Hello and welcome to "A Day in the Life of..."©, a featured guest post exclusive to my blog that's published on Mondays and sometimes, on Thursdays. On these two days, a spotlight guest will share a normal day in their lives, giving us insight on their thoughts, projects, interests, obsessions and more. Occasionally, and if we're lucky, they'll even throw in a giveaway.
And now, on with the show...
Today, it's my pleasure to welcome A. J. Sweeny, author of The Pulse Myths and Pulse Historia Series. A.J. lives in San Francisco, California, where she shares her home with her two adorable cats and Pug and pursues a Master's Degree in Archeology.
ABOUT A.J. SWEENY
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| A.J. Sweeny is a Goodreads Author |
*The art of Storytelling is what makes a good teacher great.
*My degree in History with an emphasis on Ancient Near East, and my personal interest in world myths, combined with my fieldwork in archaeology have inspired my research and development of many elements in the story.
*I also remember what it was like to be a girl myself and have often wanted to share my own thoughts, fears and dreams during that age with others. I read many books during my teenage years and some of them were essential in helping me make it through that time, and helping me become the satisfied person that I am today. I want to be able to return that favor to all the readers out there.
MY DAY
8:30 AM: 
Get woken up
by my talking cat Mia. She meows straight into my face until I tell her to “Go
Away!” “No!” She actually listens but by then it’s too late. She knows I’m only
half asleep and returns about 15 minutes later. If she doesn’t wake me, my
other cat Catmosis The First will gently climb on my chest and put his paw on
my cheek while purring like a tractor. If I don’t wake to his needs he might
take out one nail and gently urge me to open my eyes. My pug is a good sleeping buddy-if I’m o bed she’s in bed. Stumble
out of bed, feed the cats and open their cat door. If I’m feeling good I turn
on the espresso machine and make a nice Italian roast latte. If I’m in the
middle of writing/editing I will do so while drinking my coffee, and at the
same time check social networks and emails. Got to stay connected to y’all.
9:30 AM:
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10:15 AM (Depending on the day it is):
A) I drive to
school –takes me about 45 minutes to reach the JC and about half an hour to
reach UC Berkeley. Parking at Berkeley and getting to my class takes an hour on
its own.
B) Begin work. As I am doing right now. If I’m not writing my
novels, I am writing guest blogs, (like right now) or doing interviews, promoting,
running contests, contacting editors/artists/book reviewers. I am also doing
constant research for my novels- which takes hour as they include a lot of
history. I spend time developing my characters too-wondering how would they act
in certain situations.
I might deal
with E-book upload problems. Taking orders, making merchandise and packaging
it. You name it I do it. In between all of this I probably have Facebook going
in the background as it is my only social escape when I work at home and I miss
y’all. I have to check in. I also have numerous text- conversations going on with
my regulars and you know who you are ;) I might have music blasting if I’m
writing as it helps keep me inspired. I play it all, classical to heavy metal!
*In-between
hours of work I also get numerous phone calls asking me if I’m busy, if I can
do this and that. I might be also arranging travel plans if I’m touring my
books. Takes so many hours.
*My cats
also bug me and want to play or yell if their food dish is empty even if they
aren’t hungry.
1:30 PM:
I start
keeping an eye on the outside. UPS man is my favorite. He brings me things that
I’m waiting for. Postman is sometimes cold and sometimes hot. Once in a while
between the regular mountains of bills I get a paycheck. And I even get fan mail
:D These things keep me going many times when I think that I’m doing all this
for nothing.
2:30 PM:
The first
signs of low sugar attack me. I realize that it’s almost 3 o’clock and I have
yet to eat. I eat something light
or munch on what I’m cooking. If I actually sit down to eat I might turn on a
movie I’ve been trying to watch for days, sometimes weeks. You know your life
is busy when you don’t have time to see a movie.
*This is the
time I do housework too. Laundry, dishes, cleaning. If I have a garden going
then I might be out there. Shopping is usually done around this time.
4:00 PM:
Go back to
work
4:45 PM:
Feed my
screaming cats/pug their dinner. Return to work/homework.
6:00 PM:
If I didn’t work out in the morning I
might do it now. Either head to the gym or meet up with a friend for a hike
/walk/run/ anything that will get me sweating ;)
8:30 PM:
Realize that
they day is done, but there is
still so much to do. Might eat a little of what I cooked, or snack.
9:30 PM:
Either be
social with other night owls or just try and finish that movie one more time. I
might be trying to play my guitar, or even read someone else’s book.
10:30 PM:
Get back
into cute PJ’s. Yell at the cats to shut up because they are sitting by my
bedroom door meowing at me to go to bed.
12:00
Midnight:
Wonder if
I’m going to have writer’s insomnia, or… well, that part I keep to myself.
Thank you for sharing your day with us, A.J., and thank you, my dear readers, for stopping by. I hope that you've enjoyed "A Day in the Life of.."
Tune in next week when my featured guest will be
Author Sara Humphreys !
Tune in next week when my featured guest will be
Author Sara Humphreys !
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