Straight From the Lion's Mouth

Do you remember watching a child take those first steps? Their hands flail around as they grope air to balance themselves on tiny feet while they take those baby steps.

For three hours this afternoon I’ve messed around taking funny little baby steps while trying to build a blog. Actually, this is my fourth attempt at my first post.

I started writing years ago. I’ve already been through my first submissions to editors and publishers. I’m way beyond the first rejection letter, firs sale and the first critique group. Yet writing is fresh and new to me daily and today I’m back at the beginning: my first post on my first blog. I feel excited probably because I learned several lessons in the process.

• I tend to make things hard—hey, I couldn’t remember my password between my visits to the posting board.
• I’d like cutsy stuff on the screen and spent two hours trying to load a photo that turned out way bigger than anyone could see and who cares?
• Today’s experience reminded me of years ago when I spent a whole day creating a cover for a Woman’s Devotional only to find out the women read through it once. When I finally wised up and realized the ladies didn’t care about the cover, I spent more time on the content. What I learned is they enjoyed the insides—the meat of the message more than the package.
• Today’s first isn’t a best seller, it won’t reach any great markets in life, but it is my beginning of greater things to come.

Stop by again to hear STRAIGHT FROM THE LION’S MOUTH,

The Lionhearted Kat