Admit
it--are you a New Year’s Grinch?
Okay, I
realize there really isn’t such a thing. That’s certainly not the background of
the character created by Dr. Seuss who despises Christmas in the book How The
Grinch Stole Christmas.
But the
term Grinch has been extended somewhat in common use to mean more than that
nasty, greedy and cute character. It can also mean someone whose holiday spirit
is lacking.
So why
not a New Year’s Grinch?
Most of
us have looked forward to the New Year as a new beginning. We like to think
that whatever went wrong for us in 2011, or wasn’t ideal, or even could just use
some changes or tweaks, will get resolved in 2012. Sometimes it’ll just happen,
and sometimes we have to work on it, but this year can definitely be better than
the last.
Can’t
it?
What
about if you just let one year run into the next? I don’t make New Year’s
resolutions, so although I may aspire to changes, mostly those that I cause,
they don’t rise to the level of promises to myself the way resolutions
might.
What
about people who just figure January 1 is just the day after December 31? Those
who may enjoy taking time off over the holidays because everyone does (well,
everyone but writers) but don’t really consider the upcoming year to be
different from the one that just expired?
Tell you
what. All you New Year’s Grinches: since you don’t believe in the magic of the
New Year, make your resolution now. This year, you’ll vow to stop Grinching
and start working on changing all those things in your life that need
improvement. And admit it. There are some.
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| Silhouette Nocturne BITES November 2011 |
Like--if
you haven’t read any of my Pet Rescue Mysteries or my Harlequin Nocturne Alpha
Force miniseries books, that’s something thing you can start in 2012. Or if
you’ve read some, pick up some more! Then there’ll also be my first Harlequin
Romantic Suspense book in July...
Okay.
Enough BSP. How about your own writing aspirations or career? What can you
change in the upcoming year to improve wherever you are? Or what about your
family life? Your home? How can you improve our environment? Help save some
homeless animals? Whatever!
Tell us
all, right here. Are you a New Year’s Grinch? And are you resolving to change
that?
In any
event, to all of you OCC members and friends, whether you’re Grinches or not:
Have a very happy and productive 2012!
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2 comments:
No more grinchiness for me! I've decided to get off the fence this year and begin to submit my work again. I'm staying positive. No submitting and then giving myself negative feedback about the impossibility of a contract. I've decided to believe in myself. If I don't get any nibbles I can always ePub. : )
Yay, Robena! With that attitude, you're sure to succeed!
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