This is unusual for me, 3 posts in one month.
  I have been editing and editing. Have Eyes of the Whirlwind done, and thought I was almost done with Legacy of Time, but found about 50 pages, in the middle, missing. Oh they are here, somewhere. If not I have the book. OK, let me explain.
   A few years ago I 'self-published' under Barbara Lee, and was printed by a well known self-publisher. Of course it thrilled me to see my book in print, but...first of all, I thought I would have a nice cover, you know, with a picture and all, but it was just a basic green, which i said I wanted, but didn't realize that they meant the whole cover. Also found many misspelled words, dropped down sentences and etc. Yes, I edited, and went over with their representative, was told that they also edited. When I saw the dropped down sentences, I mentioned it and was told that it would be taken care of at printing time. I take all responsibility to my mistakes, and some of the words, or lack of, but that is all.
   All that bought my book loved it, and I received good and bad feed-back which to me, was appreciated.
   Now that I have learned a whole lot more about sentences, using the right words, descriptions, and etc, I am re-writing--editing. the book to make it better. And I think it will be. After it is done, I hope to republish it under B Anna Lee. The name, Legacy of Time, will remain the same. I also hope I can find something for the cover, something that will catch the eye of the reader.All rights are mine, except the ISBN, which I could use again IF the publisher would relinquish it, but I doubt that will happen. Might as well just get a new one and let it be. I don't believe in keeping a grudge, but I'll never use the publisher again, and will give my opinion to those that might, but it will be MY opinion. They can make up their own mind.
     Oh I imagine if I would have paid $900.00- $1500.00, or more, I would have gotten a better deal, but some people just don't have that kind of money to hand out, no matter how much they want to see their books published. There are many good writers that deserve to be published, but it seems to be IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, you aren't worth the time. Now I have read some of these so called, celebrities that suppose to be writers.....They are lousy writers, (not all, but a lot) but do you notice that if you have a 'NAME' or have MONEY, you are never turned down, AND you don't have to wait to get published, it's almost immediately. That makes the 'good' people think and think before they send to big-named- publishers. I won't name you, you know who you are. Because YOU make the real writers wait and wait, months, sometimes a year or two. Why, because it's a MONEY thing to you.
   OK, Yes, it angers me to see whats going on, but I can't stop it, But, I can write about it.
   If you are wondering why I decided to change my name....Look it up, there are thousands with my real name. Even a few writers. I'm an individual, so changed to a name that no one else has. Well I hope there isn't any more. I couldn't find any.
   I hope all who are reading this have a glorious week, and I hope you will return to see what else this mixed up mind will come up with.
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 B. Anna Lee                                        

September 7th. Can you believe it?  Just three months left to this year.
  I don't know about you, but I never dreamed that a 2014 would be in my vocabulary. I never got past the 1900's. How about the ones that are just being born. Wow, won't they be surprised to see a 2019, or maybe even 3000.
  And what about all the gadgets that we have. Who would have thought that phones would be so small and you can call anywhere in the world with them. I remember the very rich had phones in their cars, but they were like a house phone. Now you don't even see the phone, just say, hey dial so-and -so. It does. It even shows you where you are going, will park your car, and tells you if a car is close. Wow, oh Wow. Don't even want to get started on what is in homes now. You don't have to cook, just say I want this to eat, and your stove does it for you. I think you still have to put it in/on the stove though. Will have to check that out, but there is so much that is boxed to eat, people are loosing the ability to cook regular meals. Just ask around if you don't believe me.....Hey, do you know how to make biscuits from scratch? They'd answer, I don't have to scratch, If you want a biscuit, just get them from the bakery or out of the refrigerator. Wonder if they know what baking powder is? Probably think its for your face...Oh I hope not.
   It really hasn't been that long ago that ringer washers were used. Of course there were no dish washers. Oh my gosh, some would call that the Dark Ages. They were pretty good times though. Families did things together. They would have holidays, birthdays, and just plain get-to-gathers. No one would sit around playing with their phones all day. They would talk to each other, play ball, swim, or just have fun in general.   It drives me up a wall to try to talk to someone, and they are to busy playing on their phone to know that you even exist. I look at it this way, If you want to be with your phone, then stay at home. Am I wrong?
  If I am, Oh well. I'm not going to apologize. I believe it is just plain rude. Whats really sad is they are teaching their children to be and do the same.
   Well that's my soapbox for today. If I offended someone, I just will say, Hey, get over it. You know its the truth.
   Haven't decided if Physical Therapy is helping me yet. Someday's I hurt so bad I can't move around. Other days, not so bad. Still have a few sessions to go. Will let you know.
   Have a great day,week, and month.

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B.Anna Lee

September the 1st. Why oh why does the time go faster and faster each day as we get older? Are we so involved in what we do, or maybe what we are not doing that the minutes just whiz by us?
   I know if I don't get my work done in the morning, it seems to take longer or it just doesn't get done.
   Think about it...Are you having the same problems as I am? I have talked to others, not even close to my age, and they tell me the same thing. Where does time go. Why does it take longer to do something that it used to take just a few minutes. Why did I have so much time when I was young? I always had plenty of time to clean house, take care of kids, go places, work in yard, and on and on. Now, I get up, have coffee, and find out that its almost noon. Then I fix something to eat and its almost time for bed. Well maybe not quite that fast, but you get the idea.
   Are we getting lazy and just not interested in the world around us, or are we so involved in ourselves that we just don't care? I've been trying to figure that out too, but not having much luck.
   I have found, though, that the more I HAVE to do, the more I get done. Sometimes I just have to talk myself into doing the 'whatever' first. Once I get started I generally finish that particular task. (well, most of the time).
   I have the TV on a lot, but I'm not watching it. It's on to keep the outside noise down to a minimum. I'm not on the computer very much either. So where is my time going? Al right, if I have Sudoku, I can finish a book in two days. So its an addiction to me. But really, I can't even stay seated for a very long time, that's why it takes me so long to get my stories written. I always have something that is needed done, right then, or I have to get up and walk around to get the kinks out of my body. Yes I know, that's what's called procrastination.
   I have gotten a lot of writing, or rewriting, done lately. And I'm kind of proud of myself. Just wish I could get something published again. I think every writer needs a little push or shove, (maybe both), once in awhile. With me, I need someone to push me and lots of encouragement. Sorry, I'm not one that can write a book every month. Might have a lot of stories in my head, but the body has to be willing too.
  Another thing, it might be that I have little faith in myself. Yeah, I know, that's just being silly, and it's all in my head, right? That might be true, so if you have a cure for what ails my thoughts, please let me know, I would sure appreciate it.
   I guess that's all for today. Will get back on the soap-box again, real soon, I hope.
  Thanks for reading this, and please leave a comment. It might help my brain-waves. Everyone needs a pat- on-the-back once-in-awhile.

 B.Anna Lee