Alex.J.Cobalt

We all have two buckets inside of us, the negative bucket and the positive bucket.

Focus on filling up the positive bucket. Save every compliment, every kind word, every award, every success into that bucket.

When times are hard.

When you’re scared.

When you’re wringing your hands.

Bouncing your leg.

Heart pounding.

Remember the positive bucket. Remember you’ve done this before, and remember those kind words others have given to you before.

You’re not useless. You’re not worthless. You’ve got your bucket of positive memories and your defiance at a bitter world to smile.

And you will be invincible.

• Goodbye January
  January has come and gone in a blink of an eye it feels like. I’ve been improving my wordcounts on my novel, and had a few plot-based breakthroughs this month that I’ll talk about more in a separate blog. For now, the focus is to try and stay on track with my novel writing, stay … More Goodbye January
• My thoughts on Ship of Magic – beginning the Liveship Traders Trilogy
  Having finished the Farseer Trilogy, I then had a decision whether I wanted to follow the rest of the Realm of the Elderlings storyline in chronological or published order. I decided to go with chronological, which then led me to the first of the Liveship Traders trilogy, the Ship of Magic. Part of my reading … More My thoughts on Ship of Magic – beginning the Liveship Traders Trilogy
• Closing thoughts on 2022
  It’s the end of December, and the end of 2022. This year has been a bit of a rollercoaster, and the last few months in particular have taken me away from all things writing and blogging. It’s been a time of change, a time of gratefulness, and a time to reflect on where to put … More Closing thoughts on 2022