Sorry
I want to apologise. It's been a crazily long time since I last visited Goodreads and I know it's bad. I'm bad, a bad, bad person. But no - wait! Enough of the beating myself up! I'm going to present my excuses reasons and hope for your understanding. You see, I'm trying my hardest to:
- Write the very best books I possibly can, often when up against impossible deadlines.
- Research for those books because sometimes it takes a lot and I want to get my facts right.
- Publicise those books on Twitter, Instagram, in bookshops, at live events, on Zoom and anywhere else when given the opportunity or nobody will ever read them.
- Support other authors as much as I can because they're all struggling too. I know this now.
- Keep up with emails (oh my, so many emails!) and messages from readers.
- Keep practising the harp because I believe providing music in Care Homes is important... and besides, music keeps me sane.
- Sing in my choir, quartet and play in the trio (same reasons). Also because it's my social life and if I cut that I'll have nothing to write about.
- Stay healthy, which is easier said than done.
- Maintain a good relationship with my husband (OK, so I should have put this first!)
- Care for my cat. Purrsy is old, blind, deaf and has dementia but he has given us so much over the years and we love him.
- Oh yes, the boring things like laundry, gardening, doctor's appointments, shopping, cooking. And eating. That's important too.
Every day I fail. I fail at most of it. But, in spite of social media trying to convince us everyone else is living a perfect life, failure is just part of being human. I'm not all I want to be, but I must accept that.
There's a lot of stuff around relating to mental health at the mo, and I notice we're nearly in 'Mental Health Awareness Week'. So I'm going to grab the opportunity to be kind to myself and forgive myself. Please forgive me too! You may want to forgive yourself for your daily failings while you're at it.
And, on a final and different note, this is my first blog here for ages but I have been blogging elsewhere. If you'd like to know about my penguin adventures (very little philosophising, just penguins!) check out my author website https://www.hazelprior.co.uk/blog
And here, by way of a taster, is a very unapologetic penguin!
- Write the very best books I possibly can, often when up against impossible deadlines.
- Research for those books because sometimes it takes a lot and I want to get my facts right.
- Publicise those books on Twitter, Instagram, in bookshops, at live events, on Zoom and anywhere else when given the opportunity or nobody will ever read them.
- Support other authors as much as I can because they're all struggling too. I know this now.
- Keep up with emails (oh my, so many emails!) and messages from readers.
- Keep practising the harp because I believe providing music in Care Homes is important... and besides, music keeps me sane.
- Sing in my choir, quartet and play in the trio (same reasons). Also because it's my social life and if I cut that I'll have nothing to write about.
- Stay healthy, which is easier said than done.
- Maintain a good relationship with my husband (OK, so I should have put this first!)
- Care for my cat. Purrsy is old, blind, deaf and has dementia but he has given us so much over the years and we love him.
- Oh yes, the boring things like laundry, gardening, doctor's appointments, shopping, cooking. And eating. That's important too.
Every day I fail. I fail at most of it. But, in spite of social media trying to convince us everyone else is living a perfect life, failure is just part of being human. I'm not all I want to be, but I must accept that.
There's a lot of stuff around relating to mental health at the mo, and I notice we're nearly in 'Mental Health Awareness Week'. So I'm going to grab the opportunity to be kind to myself and forgive myself. Please forgive me too! You may want to forgive yourself for your daily failings while you're at it.
And, on a final and different note, this is my first blog here for ages but I have been blogging elsewhere. If you'd like to know about my penguin adventures (very little philosophising, just penguins!) check out my author website https://www.hazelprior.co.uk/blog
And here, by way of a taster, is a very unapologetic penguin!
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Jun 06, 2023 04:29PM
Hazel. You are a delight. I'm enjoying your first book so much. I can't wait to read your subsequent books. Understandably your life's crazy busy. But that's the gift of understanding that comes through in your characters. It's always a balance.stoking the fires of.the folks whom you cherish and also grabbing moments to savor creation, be it in nature or the soulful joy of song.
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Hello Kate. Thank you for such a kind and lovely message! I know I'm not the only one who's crazy busy. It seems to be a very common problem these days, and I'm blaming social media. Having said that, it is SO GREAT when somebody contacts me to say they're enjoying my books. And you're quite right, we must savour all those special moments.
