Back From The Dead
Well, I wasn't exactly dead, but I did feel like death warmed over (what the hell is that supposed to mean, anyway?) for awhile after the blood drive. I ended up passing out Wednesday night at about 6:30 and sleeping straight through till morning. I felt pretty crappy on Thursday, but it settled down by the weekend.
The meeting on Saturday went well. It was nice to see Brian and Matt Warner again. It's always fun to hang out with writers and talk shop for awhile. That's why I love the GSHW meetings. It's my one chance every month to get away and talk writing. :)
Sunday was Mothers Day. Though I didn't get much of a chance to relax, I did have a good time. My daughter gave me a book she made in school called "Mothers Are Nice." hehehe She even included a copyright. That's my girl! My in-laws were over Sunday and they were looking at the interview I did with Morris Health and Life Magazine. My father-in-law said, "It's like you're a real author." To which my daughter responded, "She IS a real author." Gotta love that kid! :) Even if she would rather be a forest ranger, working with wolves than a novelist. hehehehe
I wish I had more interesting stuff to say. I mean, I sorta do, but I don't know how I feel about it yet. I can tell you that over the weekend I read Alice Sebold's "Lucky." Intense book. Some of it was very hard to get through, emotionally, but it was well worth it. An amazing book of strength and hope. It pushed me to work on a project I've been bouncing back and forth in my mind for awhile now. I think I've finally decided to go ahead with it.
I've decided to write a memoir. Not that I think I'm this incredibly interesting person everyone wants to read about. It's more for my own therapy. I'm not going to think about where I can get it published and all that. I just want to write it...I feel the need to write it. My head hasn't been in my horror fiction lately, and I think this book will help to clear my head and allow me to move on. If it does wind up being published one day, it'll be because I want it to help others who have been in my situation, not to be on a best-sellers list. There will be no Oprah interviews for me. I won't let myself be exploited like that.
Anyhoo, I'll let you know how I progress on that. Other than that there isn't much going on in my life. Still waiting for word on that possible exciting news I mentioned in my last post. Well, it's almost time for my lunch break at the pit, so I guess this is all for now.
Well, I wasn't exactly dead, but I did feel like death warmed over (what the hell is that supposed to mean, anyway?) for awhile after the blood drive. I ended up passing out Wednesday night at about 6:30 and sleeping straight through till morning. I felt pretty crappy on Thursday, but it settled down by the weekend.
The meeting on Saturday went well. It was nice to see Brian and Matt Warner again. It's always fun to hang out with writers and talk shop for awhile. That's why I love the GSHW meetings. It's my one chance every month to get away and talk writing. :)
Sunday was Mothers Day. Though I didn't get much of a chance to relax, I did have a good time. My daughter gave me a book she made in school called "Mothers Are Nice." hehehe She even included a copyright. That's my girl! My in-laws were over Sunday and they were looking at the interview I did with Morris Health and Life Magazine. My father-in-law said, "It's like you're a real author." To which my daughter responded, "She IS a real author." Gotta love that kid! :) Even if she would rather be a forest ranger, working with wolves than a novelist. hehehehe
I wish I had more interesting stuff to say. I mean, I sorta do, but I don't know how I feel about it yet. I can tell you that over the weekend I read Alice Sebold's "Lucky." Intense book. Some of it was very hard to get through, emotionally, but it was well worth it. An amazing book of strength and hope. It pushed me to work on a project I've been bouncing back and forth in my mind for awhile now. I think I've finally decided to go ahead with it.
I've decided to write a memoir. Not that I think I'm this incredibly interesting person everyone wants to read about. It's more for my own therapy. I'm not going to think about where I can get it published and all that. I just want to write it...I feel the need to write it. My head hasn't been in my horror fiction lately, and I think this book will help to clear my head and allow me to move on. If it does wind up being published one day, it'll be because I want it to help others who have been in my situation, not to be on a best-sellers list. There will be no Oprah interviews for me. I won't let myself be exploited like that.
Anyhoo, I'll let you know how I progress on that. Other than that there isn't much going on in my life. Still waiting for word on that possible exciting news I mentioned in my last post. Well, it's almost time for my lunch break at the pit, so I guess this is all for now.
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