Tea Leaf Reading Symbol Dictionary: W Is For What’s Next

Welcome!

As we are getting closer to the end of the series of our April Blogging Challenge “Tea Leaf Reading Symbol Dictionary”, the question of what will be our posting schedule like is on the mind of many who participated. Will you continue to write every day? Or will you take the lessons you have learned from this blogging challenge, and implement them throughout your blogging year?

Here are Avalon Media, I am beginning to formulate a plan for the next few months, one that I had already had in place, but had to be replaced, due to the many occurrences of the last few weeks and month – my Mother’s death being one of them. The tieing up all of the matters associated with such loss, while not being in the same country, heck the same continent has its challenges and takes a toll on our entire family.

So, now it is time to take a moment and ask: What next?

Here is a rough outline of the plans for this blog, books, and courses coming up over the next few months and weeks. While some of the content is the same as I had spoken about earlier, the timeline has completely changed.

1. I will be releasing two books about tea. One I have spoken about “Happy Tea”, has been pushed toward the end of the year, while the book on Tea Leaf Reading, will be pushed forward, with a release date of mid-June.
2. There will be another book in between those two, one which is currently in the developmental stages, about Positive Co-Creation for creative people.
3. I am in the development of a course for Print-On-Demand/Product-On-Demand Designers, specifically, those working with Zazzle and RedBubble. This course will be available sometime after August – I will keep you updated, during the development.
4. This blog will be moved toward WordPress.org within the next two months. I had tried to move it to a platform called Wix earlier this year, and that website builder did not serve my needs. I am working with Wealthy Affiliates to set up hosting there, and once I have learned everything I need  to navigate there, it will be moved. For those who are wondering what Wealthy Affiliate is – I will be writing about them in the near future. (It’s really cool!)

This is as far as I can plan right now. Once everything has settled within our family (which will also include our move to California – which I will share with you here), there will be more to announce, but that is it for now.

What are your plans for the upcoming months for your blog/business?

Now lets, get back to our Tea Leaf Reading Symbols for today:

Letter W:

Wagon: things are about to get better

Wall: There is something blocking your way. Depending on the thickness of the wall, deepens on how much resistance you can expect

Wasp: Not a good sign. Someone’s gossip or words will cut you deeply.

Wedding Cake: A quite literal sign that indicates a quick engagement and a favorable marriage

Wheel: If it is intact, it is a sign of good fortune, if it is broken, then you can expect financial trouble

Windmill: You are hopeful about your situation and endeavor. That is to be encouraged. Good for you

Window: is it open? You are receiving good news and conversation. Is it closed? You are disconnected from others, and you may experience some embarrassment of some kind

Witch on a broom: someone you know disapproves of you getting a reading, or of anything related to magick, divination or new age spirituality. They will be persuaded by good results. ( I spell  Magick with ck in order to distinguish the Craft of Creating Change from the Slight of Hand which would be spelled with a g)

Women: Watch the other symbols with it closely. They add negativity to an overall disappointing reading.

 

I am glad you took the time to spend with me today. I am looking forward to hearing from you – blessings!

Claudia

Grateful For A Busy Week – A Celebrate The Small Things Post

This week has been incredibly busy, and I am loving it! I want to share with you a few things that happened, and that are in the plans so you can follow me along, and not only do I get to express to you how grateful I am to have you as a reader, but maybe I can give you the inspiration to do what others have given me the inspiration to do. Follow my dream. Go for it. It’s incredibly busy but a lot of fun!

1. I am grateful for the fact that my book Mixing Spices: A Flavorful Guide To Creating Awesome Herb And Spice Mixes
is available for pre-order now! It will be released on April 2nd, and I am totally excited to present it to you.

2. I am also grateful that the month of running #MarWritingChallenge has been awesome. What a wonderful group of people those writers are, I am honored to be a part of them. Next month, one of our own Sara Whitford, who has just published her book, which is in the top 10 on Amazon called  The Smuggler’s Gambit (Adam Fletcher Series Book 1)(buy it now!)
I am so proud of her – will be taking over as the head cheerleader. The month of April will be time for a different set of challenge, which I will talk about in the next point.

3. I am excited and grateful to have a theme for the A to Z challenge, and guess what, at the end of the challenge (April 30th), I will be given away a pdf of the entire series to anyone who signs up for my email list. In honor of my books theme, I am writing a  Quick  A to Z Guide to Herbs And Spices. So if you want a copy end of April, leave me your email here or in the comment section below.

4. I am so very grateful for the following news: I have three more books that are almost done, waiting to be released! One is a Flash Fiction collection “Flashes of Light”, which is in the final editing phase, and two other Kindle books, that are in the same series as the book I mentioned above. One is about creating your own dog food ( I mentioned last week that I have special care dogs, and I cook for them, so I am sharing my recipes), and about making tea blends – I just love teas! Stay tuned for exact publishing dates!

Enough about myself, what was your week like? I hope you had a lot to celebrate!

Blessings!

Claudia

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The Wrong And The Right Way To Advertise Your Book On Twitter

I get it, you want us to read your book. I want people to read my stuff too. That is the reason we write, in order for someone to find our work and enjoy it, and hopefully share it with the world. Twitter is a great place to share your creations, and get people’s attention.

But there is a right way and a wrong way to advertise your book on Twitter.

Constant badgering your followers or those who follow a particular hashtag with requests and “read me!” advertising is a turn-off. I will, and I know quite a few people who will do so as well, ignore all of these requests. You heard me right ALL of them, and I am constantly on the lookout for books to review.

Do you want to change that? Then try this:

Instead, give your followers and fellow hashtag readers/writers something of value. Share tips, connect, have some meaningful conversation, and encourage – then, but only then, and only a few times in between, ask us to read your book.
Now, that I know you, now that I am interested in what you have to say, are the chances that I will buy your book or at least follow the link to check out the blurb you are offering a much larger one.
Simple, isn’t it?

Hustle – A Haiku

bloody knuckles in
the midst of hustle to gain
ground – fight for your dream

Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2015

This post was inspired by today’s Daily Prompt: Enough is Enough, but instead of writing about giving up, I wanted to write about going on, despite failure, and obstacles. Fight for your dreams!