The Hard-Pressed Blogger

That April A to Z Challenge had me posting every day, but since then, I've been occupied with writing and editing my fifth novel. So.....not much blogging.Best Seller will be released soon, I hope. By the end of June is my target, but edits take time. And then there's the cover, and the formatting, and the uploading, and the distribution to my Review Crew.Meanwhile, I have other news, something else to keep me from blogging more regularly! I've accepted a part-time job. It's at a good place, and a few days a week, which works for me, but it does signify change. Change to the routine I've adopted over the past three years. It'll probably force me to utilize my time better, which is a good thing.I've always been in awe of my writer friends who create well-written novels while working full time. And being a mom. Really, all I do is write. And, you know, laundry and grocery shopping. So to balance a 20-something-hours-a-week job with trying to write another novel? I should be up to the task. At my prior job (the one that paid well and made me sick), I had nothing left for creativity when I came home. This time, I feel very positive about the future.What makes you positive about the future? Is it your child's graduation? The blossoming of those rhododendrons? Longer days and warmer temperatures? We're surrounded by bad news and road rage and internet hostility, so where do you find your bliss? Here's where I find mine:and, of course