Writing through the hard times!

I am writing again, though things haven't really settled down here. I'm just writing through all the ups and downs. I have been writing snippets here and there, hoping to rack up word count and get to the end of Unplanned so that I can have it ready to show my editor once revision is done on Untouched. I'm bound and determined to be productive even if the road gets bumpy. If this were a 9 to 5 job outside the home, the company I worked for wouldn't put up with my excuses--they wouldn't let me slack off just because my hubby's car bit the dust and we had to buy a new one. Okay, it's been a bad year for that, but so what. Get over it and move on. I need to quit coming up with reasons not to write and just do it.

Do you make excuses for not doing something? Do you think it's a flaw in your character? When you do have those days, what do you do to get yourself motivated and move past them?

Here is the blurb for my action-adventure Untouched.

Botanist Madeline Wentworth is relieved to be heading into the Amazon, far from the university and the vicious rumors circulating about her failed love affair. But on arriving in Peru, her team finds their guide dead with a small puncture wound to his throat. Waiting to replace him is Travis Kane, Amazon guide, treasure hunter and super hunk. Mattie is instantly attracted but uncomfortably suspicious. When a member of her team falls ill and a similar wound is found on his body, her suspicions deepen.

Travis has stuck with being a jungle guide for over ten years despite a run of unsavory clients. The rain forest is full of hidden ruins and undiscovered treasure, and he’s determined to find his share. But, when his grandfather dies, leaving a letter boasting of Templar gold, he's sure it's nothing more than an old man’s delusion. Everything changes when he finds his grandfather's map. With high hopes, he leads Mattie’s team into the jungle, and finds himself overwhelmed by the beautiful blonde. When the group is attacked and has to fight its way out of the jungle, Travis discovers something more precious than gold--the love of a woman who's made him want to be a better man.

Have a wonderful week!

Jerri