Christmas in July...do you celebrate it or just treat it like a regular month? Oddly enough, Christmas in July is something I enjoy celebrating; lots of people find me weird because of that, but surely I'm not the only one, and if I am, then maybe I am weird! I don't go as far as to putting up a Christmas tree in my house (because that would probably make me seem more psycho than weird), but I do blast my Christmas playlist and sing along to songs like "Silent Night", "This Christmas", and "Do You Hear What I Hear". Listening to Christmas carols in the middle of the year is actually relaxing. Now if I could just do something about this heat, I'd be all set. If you don't celebrate Christmas in July, I highly recommend it; it's good for your youth!!
There is definitely a such thing as being overly confident, and it's called cockiness. Just like the picture says, "confidence is attractive, cockiness isn't." One of my biggest pet peeves is learning about a cocky person. I love reviewing books and connecting with the authors who have written these amazing novels. Awhile back, Jodi Picoult stated in an article that people shouldn't self-publish. A few weeks ago I read an article where a woman called the genre, Chick-Lit, stupid and said it was a sexist term. Throughout her interview she just seemed really cocky and overly confident which was a huge turn-off for me. Authors who are that cocky and say things like that steers me in the wrong way; I'd much rather read a self-published novel by a down to earth author than an overly confident author whose book has been published by a major publishing company. Authors have fans and their fans look up to them; the last thing any author should want to do is say something so discouraging in an interview.
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