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The Nerdy Girlie posted on her confessions on her blog and encourage others to do the same. So here I go…

1. I am a terrible scheduler and get sidetracked too often, which wastes time. This morning is a prime example of this. I was supposed order groceries online, run updates on the laptop and do three loads of laundry. As it turned out, I was too late (at 9:30 am!!) to schedule grocery pickup for the day, the updates on the laptop, which were supposed to take fifteen minutes, instead took an HOUR AND HALF, and therefore, I only got one load of laundry in. I could have run downstairs during downloading the updates and popped a load of laundry in, but I kept thinking “only five more minutes” over and over. Not to mention that I discovered a chicken literally frozen to the shelf in the deep freeze like it took a trek through Antarctica and didn’t make it. I had to save that one until tomorrow.

2. I feel awkward promoting myself. As an author, self-promotion is almost as important as writing the book. Problem is, I stink at self-promotion. It feels intrusive, annoying and self-serving. I’ve found it very difficult to promote beyond posting the book cover/link a couple of times on Facebook and writing a few blog posts about inspiration etc. It’s hard to find a “happy medium” and one tends to wonder….are people really paying attention?

3. I love lists. Five best movies? Six foods for energy? I love them all. I waste way too much time reading lists. Thing is, I learn a lot from these lists….enough to inspire lists of my own.

4. I have a lot of ideas for blogging…..but I don’t write them down. So when it comes time to actually write, I’m looking at a blank page with my fingers hovering over the keyboard. Or, what I WANT to write is so out there that I’m afraid no one will relate and/or care and I’ll get lots of nasty comments. It’s hard to find a balance. But did order a planner for myself (after having scoured Staples) and I am looking forward to writing down these ideas from now on.

5. Music is my muse. When I get ready to write, whether it be a tender/sexy love scene, a zombie-fighting scene (in my work in progress) or a blog post, I pop on the headphones. Fuel, Train, The Police, the Eighties, Tchaikovsky….whatever is the inspiration at the time, I click that playlist on Google Play. Then, hopefully, off to the races!!

What are some of your blogger confessions?

Holy crap, it’s Star Wars Day! That’s right, Star Wars Day. It’s the day where the ladies (and fellas) can wear the Princess Leia costume, complete with the cinnamon buns on either side of your head, out in public and no one will blink an eye. I can’t promise that last, but I know that there will be a Star Wars party or two within driving distance.

I remember seeing Star Wars in 1977, in a theatre in my hometown that is no longer open. I can’t tell you who I went with (probably my

mom) but I was wearing black Pro-Ked sneakers and probably some horrible 1970s kids’ outfit. What stands out the most for me in memory is the cantina scene – all those fantastical creatures…and they were moving and walking around! Talking even! I mean, I watched the Muppet show every night and had been to Disney World, but this was something even better than King Kong!

And that Halloween, my costume was Darth Vader. Eff a princess…why not be a guy who could choke people from twenty feet away. Yeah, I guess I was an evil kid….

Please note, I have watched the “first” three movies in the series…and, um, well, let’s just say that I’m of the school that there are only three true Star Wars movies. It’s so funny, when I look at the listings and it reads “Star Wars IV: A New Hope”, my mind automatically jumps to “they made a movie after Return of the Jedi?”

Second note. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with the “first” three films, but to me, it will always be simply a trilogy: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of