"where the planes fly low" day 4

i am now realizing what is ahead of me in order to
finish this book...and i've been a bit concerned.

i know i can do it, but it is a very daunting set
of circumstances i've placed on myself. so far, i've
only got a page and a half of notes. and my goal is
to have an eBook about 60-70 pages in length.
is there a patron saint of authors with writer's
block?

'where the planes fly low' day 3

not much got done today...had a baby shower to go
to...but its more incentive for tomorrow!!!

'where the planes fly low' day 2

one thing about setting out to write an entire book
is, distractions will crop up. i'm not talking about
meeting up with people in a pre-arranged manner. i'm
talking about ordinary, run of the mill stuff. for
example, when i began to take notes today, i had a
pile of books which had stood upright before with
no signs of leaning over at all fell over. and kept
falling over despite many attempts at keeping it
straight. in addition to that, i had a web browser
window open just for research purposes, and my Wi-Fi
signal was being squeezed tighter than an obese person
in Lycra.

the best thing to do in these cases is this: take a
break from what you're doing. in most cases, stuff
that keeps taking your attention away from the work
means that you're not as focused as you need to be.
but make sure it's for a fixed length of time, because
then procrastination will settle in. in extreme cases,
you may want to go to certain lengths to ensure your
mind won't wander.

so i'm glad to say that i did get a little bit of
research down before i hit the city for the night.
hope this post was enlightening, and look out for
the next one!!

Day 1 of 'where the planes fly low'

i'm setting out to begin work today FINALLY
on 'where the planes fly low.' the success of
this book is going to rely mainly on how potent
and powerful my memory will be, being that i'm
going back some years.

this is one moment where the tendencies i have
towards procrastination check in just to cause
a bit of ruckus. i've got letters to write, a
little freelance thing to finish up before day's
end and it's Friday. but i'm focused. i've got
my notes out in plain view plus an alarm set up
where after 10 minutes, it goes off reminding
me to move on to the next thing. i've done that
in the past and its worked wonders for me. i
often wonder how Ernest Hemingway did it. then
i remember he had a bucket of daquiris and the
Havana sunshine. i have to make do with the
serenity of Southeast Queens. not too bad when
you think about it.

new work on the way!!!

folks, it has been a long while since we've brought you
some news. and we're sure you've been wondering what's
going on. well. we're happy to announce that a new work
will be coming to you real soon...in eBook form!!! no
one can say that 108 Press isn't up on the current standards
of the industry!! and as a matter of fact we're going
to keep you in the loop with a daily journal!! so please
check out this blog as well as our new Facebook page
starting tomorrow!!!

Off hiatus, and back with news!!!

Hey folks, long time no communication!!! Things have been up and down
over the past few months, especially around the end of the year with
a death in the family. It was best to take some time out to regroup,
pool resources again and get back to what I want 108 Press to really
accomplish this year. And I want to share that we're making some
headway on eBook publication!!! This is a new frontier, and while
traditional writing and publishing will never be abandoned, eBooks
are definitely on the horizon!! Thank you all again for being our
rock of support and look out for more news in the future!!

fall in full swing...

fall is here and it's a wonderful time of year
to reflect on everything. all of the turmoil and
triumph. and it's also a time to plot out new
paths and strategies. one thing i can guarantee
you with 108 Press, there's no extended breaks.
which is why i've taken the time to write to
you all.

another book IS on deck...and as a matter of
fact, there MIGHT be two. there will be more
details in the near future. the only thing i
can definitively say is, these will not be
poetry books. i figured it would be best to
step back from that for a while. and truth be
told, my writing never has been limited to just
poetry.

thanks for reading and your support as always!!!