For the last week, I’ve been to Kent in England, GB. It was a wonderful trip. I have to say there’s a reason why it’s called “England’s Garden”. Also, I was lucky with the weather. The first few days were very sunny, and the rest at least dry. Only the last day was rainy, but…
Category: important thoughts
I am going on a holiday to visit gardens and castles in Kent, England! It will be the first time since my marriage nearly 20 years ago that I’ll be travelling without my husband and kids. I’m scared stiff to say the least. What if hubby doesn’t manage to handle the kids? After all, they’re…
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Lao Tse I should take this to heart a bit more. I’m trying so hard to get everything done at once (new WIP, revision, preparation for publication, marketing, private life) that I feel rather drained these days. Before I became an independent publisher, I knew that I…
Yesterday, I discovered a feature on my Goodreads profile that allows me to invite my Facebook and Twitter friends. I was reluctant to use it since it felt a little spammy to me. Then, I thought, “But they’re my friends already and if they don’t want to follow me on Goodreads, they don’t have to.”…
It’s Pentecost today, and I feel more down that I have in quite a while. Everything related to “Paralan’s Children” is ready to go. I even managed to get a few people to request a pre-publication copy for reviewing (if you want one please contact me at reviews_at_katharinagerlach.com, replace _at_ with @), and now I…
The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time unlike, say, brain surgery Robert Cormier I love this quote because it describes my favorite part of noveling: revision. Revision is the time when I turn my broken first draft into something I can be proud of. It…
I had meant to publish my next novel “Paralan’s Children” next week. Unfortunately, I fell ill last week and struggled a lot with keeping up to date with all the stuff that needs to be done. Therefore I decided to push publication back for another week or two. I’m really sorry I have to do…
Never give up, never surrender. Space Quest This quote is from one of my favorite films (a hilarious parody on Space Operas like Star Trek), and it motivates me every day. It helps me when I don’t get everything done in the time frame I wanted to do it in, or when I get ill…
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God’s business. Michael J. Fox In the same vein as last week’s quote, this one tells us to stop setting ourselves unreachable goals. It took me a long, time to realize that my stories, my household, not even I…
An imperfect plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. General George Patton Usually, I wouldn’t read a biography about anyone connected to war. My preferred genres are fantasy and historical novels, but I made an exception for General Patton. My husband practically begged me to read at least part of it. The most…