Master Koda Select Publishing~

First, I wrote about the Black Friday/Cyber Monday event that Kim Mutch Emerson and Master Koda Select Publishing Sponsors and today I am happy to let you in on a secret they told me. They have started an eBook site where readers can continue to get deep discounts on books and get the news first on any up-coming events. All you have to do is go subscribe to their newsletter in the top left corner of this website http://ebookbargainstoday.com
Oh and don’t forget to stop in at the party going on right now on Facebook. It’s not too late to get your chance to win the grand prizes. https://www.facebook.com/events/1523164247975549

Master Koda Select Publishing 💜

Sometimes the holidays can be a depressing time. Kim Mutch Emerson and the gang at Master Koda Select Publishing have found a way to boost my spirits. Each year they host a big giveaway on Facebook to celebrate books and life. It starts on Friday after Thanksgiving and goes throughout the weekend. There’s plenty of chances to win all kinds of prizes (including a $100.00 gift card), but the best part is being a part of the fun. Laughter lifts the heaviest heart and they excel in laughter. Meet me at the party and see what I mean.https://www.facebook.com/events/1523164247975549

Love on the Rocks

Here is a taste of what I've been up to since my last post~



Happy Watching~



Jessica~

Native flute song JATIVE-jazz and native~A Spiritual Experience

New Cabochon Stone Jewelry for G&G Fine Art and Jewelry

New Cabochon Stone Jewelry for G&G Fine Art and Jewelry

Writing Contest/Online Art Shop~

So here I am middle aged (I think I am... almost anyway...) and I finally entered one of my stories into a writing contest :) It only took 15 years to just get brave and send it in. I suppose I could have made more effort to have it edited by someone else, but I am happy enough to have done it. I hope it breaks the ice a little on my withdrawing from pushing forward with my writing and getting published. I have certainly been procrastinating for too many years now. It is about time I took the leap into the unknown abyss, took a risk and while in mid air, just start flapping my wings! It was wonderfully exhilarating and the feeling of accomplishment is wonderful! I haven't any results other than the action of entering the contest, but I did it, the rest is up to God or the universe.

I have also started an Etsy page :) http://www.etsy.com/shop/jessicabouchard?ref=seller_info That was also a huge leap! It is one thing to post your pictures on facebook for all your friends to see and a completely other thing to set up a business and get serious about what you are passionate about. I am passionate about art and creating beautiful things and writing beautiful stories and sharing them with the world. I am passionate about other things as well, such as theatre and dancing, but in order to do well at one thing, one must let go of the others for a short period of time.

I am feeling good about cleaning my house and organizing my space for each new project to get underway.  I am working on my Etsy shop with my partner, Michael. We are both creating things together and separately to post on the site. I intend on building a business with over a hundred items for sale at one time, so I had better be organized!

Along with the pendants I have begun to post online, I am also starting on knitting projects and making felt trinkets, corsages and other jewelry out of stones.

In the meantime, I am also dedicating a few hours a week to my writing, to be sure that I continue learning and enhancing my skills as a writer. After sending my story in, I feel a heavy weight lifted off of my shoulders. It was another thing ticked off of my bucket list. I am continuing to read stories and to read about becoming a better writer....now, let's see if I can tackle getting a book publisher interesting in my picture books....

I am wondering what it is that others around me have been afraid to do with their lives, that they are now getting brave and doing? What is it that you took so long to finally experience and enjoy. What dreams of your have come true in recent years that you have been dreaming of since you were a little child? Feel free to comment and share, I would love to hear about it :)