I almost missed ANOTHER month of the IWSG! But I'm posting during a break in psychotherapy clients. Thank you to Ninja Alex for developing this supportive author meme. I've been embroiled in some good stuff with my psychologist career lately, so writing/blogging has taken a back seat. My fourth novel has been under contract for a while with Omnific Publishing, and I can't wait to start with the edits. I finally started writing my next novel -- a New Adult romance with sports and politics -- but I only have about 500 words so far. I could get really insecure about this hiatus in writing, saying things like: "I should have started another novel by now." "The NA genre is hopping and I should strike while the iron's hot." "Maybe I'm being lazy ." But I don't think these judgments will help anything. Instead, I'll use the NONJUDGMENTALLY mindfulness skill. According to Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., the nonjudgmentally ski...