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Hi Wendy, thanks for having me on your blog as a guest. I
want to thank all your readers as well, so leave a comment for me (and your
email) and enter to win an e-copy of Little Red Riding Wolf, my spicy
paranormal fairy tale twist.
New Year Traditions
Many people start off the New Year with resolutions; they
make a commitment to change something about their habits, their bodies, or
their lives. But how many times have you followed through on a resolution?
If you’re like most people, not often. By eight weeks we’ve
stopped going to the gym, picked up our sugar, and given up trying to change
ourselves. Actually, for most of us it happens sooner. So how can we change
this? And do you want to change?
That may be the first clue. No change happens without desire
and big changes need big desire. How badly do you want to change? Can you make
those big changes that big resolutions require? Most people can’t, it’s a
challenge, but we all want to lose weight, quit smoking or give up those bad
for us relationships. What’s the secret?
Want to make a big change? Start small. I’ve been wanting to
write more than one big book a year for a while now and that requires a big
commitment. It means telling my family I’m heading to the library to work on
the weekend. It means working after putting in an eight hour day. It means I
have to get serious.
Or do I?
When I look at my writing I can see that simply adding a few
hundred words a day will make a big difference. Let’s say I want to write
another 80,000 words a year. So we take 365 and divide by 80,000. Or is it take
80k and divide by 365? I’m a writer, not a mathematician, Jim! Just kidding! We
divide 80k by 365 and the answer is rounded to 220 words. Just 220 words extra
per day and that would lead to an entire new full length novel a year!
What kind of habit do you need to break? Or do you need to
forge a new habit? Can you break it down and make it workable? Make small
changes and see where it leads.
What are your
resolutions this year? Let me know and enter to win an e-copy of Little
Red Riding Wolf and if you like Red I have a new book coming out in
February, Snow and the Seventh Wolf.
Come
into the woods with Little Red Riding
Wolf, Jessica Aspen’s spicy paranormal novella from Passion
in Print Press. What
if Red was a werewolf and a sexy forest ranger wandered into her woods?
Fraternizing with humans is
taboo, but when feisty werewolf Red runs into hunky new forest ranger Evan
Brewster, she jumps on the opportunity to let loose her desires. Evan is stoked
when he meets the petite red haired hottie, and combined with his new discovery
of wolves in Colorado, thinks his career and life are made. Then Red pushes him
away, her hostile brother threatens his life, and things begin to spiral out of
control. Caught between her sexy lover and her pack can Red trust Evan with her
secrets, or must she sacrifice her human lover and her heart?
Little Red Riding Wolf 2011 Passionate Ink Stroke of Midnight
Finalist
Available February 2013 from Passion in Print Press.
Fleeing for her life Snow is rescued by a mysterious dark
stranger, but what she doesn’t know is that he’s actually a human hating
werewolf fighting his own desires.
BIO: Jessica Aspen
writes paranormal romance near the foothills of the Colorado Rockies. Her books
are full of elves, were-wolves and sexy men who walk on the dark side of the
knife. She loves dark chocolate, walking the dog, hiking in the mountains, and
is obsessed with her new Ipad. Jessica is also obsessed with writing and
learning about writing. She is a member of RWA, CRW, FF&P and PRO and is
currently serving on the RWA PRO Steering Committee. You
can find Jessica most days during the week at http://jessicaaspen.com, twitter @jessicaaspen, and
on Facebook.com/Jessica.Aspen.
This really should be titled Camp Hell-no update because when I look at my stats... that is exactly how I feel. If you are not sure what Camp Nanowrimo is... it is a "fun" program to get me writing. My goal is to write 50k words in the month of July. I was using this month to finish up the last books in my Desert Secrets Series. At this point I don't even know if I'll finish one of the books.
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