To plan or Not to Plan #MondayMusings #OpenBookBlogHop #Inspiration

Welcome to another edition of Open Book Blog Hop. This week’s question is: “Do you set monthly/yearly goals for your writing? What are your goals for the coming year?

Early on, while I was caring for my late husband Bill after he suffered two paralyzing strokes, when I tried to set goals, I often didn’t meet them because of complications associated with being a family caregiver. You can read more about that in My Ideal Partner: How I Met, Married, and Cared for the Man I Loved Despite Debilitating Odds, which is free from Smashwords for the rest of the month. Please see below for details.

Now that Bill is gone, I’m still hesitant to set goals because I don’t want to stress myself out if I don’t accomplish them. I can tell you this much, though. Sometime next year, I hope to publish my short story collection, Living Vicariously in Wyoming. After that, who knows?

How about you? Whether you’re an author or not, do you set goals? You can click here to participate in this week’s hop and read other bloggers’ responses.

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I’m pleased to announce that from now until January 1^st, Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me, The Red Dress, and My Ideal Partner are ABSOLUTELY FREE from Smashwords as part of its 6^th annual end-of-year sale. Please visit my Smashwords author page to learn more.

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New! Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me

Copyright 2021 by Abbie Johnson Taylor.

Independently published with the help of DLD Books.

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Sixteen-year-old Natalie’s grandmother, suffering from dementia and confined to a wheelchair, lives in a nursing home and rarely recognizes Natalie. But one Halloween night, she tells her a shocking secret that only she and Natalie’s mother know. Natalie is the product of a one-night stand between her mother, who is a college English teacher, and another professor.

After some research, Natalie learns that people with dementia often have vivid memories of past events. Still not wanting to believe what her grandmother has told her, she finds her biological father online. The resemblance between them is undeniable. Not knowing what else to do, she shows his photo and website to her parents.

Natalie realizes she has some growing up to do. Scared and confused, she reaches out to her biological father, and they start corresponding.

Her younger sister, Sarah, senses their parents’ marital difficulties. At Thanksgiving, when she has an opportunity to see Santa Claus, she asks him to bring them together again. Can the jolly old elf grant her request?

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