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Top 10 Things People Say When They Hear You’re A Writer

I’ve found over the years people say some strange things when they hear you’re a writer. Sometimes funny. Sometimes a little crazy. Other writers I’ve talked to have similar experiences. Last night in my crit group we were sharing some of them, and I decided to pass them along. These are the things that sort of make you take pause, and challenge you to find a professional way to respond. Some come from family members, some from friends and acquaintances, others from total strangers. All of these are preceded with something to the effect of : “I’m a writer. What do I write? Romance Novels…”

10) A writer? Really? And your books sell? (At a management training seminar, and then 2 years later from a neighbor at a ‘get to know your neighbors’ cocktail party)

9) When I heard you’d written and got published, I told myself, well If she can do it, I sure can. (From a ‘frenemy’)

8) You know, I have an interesting life. I should write a book about it. (From multiple strangers, acquaintances and family members)

7) You know, I have an interesting life. You should write a book about it. (From multiple strangers, acquaintances and family members)

6) Will you tell my (insert convoluted relationship here)’s cousin how to break into the business? (Multiple sources)

5) That’s great. Here, take my poetry and read it. (Numerous sources)

4 ) That’s great. Let me read you my poetry. (Followed by the person producing said poetry and launching into a dramatic reading. No lie. With other people sitting around. Stranger met that night at a cocktail party.)

3) How about I tell you my ideas and you write the book? I can’t put a sentence together. (From a family member.)

2) I used to love romances. Then I got married. Now I know the truth. (Acquaintance)

AND NUMBER ONE GOES TO:
1) I was a writer once. I wrote a book. The Canadian Park Police stole it when I was camping in a national forest. (Total stranger)

Now it’s obvious to me that the idea of being a writer holds a certain mystique for folks…what have your experiences been when someone says those immortal words, “I hear you’re a writer…”?

Ursula Bauer
www.UrsulaBauer.com

IMMORTAL ILLUSIONS PRINT RELEASE!

I’m thrilled that my second book in The Eternity Covenant series, Immortal Illusions, is now available in print at all your favorite booksellers! I hope everyone has as great a time reading it as I had writing it. Drop by www.UrsulaBauer.com for more information on The Eternity Covenant and all the players in The Game.

IMMORTAL ILLUSION (Eternity Covenant Book 2):
Outcast sorcerer Jack Madden has waited fifty years to take revenge against the Council of Wardens for wrongly convicting him of a crime, binding his powers beyond repair. When the Council turns to him to help retrieve four missing arcane artifacts, Jack decides it’s his best shot at vengeance. And Raine Spencer—fearful of her power and clueless about how to use it—is his perfect mystical surrogate and mark.

Raine loyally serves the Council of Wardens as a top Occult Operations Analyst, but she longs to take the sacred oath and become a knight. With the taint of Elven blood in her veins, she has a snowball’s chance in hell of making that dream a reality—until she is chosen by “Mad Jack” to act as a mystical surrogate.

Raine is ready to face down her fear of her wild Elven side, and team up with the most unprincipled scoundrel to ever haunt the halls of the Council of Wardens.

But is she ready to pay the price with her heart?

Hardcore Inspiration

I asked myself today, what to write a blog on? I was watching Bones, and episode where Cindi Lauper is a psychic. So I figured, there’s my inspiration. I’ve read cards for well over 20 years, and use them for inspiration, so why not pick a topic that way. I went to www.facade.com, selected a deck, the three card spread, and go with it. So, eight of pentacles, King of Swords, and The Sun, for me translated into working physically and mentally to effect a change and manifest a skill or talent at a higher level. The King, the pivot point, asks us, what are we willing to lay in to get where we want to go, because the King of Swords is a disciplined character who will go to the boards and give up whatever is necessary to achieve an end. So this is really a message of more than simple growth – this is the universe saying give it your all and all if it will come back your way, ten thousand fold.

The Sweet Life – An Antidote for Modern Life

I went to see one of my psychics this past Saturday. Among other things she told me, “Ursula, things are really looking good for you and your husband in the near future. Life’s about to kick into high gear, and go superfast. The pace is going to really pick up and in two years you are going to look back and wonder where the time went.” Well, since I’m looking back on the previous week wondering what happened to it, and where the time that supposedly is allotted for a week went, because I felt shortchanged, I was a little rattled. Then, the reading goes on to other things, ultimately concludes, and I go outside, where my husband is waiting placidly on a wicker bench watching traffic in a sleepy upstate NY town amble by. “So,” he says in that easy going way he has, “anything interesting?” I sit down heavily beside him. “Life’s about to kick into high gear, and go super fast for the next two years.” He nods, his expression inscrutable as he considers this tidbit from the spirit world. Then he gets this tight frown and shakes his head. “Great, now I’m going to need to start doing Meth to keep up with my life.”

Immortal Protector Now In Print!

What do shapeshifters, zombies behaving badly, a hot man in leather pants, a demon horde, a doctor in dire straits, and a bunch of untrustworthy mythic Gods have in common? Immortal Protector, my first book in the Eternity Covenant series. And it’s out in print! Below is an excerpt. If you like what you see, check out the first chapter over on my website (www.UrsulaBauer.com), and read more about Gideon Sinclair – a hero who’ll do whatever it takes, no matter how extreme, to win the game. Eternity Never Looked So Good!!!!!