The Moments

This is X-Posted from the SIA blog .

Let me get a little deep today. The people I call friends will tell you I have moments. I can see the eye rolls and grins on my friend’s faces now. Grin. My moments can range from any sort of news good or bad in writing or daily life. For the good I scream, effervesce and all around make a fool of myself. I celebrate my own news but go nuts over the news of my friends. I know some probably suffer temporary hearing loss from my screaming. LOL. I’ve even been known to do a dance. Butt shaking and all. I send cards for releases, news and just because. Yeah I am a sap. For the bad moments I curse, cry and support with them. Then we talk about it and come up with another plan.

You’re probably wondering why I am telling you all this. Well because I read something the other day that made me realize that there are a lot of moments that people shrug off and just let pass. Life is too short not to dance at each victory and think on the failures then dust yourself off and move on. It’s the moments that keep us going. The moments that define who we are. Each second of a day there is a moment. Now I am not saying that you should dance each second but when you get that next promotion, compliment from someone, book contract, book release, or any number of things take a moment to acknowledge it is someway.

I shared a moment with Layne Blacque yesterday and was glad she chose me to share it with here. And yeah Layne I had my moment when I went home. Butt shaking, screaming and all in between. LOL.

I got myself a nice palm phone for the holidays and I was putting in my dates on the calendar. Besides the birthdays and so on I put in the moments. My first acceptance to EC, LSB and TEB. The date each book I have with them was released and so on and so on. Also added the somber things my mom, dad passing, and my almost two misses of not being here. I put all the moments because I don’t ever want to forget how blessed I am to be able to have moments.

Today I am having another of these moments and want to share with you. A project that is near and dear to me launched today. I’ve wanted to give back to all the readers who have supported me and my writing. All the readers who enjoy books as much as I do. I found two other like minded authors in Aliyah Burke and McKenna Jeffries. We joined together and created Satin Notes - http://www.satinnotes.com, a site where we will have free stories based in two towns called Trescott Cove and Savoy Valley. The free stories will be for all readers.

I’m excited that Satin Notes opened today with the first chapter of our first free read. Cami’s Surrender. So share with me as I have my moment today. Come on all do the dance with me. {Shaking butt and hips. Moving hands in air and grinning}

Thank you for sharing my moment.

Taige