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May 15
Waking up each morning I know I’m a writer, but I also know writing doesn’t pay the bills; at least not yet. Wednesday through Sunday I wake up, get ready and head to my day job, I also drop my daughter off at daycare. While I’m at work I take notes on ideas, check Facebook and …
May 13
Yesterday was Mother’s Day in The States and when I think about my mom I think about how much she’s guided me in my life and my writing. She’s always stood by me and sometimes those people are hard to find in your life. There are things you can do to garner support from people …
May 10
Here are Part 1 and Part 2 of this continuing story. * I woke in a white room, surrounded by four walls and door covered in red paint, which was inconspicuously absent of a doorknob. The floor was rough and I’d never felt alone like this, not even when I was thrown in solitary for a …
May 08
I had a dream last week that I bought a shiny new car. I could smell the interior of the car as well as the feel of the smoothness of the ride as it entered the freeway and started a road trip. I know enough about dream imagery to know what the dream meant. A car, …
May 06
Last week a friend of mine said she doesn’t have time to do the things she wants to do with her kids, a career and she’s stopped worrying about dating.. I see people who give up on the life they want because they think they can’t have it. They’re wrong, it just takes some work. …
May 01
When you are done with your first book it’s an amazing feeling. Something that came from within your soul is on paper, or hard drive. No one can take that moment from you. After that moment you have to go through it and find the story. If this is your first novel, that may be interesting. …
Apr 29
“There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” Aldous Huxley There are many windows, many doors to the creative ways of the genius of writing. Each door opens by its own and each may close when it feels the need. The above quote by Huxley has been …
Apr 26
I started this story last week, here’s the link to the beginning of the story. # I sat in the cooler, not knowing what would happen next, but I knew I’d freeze if I didn’t stay warm and a tingling feeling was starting to wrap my ears. I pulled my sleeping bag from my pack, …
Apr 24
A few years ago I received a letter from my dad. We hadn’t been talking much, which was normal for our relationship, but the letter was something unexpected. There are many things about that letter, but what stands out to me is these words, “You’ll never be a writer because no one cares what …
