22, 2011 at 8:59am

#1045. Turn the world upside down
ID #729298 entered on July 21, 2011 at 8:43am

#1044. 15 Weeks
ID #729144 entered on July 20, 2011 at 9:20am

#1043. Attack of the Killer Migraine
ID #729059 entered on July 19, 2011 at 8:56am

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