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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.

#742. Another Thursday
ID #698844 entered on June 10, 2010 at 10:15pm

#741. Flailing
ID #698750 entered on June 9, 2010 at 11:08pm

#740. Day 8: Tracking Glitches?
ID #698611 entered on June 8, 2010 at 10:59pm

#739. Day 7: A Site is sortof up!
ID #698510 entered on June 7, 2010 at 10:29pm

#738. Day 6: Still Frustrated
ID #698364 entered on June 6, 2010 at 10:11pm

#737. Day 4
ID #698185 entered on June 4, 2010 at 10:24pm

#736. Day 3...
ID #698074 entered on June 3, 2010 at 10:54pm

#735. Day 3: Notes
ID #698034 entered on June 3, 2010 at 2:43pm

#734. Day 2: Email and Experiments
ID #697975 entered on June 2, 2010 at 9:34pm

#733. Day 1: Domain
ID #697900 entered on June 1, 2010 at 11:44pm

#732. Tired.
ID #697813 entered on May 31, 2010 at 11:49pm

#731. there went the control key
ID #697648 entered on May 29, 2010 at 7:20pm

#730. Is it really Thursday?
ID #697515 entered on May 27, 2010 at 10:40pm

#729. Wednesday
ID #697436 entered on May 26, 2010 at 10:47pm

#728. Catching up.
ID #697179 entered on May 24, 2010 at 11:31pm

#727. Dilbert's gone
ID #697081 entered on May 23, 2010 at 10:48pm

#726. Friday
ID #696950 entered on May 21, 2010 at 11:11pm

#725. Just trying it on for size...
ID #696915 entered on May 21, 2010 at 4:22pm

#724. can anyone do it all?
ID #696856 entered on May 20, 2010 at 11:45pm

#723. Oh, Wednesday
ID #696742 entered on May 20, 2010 at 12:02am

#722. the class demo
ID #696652 entered on May 18, 2010 at 10:47pm

#721. i'm not good at Mondays
ID #696556 entered on May 17, 2010 at 11:26pm

#720. Failing Memory
ID #696458 entered on May 16, 2010 at 11:56pm

#719. Oh, Book Publication Questions...
ID #696344 entered on May 16, 2010 at 8:53am

#718. weekend.
ID #696327 entered on May 15, 2010 at 11:54pm

#717. tired again
ID #696095 entered on May 13, 2010 at 10:59pm

#716. some days i just don't know.
ID #696003 entered on May 12, 2010 at 11:55pm

#715. Progress.
ID #695902 entered on May 11, 2010 at 11:19pm

#714. Today I had an interview
ID #695811 entered on May 10, 2010 at 11:06pm

#713. Mother's Day
ID #695729 entered on May 9, 2010 at 11:45pm

#712. Irate, Unreasonable, Grech
ID #695531 entered on May 7, 2010 at 11:50pm

#711. think i'll go to bed early
ID #695426 entered on May 6, 2010 at 10:55pm

#710. yesterday
ID #695371 entered on May 6, 2010 at 10:03am

#709. untitled
ID #695243 entered on May 5, 2010 at 12:48am

#708. Tired again.
ID #695145 entered on May 3, 2010 at 11:16pm

#707. oh how i hate you
ID #694929 entered on May 2, 2010 at 4:28am

#706. So Much for Friday
ID #694842 entered on May 1, 2010 at 7:08am

#705. Thrashing Thursday?
ID #694702 entered on April 29, 2010 at 11:03pm

#704. Looking for one good problem
ID #694633 entered on April 29, 2010 at 12:25am

#703. Class Ends.
ID #694495 entered on April 27, 2010 at 11:32pm

#702. Very Long Monday
ID #694367 entered on April 26, 2010 at 11:55pm

#701. End of Weekend
ID #694245 entered on April 25, 2010 at 11:15pm

#700. A Long Day
ID #694147 entered on April 25, 2010 at 12:01am

#699. Stymied
ID #694073 entered on April 23, 2010 at 8:31pm

#698. Fragmented Slumber
ID #693975 entered on April 22, 2010 at 10:27pm

#697. Near Miss
ID #693890 entered on April 21, 2010 at 11:34pm

#696. And I must be an insomniac.
ID #693800 entered on April 20, 2010 at 10:54pm

