Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and… Time

I am spending the better part of the days blogging, writing PayPerPost-its, or marketing my blog. I am amazed at how much time and effort it takes! But it is all worth it. I’m up late at night, blogging away, because this is the only real time I have to myself without incessant interruptions. Mozzarella cheese slices and hot pepperoncini keeps me going. I don’t know what it is about pepperoncini these days, but I love it.

Anyway, back to writing about writing… itis amazing, this new age of free-lance and self-promotion that has cropped up with the rise of the Internet. These days, anybody can be an author. I am reminded of Harriet Beecher Stowe. She, too, sought free-lance writing work to supplement her husband’s income. She eventually “made it” by penning Uncle Tom’s Cabin. I’ve never read the entire book (too many southern colloquialisms for this Yankee brain) but there is something to be said for “being in the right place at the right time.” The world was ripe for her book, and she for the income.

Blogging is so different, yet so similar. We are all looking to “make it” (in income if not in fame) but there still exists that necessary essence of “being in the right place at the right time.” Timing truly is everything. How many award-winning authors and writers will we never know about because of wrong timing?

Here’s hoping I am not one of them.