Thank you, Jenny!

I see it, Denise! And I think it is FABULOUS that your book did great. Congratulations!

I had a book come out on 12/15. Christmas wasn't quite done. So that's why I'm writing this now. Probably no one will see it.

But the book did really well and still is doing well. Best ever.

That would be a very valuable skill to have!

Thanks. It is.

Funny thing. Since I have ME/CFS, and emotions completely wipe me out, I have a SYSTEM for acknowledging them, accepting them, and then compartmentalizing them so I don't get the physical effects of adrenaline.

I store things like this in Scrivener under titles such as 'Frustration' - and later USE the emotion and the recall in my writing.

I'm not ignoring it, but I'm refusing the devastating physical effect on me.

These are MY emotional IP, emotional capital - I rarely leave my apartment - and I'm entitled to use them however I choose, and choose NOT to react hard physically when they happen (there is ALWAYS a space between the trigger and your reaction).

It's weird. Everything about me and my writing is weird. But it was that, or let random occurrences wipe me out for days.

Most people think they can't do this, but it is as learnable as anything else.

It still sounds dreadful to me, Alicia. Best of luck to you!!!

Thanks so much for sharing, Carolyn! I really hope your Aspiring Memoir Writers enjoy it. I too write memoir. 🙂

We HAVE an accountant, but SO delayed so long with his numbers that our accountant had to tell me yesterday that they are swamped for the end of the year, and wouldn't even promise me to TRY!

Long stories, but it will all be over, win or lose, in less than two weeks - and I'm trying to calm the stress by telling it at least I'M now in CONTROL.

I can fail - and won't have to take the whole blame, as we both know my capabilities.

But SOME IRS deadlines are ironclad, and I have to do our charitable contributions for the year, too, or we lose that deduction.

There are going to be some serious words - and some deadlines - set. He supposedly has ALL his information available by the end of February - and I am going to demand either the three numbers I need or the data spreadsheet to create them myself by then.

I don't like doing this - and he's amazing with everything else - but I CAN. So I will try my darndest, and drop everything else until I have succeeded or failed and the year is over.

Thanks for your support and belief in me, but part of the problem has been a constant stream of medical things all year long, and those hit when they hit. Sigh.

Taxes...BLURGH. It's my least favorite thing.

After many many years, I finally have an accountant who gives me year-end planning time, so my own crappy executive function doesn't box me into expensive corners.

I cannot wait to hear "how it all went" in a few weeks. I know you will make it through like a superstar.