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Monday, March 1, 2010

Relaxation


Sometimes i find it difficult to relax. Especially when I'm babysitting or have a project due in 4 hours. i have a very difficult problem getting past procrastination and it is a main factor in my not getting any sleep at night. This little fella is my dog, Charlie. My baby. Sometimes i can't relax because he is trying to climb in my lap while i am trying to type. if only i could keep him in this bed i could get more done.

One thing that helps me relax while I'm writing is music. Try some Mozart, or my favorite, Beethoven. good piano or instrumentals give me a clear mind to think unlike some songs with distinctive words that may cause a distraction. Find a comfortable place to sit and lean back. I have found that if i am sore from sitting in an awkward position, i seem to give up earlier.

I may not be an amazing professional writer, but these are just some of the things that aid me when i am writing down the words of a fictional life. So far the people who have read my book really seemed to like it, so mi gotta be doing something right. Hopefully when i am done with school in a couple weeks i can get back to writing again. been holding off these past few weeks. too many projects and things to do. for a while it seemed like i was have withdrawals from writing. For a while i would stay up and write at least 3 hours every night.

Well, my sister just brought me a piece of cake so I'm going to take this time to engorge myself in chocolate and fix a hot cup of coffee. predicting snow again for tomorrow. gotta stay warm while i can.


Until next time.

Inspirations


Inspiration comes in many styles, shapes, forms and fashions. For me, it may be a beautiful sunset in my rear-view, my dog wanting to cuddle, or my nieces and nephews calling my name. I can honestly say that not a day goes by that i do not have the urge to write something somewhere, anywhere, on anything. Or take a picture and capture a moment God has created that sadly a camera will forever fail to capture as wonderful as the human eye. This particular sunset photo was taken while i drove to church Wednesday evening.
Not too long ago i was sitting in class and on 8 sheets of paper, front and back, i created chapters 3 and 4 of my second book. i was sitting there and all of a sudden it all poured out onto the page and i had no idea what was going on in the classroom around me. I wrote of a lovely couple, life filled with love, laughter and their beautiful children. However, life is not that perfect so of course i had to add some cancer to make things more realistic. I love how Jane Austen gave her characters exactly what they wanted, but i have trouble writing fairytale endings when i know it never ends that way. Miss Austen did not get her ideal fairytale ending, but i do believe she died with a peace of mind knowing she made a great living by her pen. If i so happen to be an aspiring authoress with a house full of dogs, so be it. I love writing and the dogs would keep me from being lonely.
My life, like others i am sure, is very far from a fairytale and i have too many bad memories to inspire me to write more realistic endings for my own characters lives. Claire is in love and she has a wonderful husband, but God has another plan for her life and she will learn to make the best of what she has been given. As will i. Life is the time you get to spend between the day you are born and the day you die, make the most of it, before it ends.
Thanks for reading, (although i doubt anyone is). But i have to go to sleep now. Best wishes and wonderful days! Goodnight world.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

I drink coffee at midnight

So, this is a blog? Somewhat like that thing called Xanga that all the high school kids were so obsessed over a few years ago. Then came the invention of myspace, then facebook. I have always found it interesting how fads and trends get started then just slowly disappear into the wind as if they never existed. Take the Wii video game console for instance.
My sister and I wanted one when they first came out, however, the price was a little over our budget. Well just recently we came into a small amount of money that is more than we have ever had and planned to purchase a Wii, and a fit board (gonna try to knock off a few extra pounds if ya k now what i mean) anyways. We searched all over town, and unfortunately it seems they are not being made fast enough, therefore making it virtually impossible to find one in a store. So sore, and bummed we headed back home to pout and eventually settled on Ebay. Long story short, we are now waiting for our used Wii (hopefully it works) and we are looking forward to playing it. Who knows, in a few more years, we may not even be looking for Wii's, it will be some other, even smaller, more awesome game kids stomp and pitch fits for.

So anyways, after venting a little, I'm going to state a little bit of what I might be expecting to express in this blog. So, I am a published writer. No big deal really, self published through a website that pays royalties, so I'm not making much money at all. However, I am buying at discounts and selling for more and making a little off of them. Enough to pay off my bills at least. But anyways. Some things I might talk about in this blog, is possibly some of the pros and cons of being a writer. If God keeps blessing me in this way, maybe I'll make it big someday, who knows.
I have many other hobbies, which I'll save for another day, but they might come up once or twice also. I have no clue if anyone will ever read this, but this is me, and my life, and for some reason, i decided to create a blog today.