Hello, pretties. Here’s another guest contribution by writer Cass Brookes. I know, I know, this blog has been sadly neglected these days. I realize I won’t be able to post as often as usual because I have a lot on my mind, what with the wedding preps and all. If you want to contribute or guest post, feel free to email me, although bear in mind that I won’t be accepting every post. I’ve been getting a lot of those spammy guest post requests from dubious senders who don’t seem to have a clue what my blog is about. I’m sure you know what I mean. Anyway, enjoy this post! Have a great day! :)
Calling all bloggers! Cool blog tour with over $750 in prizes for bloggers!
Hey, friends! We interrupt this program (well, there’s no program, really), to tell you about an upcoming blog tour where you can receive a free e-book and have the chance to win over $750 in prizes! Check it out, friends. Check it out… ;)
Novel Publicity is currently recruiting for one of our gigantic whirlwind tours. YAY! Each whirlwind tour boasts hundreds of dollars in cash prizes and autographed books, sometimes even Kindle Fires. NP also provide eBook copies for all reviewers. This time, they’re touring the debut YA novel by Stephanie Fleshman, Render.
Choose to be one of the first to read this awesome new book, or, instead, host an excerpt, interview, or guest post. That’s right, you don’t even have to read the books to participate–although that’s definitely an option. Novel Publicity will provide your choice of a pre-formatted excerpt, interview, or guest post to make participation easy. Read more about the prizes and sign up below.
Monday Musings: I need more girly stuff
The week before last, I went to the alumni homecoming at my old firm and I had to borrow my sister’s pants and long cardigan. I also had to dig up some old black office flats because I didn’t have anything else to wear. Sister dear has some gorgeous wedges and pumps, but unfortunately my feet are a size larger than hers. Sadness.
Seriously, I need more girly stuff in my closet. Sure, I have some really cool tanks and graphic tees that I usually wear with cute shorts and my sister’s cool cargo skirt (which I luuurve to death), but I need a few pieces that I can wear to slightly more formal or ‘dressed up’ occasions. I can’t really wear my graphic tees all the time, you know. I need a cute blouse or a nice dress so that I won’t look underdressed at these pseudo fancypants events.
Mid-year review: I think I flunked.
We’re just a little over halfway through 2013 and all I can say is, “Bucket lists suck.” Hah. Okay, I’m feeling that way mostly because I haven’t accomplished anything on my bucket list. And I mean NOTHING. Same goes for my 2013 list. Zip. Nada. NOTHING. So much for to-do lists.
WELL. Clearly, I flunked the first half of the year since I crossed off nothing from any of my grand plans. Oh well. It’s not a total loss though. I did manage to get myself engaged. Hur hur. I also managed to create blog templates for my experimental blog Color It YOU and I’m actually quite happy with that. And I got a sorta regular writing gig with a cool website, so there’s that.
I don’t want to do another list because obviously I don’t get anywhere with them. I don’t know what I’m going to do with my lists. For now I think I’m just going to concentrate on getting more writing gigs, blogging more, getting through my review pile, and experimenting with blog design. I’ll be pretty busy with wedding preps, too, anyway. Hah. Excuses. ;)
Um, I’ve nothing else to say. How was your first half of the year? :)
T-Shirt Thursday Special: Katie Campbell’s MADE Collection
What’s the best Twitter DM you’ve ever received? This one’s mine.
I mean, holy crap, right? Winning an entire MADE Collection by Katie Campbell? Pretty awesome. I’ve been craving some new tees and this was just a great gift from the universe. ;)
I got this direct message about a couple of months ago and the tees are finally here! I gave some to Carpet Head (requested a few select designs in his size) and some to sister dear, who also happens to wear the same size tee as me, so YAY! As they say, sharing is loving. Haha.
You can check out all of the designs here. Below are some of my favorites from the bunch. Which one’s your favorite? :)
How do I follow thee? Let me count the ways.
Hi, friends! I’m not sure if you follow this blog via Google Reader (which has gone away) or some other reader, but I just wanted to let you know about the many other ways you can do to keep up with the posts on White Sky Project! Woohoo! ;)
Bloglovin – I’m already following a ton of people on Bloglovin since I imported all the blogs I follow from Google Reader, but if I’m not following you yet, please send me your link in the comments! I haven’t really been maximizing Bloglovin, but I just found out that there’s an app that I can use on my iPad so I want to move everyone I follow over here. Should be fun! ;)
Subscribe via Email – This is how I follow most of my favorite blogs these days, which means I get all the new posts straight to my mailbox.
Facebook – New blog posts are always shared on this page. To see the updates on your newsfeed you’ll need to add the page to your interests (see image below).
There you go! Don’t forget to send me your Bloglovin links so I can add you.
Thanks! :)
Freedom to Read Giveaway Hop: Win $12 and ad spots!
Haven’t participated in a giveaway hop in a while, so I thought I’d celebrate the end of the first half of the year with one! Can you believe it’s already July?
Anyway, this here’s the Freedom to Read Giveaway Hop! Woohoo. This giveaway hop is hosted by Bookhounds and I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.
For my giveaway, I’m giving away $12 in PayPal cash and three Eye Candy ad spots!
Lemme explain my prizes first. The prizes for this particular giveaway hop have to be something a reader, author or blogger would enjoy. Since I can’t send books from Amazon or TBD at the moment, I decided to just give the cash for a book and a chance for bloggers and authors to promote their blogs or books on my blog for a month. :) Well, technically you can buy whatever you want with the cash, but I’m hoping it’s going to be a book. LOL.
Anyway, that’s it. The giveaway runs from today til July 9th. Enter via the Rafflecopter below! Thank you! :)
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Listen to me babble on The Freelance Pinoy
Eep, listen to me babble about quitting my 9-5 (um, it was more of a 8-ish to 7-ish job) and going freelance over at The Freelance Pinoy.
Stef of The Freelance Pinoy is having an interview series called Making the Jump from the 9-5: Interviews with Pinoy Freelancers Who Left the Corporate World to Go Freelance. The interview series ‘tackles the questions and concerns of many Pinoys who wish to freelance, but are tied to their full-time jobs.’
It’s funny (and horrifying) when you hear yourself on a recorded interview. I think it’s only the second time I’ve done a live audio interview since I became a freelancer. The first time was when I talked to my awesome author-boss-lady. Most of my work is done through email or text chat.
Anyway, I hope I was able to impart something useful to Stef’s readers. Head on over there now and let’s laugh at my funny voice! ;)
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Thinking about Going Freelance?
Read about my journey here. ;)
Sometimes I feel like a fraud
When people ask me where I work, my usual answer is “at home.” Then I say the word “freelance” because that’s the next thing that comes to my mind. Then they ask what kind of freelance work I do. “Writing,” I tell them. This is usually followed by, “Oh, you’re a writer! What kind of writing do you do?” This is where I start babbling about writing for websites and writing articles. Sometimes I mumble about my work with authors.
Telling people about my work can be awkward for me sometimes because I don’t know how to explain to them that it’s both what they think and not what they think. Am I making sense? Yes, I am a writer, but sometimes I feel like a fraud because I haven’t written anything great. I haven’t written anything that isn’t related to work. I haven’t written any short story worth sharing. I have all these writing plans and challenges, but I haven’t actually done anything. Oh man.
So these days I feel like a fraud. I’m hoping I’ll snap out of this, whatever this is, soon enough.