Here's a perfect, recent example of how I back up to work and get bogged down in the process.

Kiss My Kitty Butt - More Life With Cats will most likely be published in Spring of 2009. I decided I need a temporary logo for the book, just something to put on Facebook, e-mails, etc. to start generating some excitement for the book. I asked a friend to illustrate a bored, disparaging looking cat for the logo, and I love what she came up with. I then e-mailed the logo today to my website designer, Melody Watson, and asked her to pull together a logo for me.

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Today I participated in an author signing for the Toastmasters District 37 Spring Conference. I thought I might be lucky to sell one or two books, so was thrilled to sell twelve.  Aside from capturing Darren LaCroix for a photo (and btw, he did apparently use the bit about me driving him down a one-way street in his speech last night. Several people came up to me today and asked, "Did you really do that?" Let's hope they never see yesterday's blog...), I managed to get a couple of me at my table. I corralled the one guy below into holding up my book and acting like an interested customer. The real ones are just too hard to find... ;)  And check out the pashmina. The woman selling them asked the female book authors to model them and made quite a few sales that way. Including one to me, as I bought the one I'm seen wearing below.
Dena & Enthralled Customer - Click to enlarge. 
Dena in Pashmina: Click to enlarge

I spent part of yesterday afternoon laying out the chapters for my new book, Kiss My Kitty Butt: More Life With Cats.  Olivia decided to offer her critique and got up close for a better look.

I get no respect from my cats... but who cares? They're so darn cute!

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For those unaware, I'm planning on releasing a follow-up book to Lessons In Stalking: Life With Cats released in late 2005. My new collection of short humor stories is called Kiss My Kitty Butt: More Life With Cats. The title is already a hit. One friend recommended bumper stickers, "KissMyKittyButt.com." I've reserved the domain name, and am considering it. I think it'd be a riot.

But I've reached a point in the work where I can't tell if I'm moving forward or back. The stories are written and are currently with my critique group. There will of course be edits and rewrites. But the stories themselves are well on the way to being complete.

What I'm doing now is debating how to proceed.

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Here's a humorous insight from an outside perspective on why Facebook and I may not be the best match. It's written by my friend Melody who, God help me, offers an amazingly accurate portrayal of my personality.

The title: It's Against the Rules To Poke Dena. Make A Note of It.