Turning the Page

“[Today], is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.”

~Brad Paisley

Happy New Year to everyone!

Today is January 1, 2013. Whether we like it or not, we’ve turned the book on 2012 and forever closed the book. Sure, some of the choices and decisions we made in 2012 may affect us this year and in the years to come, but the book is closed because we can never go back. The rest of our life is ahead of us, and we have new pages to write in our Book of Life.

I’ve decided to kick off my 2013 blogging efforts by participating in Blogher’s January NaBloPoMo challenge. Those of you who follow the blog know that I participated in the November 2012 challenge with great success.

“Energy” is the theme for the January NaBloPoMo Challenge. How appropriate! I’m facing 2013 with a great deal of energy –and delight. I have some wonderful plans for the blog – shucks, for my life – and participating in the challenge is a built-in way to keep the momentum going.

What better way to start writing in my new 365 page book than by blogging?  I’m ready to “Write a good one” in 2013. How ‘bout you?

Join in the Fray: What plans have you made to “Write a good one” in 2013?

I’m blogging every day in the month of January as a participant in NaBloPoMo. Thanks for reading and feel free to comment!

Copyright © 2012 Michelle Matthews Calloway, All rights reserved.

Get Wrecked – and Get $158!!!!

 

ImageWell, it’s finally here – the launch date of Wrecked by Jeff Goins.  If I were you, I’d head on over to his website now and take advantage of the special offers – good only though August 5. What special offers, you ask? Check this out:

*All electronic versions of the book, including Nook, Kindle, and PDF for you to read on the device of your choosing (a $31.47 collection).

*Advance download of the unabridged audiobook — three months before anyone else will be able to buy it ($29.99 value).

*The 10-week “action guide” for group or individual study (an exclusive guide valued at $12.99).

*A complimentary copy of Jeff’s latest eBook, You Are a Writer, an Amazon bestseller — in Nook, Kindle, and PDF formats (a $14.97 value).

*Free download of Jeff’s hour-long audio program, The Writer’s Studio, plus a companion worksheet (a $19.98 value) .

*50% off Jeff’s upcoming online writing course, Tribe Writers (a value of $49.50).

That’s over $158.00 in free stuff for a book that retails at $13.99. So even if you don’t like it (which I don’t anticipate), you’re going to get a great deal.

My official review will post  soon. Meanwhile, head on over to the website and order the book, already! 

 

Wrecked Book Review by Guest Blogger Eileen Knowles

Eileen Muldowney Knowles

I am thrilled to be here today!  Swirl Girl and I have never met in person, in fact, we only just recently met online.   We are both members of the same book launch team, a team picked by Jeff Goins to help spread the word about his new book, WRECKED.

The fact that Michelle is on this team too, tells me something significant about her.  It tells me that we must share a common belief and passion.  This one:

You can’t make a difference and you can’t experience growth by sitting comfortably on the couch.  Difference makers do.  Difference makers get their hands dirty.

Jeff’s new book is about making the brave choices.  It’s about “listening to that still, small voice whispering, ‘Life is not about you.’” He reminds the reader that, “in order to experience the ultimate satisfaction, you must embrace the hard things. You must commit.”

WRECKED is a book that will make you think.  It will challenge you.  It will make you uncomfortable.  But, just as Jeff shares so well with the readers, that’s the best place for us to be.

“Ask people who have radically changed their lives, and they will tell you the best decisions they made were when they were uncomfortable.”

Living and breathing a wrecked life is about “stepping into the pain and discovering fulfillment in the most unlikely places.”

In his book, Jeff takes you to these places and the longer you journey with him through the stories and ideas he shares, the more inspired you become.

WRECKED hits the shelves on August 1st.  If you will wait to buy the book until it releases, Jeff is generously offering over $150 worth of free gifts.  You can check out all the details and sign up for this great deal HERE.

It’s time to get WRECKED.

“Once you’ve tasted a life that isn’t all about you, it can wreck you.”
From Wrecked, by Jeff Goins

About Eileen

Eileen Knowles is a small town Arizona girl who studied English at The University of Arizona a long, long time ago. She now lives in small town North Carolina with her husband, Roger, their eight-year old son, and one quirky dog named Bisbee. When she is not working part-time loving on animals at the local animal hospital, she thoroughly enjoys drinking coffee, running, playing Scrabble, leading Women’s Bible Study at her church, and writing about how cool it is to journey through life with Jesus holding her hand.