Two steps forward, one step back.
That's the natural flow of things.
So, I should be ecstatic when I manage several steps forward before the setback. And, I am learning to recognize when that happens.
In personal matters, this has been more challenging, especially as of late. But, as far as my writing career goes, I'm improving.
As I mentioned last week, I was grateful to have another piece picked up by Scary Mommy – but their new website redesign failed to display my bio, so I didn't get the "exposure" which is the main reason for syndicating. The editor was kind and apologetic and offered a work-around but I gained zero new page views.
I also had less writing time this week and I didn't send a single query, but I was pleasantly surprised when TODAY Parents featured a piece of mine from the end of August.
I did gain a few new Facebook page followers over the past couple days, thanks to a meme – then promptly lost one with this morning's post. Typically, I'd overlook the new follows and obsess over why that one chose to unfollow. But, today, I'm doing a much better job of rolling with it and of giving proper weight to those who have stayed.
I've spent nearly all my writing time excitedly working on my latest project, only to run into some technical difficulties with layout, but I'm not letting it sidetrack me too much.
I just keep moving forward.
