Finding My Motivation

I’m back from holidays, and it’s time for real life once more. That means back to the part-time day job, back to laundry and cleaning house, and especially, back to getting my three-book series ready for launching.

This is my first serious venture into self-publishing. I’m in awe of Nan and her Women of Willow Bay self-published series. (Just bought my copy, btw. Can't wait to read it.) Already at book 4! Amazing. I’m beginning to understand the effort it took to get there.

I’m currently in the editing stage. Since these three books are so closely related, I decided to write all three of them at once so I could publish them very closely together. That means editing (and paying for professional editing) three books back to back to back. The good news about working on all three books at the same time is that I can still make changes to book one if there’s something I want to change about the story in book three. But it’s a lot of work. I need a little push to keep going.

So, today my post is all about motivation and getting to the finish line. The Invictus Games (which means unconquered in Latin) is an international Paralympic-style multi-sport event, created by advisors of Prince Harry, in which wounded, injured or sick armed services personnel and their associated veterans from many countries take part in sports. This year the games were held in Toronto and they are concluding today. To hear the stories of these competitors and to learn what they’ve been through and how far they’ve come, truly humbles and awes me. Their stories are so inspiring and motivating. 

See more photos from the Invictus Games

And Prince Harry and his girlfriend Meghan Markle are at the games, so that’s pretty cool, too! For some pictures of them together, click here.

What motivates you to get to the finish line?