#695. More than Mediocre Monday
ID #693692 entered on April 20, 2010 at 12:34am

#694. End or Beginning?
ID #693583 entered on April 18, 2010 at 10:54pm

#693. annoyed
ID #693497 entered on April 18, 2010 at 12:03am

#692. where does it begin?
ID #693414 entered on April 16, 2010 at 11:04pm

#691. hum..
ID #693293 entered on April 15, 2010 at 11:00pm

#690. just failing
ID #693213 entered on April 14, 2010 at 11:35pm

#689. Class Examples need to be thought up IN ADVANCE
ID #693115 entered on April 13, 2010 at 10:40pm

#688. I think someone's got a case of the mondays
ID #693025 entered on April 12, 2010 at 11:53pm

#687. Did you ever wonder -
ID #692919 entered on April 11, 2010 at 10:45pm

#686. so, so, so sick.
ID #692829 entered on April 10, 2010 at 9:22pm

#685. Poetry Month
ID #692573 entered on April 7, 2010 at 3:29pm

#684. ...
ID #692485 entered on April 6, 2010 at 10:19pm

#683. just tired
ID #692399 entered on April 5, 2010 at 9:25pm

#682. i heart rock band!
ID #692133 entered on April 3, 2010 at 1:29am

#681. Just another Thursday-
ID #692021 entered on April 1, 2010 at 10:16pm

#680. She's ONE!
ID #691939 entered on March 31, 2010 at 10:49pm

#679. Class Day
ID #691839 entered on March 30, 2010 at 6:45pm

#678. i decided
ID #691705 entered on March 29, 2010 at 6:16pm

#677. Sunday
ID #691612 entered on March 28, 2010 at 10:41pm

#676. Saturday
ID #691532 entered on March 27, 2010 at 11:52pm

#675. Full of Fail
ID #691468 entered on March 26, 2010 at 10:22pm

#674. Thursday
ID #691359 entered on March 25, 2010 at 11:01pm

#673. Oh, drama.
ID #691278 entered on March 24, 2010 at 11:03pm

#672. The first class is the hardest.
ID #691186 entered on March 23, 2010 at 10:37pm

#671. The Ideal Gas Law
ID #691076 entered on March 22, 2010 at 10:24pm

#670. Got Ambition?
ID #690977 entered on March 21, 2010 at 11:21pm

#669. Waiting.
ID #690738 entered on March 19, 2010 at 3:32pm

#668. Thursday
ID #690665 entered on March 18, 2010 at 9:40pm

#667. Dilby's Birthday
ID #690565 entered on March 17, 2010 at 10:07pm

#666. forgetting the days
ID #690463 entered on March 16, 2010 at 10:24pm

#665. Another day.
ID #690381 entered on March 15, 2010 at 10:28pm

#664. Getting back to it.
ID #690275 entered on March 14, 2010 at 10:38pm

#663. Oh, so busy.
ID #690198 entered on March 13, 2010 at 10:08pm

#662. friday
ID #690114 entered on March 12, 2010 at 10:39pm

#661. Yawn.
ID #690029 entered on March 11, 2010 at 10:30pm

#660. Dad will be here soon.
ID #689872 entered on March 10, 2010 at 8:17pm

#659. i want a sick day
ID #689706 entered on March 8, 2010 at 9:59pm

#658. Unbalanced
ID #689612 entered on March 7, 2010 at 8:48pm

#657. Could be worse.
ID #689532 entered on March 6, 2010 at 9:28pm

#656. Gah!
ID #689507 entered on March 6, 2010 at 10:11am

#655. I wonder...
ID #689387 entered on March 4, 2010 at 11:04pm

#654. March Goals Updated - Finally
ID #689267 entered on March 3, 2010 at 9:45pm

#653. Wowsa.
ID #689159 entered on March 2, 2010 at 10:40pm

#652. 1 March
ID #689061 entered on March 1, 2010 at 11:16pm

#651. Where's the sleep?
ID #688921 entered on February 28, 2010 at 2:18pm

#650. feels too busy for friday
ID #688759 entered on February 26, 2010 at 10:00pm

#649. Can I keep my eyes open?
ID #688681 entered on February 25, 2010 at 10:01pm

#648. Tournament
ID #688579 entered on February 24, 2010 at 11:43pm

#647. Tuesday...
ID #688467 entered on February 23, 2010 at 9:50pm

#646. Oh, the Weekend
ID #688356 entered on February 22, 2010 at 9:38pm

#645. Today is better.
ID #687931 entered on February 18, 2010 at 9:33pm

#644. at least we won v-ball
ID #687816 entered on February 17, 2010 at 10:45pm

#643. Ho Hum
ID #687737 entered on February 16, 2010 at 10:59pm

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