Mystery Mondays: Madeline McEwen with Guidance, Advice, and Jokes

~ Kristina Stanley

This week on Mystery Mondays, it’s my pleasure to host author Madeline McEwen. I “met” Madeline when she joined the Imajin Books team this year.

Her novelette, Tied Up With Strings, will be published by Imajin Qwickies on the 11th December 2017. So keep an eye out for it!

Over to Madeline…

 Guidance, Advice, and Jokes

By Madeline McEwen

Thanks for the invitation, Kristina. I gave some thought about what to offer your readers: guidance, advice, jokes?

 Guidance first–how about that infernal problem—procrastination. Have no fear, I have several solutions whether you suffer from writer’s block or information overload. Both prevent productivity. If you find your time frittered away on social media and frivolous distractions then I am here to help.

Don’t get me wrong, social media is a Godsend to the isolated hermits of this world—the sparks keeping us connected, grounded, and alert to change. However, just like other addictions, moderation if our watchword. Instead, get your Internet fix—your reward–after completing specific, measurable goals. Make yourself a numbered and prioritized list, such as: one hour of writing / editing or 500 words / three loads of laundry / replace the air filter / de-mat the dog.

If you find you’re still dithering, use a paper template to make a 3-D cube, throw the di, and then do it.

Advice: buff your humor muscles as frequently as possible.

Joke: I love “knock knock” jokes, but Debra Purdy Kong got there first.

 

Knock 1

 

 

Knock 2

 

Here are a couple of mine:-

knock3

Who Is Madeline McEwen:

Madeline photoMadeline McEwen is an ex-pat from the UK, bi-focaled and technically challenged. She and her Significant Other manage their four offspring, one major and three minors, two autistic, two neurotypical, plus a time-share with Alzheimer’s. In her free time, she walks with two dogs and chases two cats with her nose in a book and her fingers on the keyboard.

Her novelette, Tied Up With Strings, will be published by Imajin Qwickies on the 11th December 2017, the first in the new series–The Serebral Seniors–celebrating the witty sparks of a ripening generation.

You can find me here:-

http://www.madelinemcewen.com

http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00Q41VUFI

https://www.pinterest.com/macmaddy/pins/

https://twitter.com/#!/MadMcEwen

http://www.facebook.com/madeline.mcewenasker

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9886841.Madeline_McEwen

http://whittereronautism.com/

 

12 thoughts on “Mystery Mondays: Madeline McEwen with Guidance, Advice, and Jokes”

    1. Sorry I’m late to the party – school run – dogs chomping off my ankles. I find those cubes come in handy for all kinds of decision making – I keep blank ones ever ready. Somehow, the randomness wins over my reluctant teens. Hope they help you too.

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  4. Welcome to another “Qwickie” Imajin author, and best of luck with your book, Madelaine. I try to buff my humor muscle, but oddly enough my latest Knock Knock doesn’t really have much humor at all. Ironically, my latest novella “Qwickie” A Toxic Craft is the funnier of the two. We’ll be releasing our books only days apart!

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  5. Thanks, Debra. Hope you didn’t mind, but I couldn’t resist 😉 This was great fun. Thank you, Kristina–I am no longer a virgin after this exposure 😳

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