Thursday, February 25, 2010
At a Weird Place...Again.
For two months I have been blogging at a different blogspot for a friend/author. Today that part time paid position ended. Once again, I have to ask myself - "Now what?"
I have also been reading/reviewing/writing at Triggerstreet.com and have gotten very good reviews of my submissions. My submissions consisted of two short stories: "Almost Dead" and "My Best Friend Pain."
Both are true stories of events in my life.
My next sub. will be my first fictional story titled, "The Truth About Monsters." It's a children's story and I can't wait to see what kind of reception it gets.
A large children's book publishing company had it in December. The owner and his marketing department loved it, but the book distributers are not accepting any books right now. So that's on hold.
I have an interview tomorrow morning with a national corporation and I'm hoping it goes very well. I need this position in order to provide for my two beautiful children.
Vinisha said it very well in her poem; we need to keep our promise to take life one day at a time.
I really have no choice right now. Actually, I have to take one moment at a time.
I have also been reading/reviewing/writing at Triggerstreet.com and have gotten very good reviews of my submissions. My submissions consisted of two short stories: "Almost Dead" and "My Best Friend Pain."
Both are true stories of events in my life.
My next sub. will be my first fictional story titled, "The Truth About Monsters." It's a children's story and I can't wait to see what kind of reception it gets.
A large children's book publishing company had it in December. The owner and his marketing department loved it, but the book distributers are not accepting any books right now. So that's on hold.
I have an interview tomorrow morning with a national corporation and I'm hoping it goes very well. I need this position in order to provide for my two beautiful children.
Vinisha said it very well in her poem; we need to keep our promise to take life one day at a time.
I really have no choice right now. Actually, I have to take one moment at a time.
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Monday, February 8, 2010
Bi-Polar Blogging
Check out my "other" blog at http://rayray-thedailyreader.blogspot.com/.
Let's see if I can keep both updated and interesting.
Let's see if I can keep both updated and interesting.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The Need to Communicate.
"A day without writing is like a day without sunshine."
And a day without seeing my children is like a day without oxygen.
This was one of the happiest moments in my life.
The other moments are the times that I get to spend with these two angels.
They are everything to me and my life revolves totally around them and what I can do
to see to their care and happiness.
They are the main characters in a children's book I have recently submitted for publishing. I can't tell you how much happiness I get from writing stories about them.
I have a website, besides this blog, that I have posted some of my material on. The writing isn't hard for me. To paraphrase Descarte; "I write, therefore I am..." I write in my head all day, a big part of the day anyway (I can't help it - all my thoughts are dramatized and phrased for the page) and I try to put it down every couple of days. The hard part is entering it into the sites to share with others. But I'm getting the hang of it.
I wish that I could just sit here and spew it all out for you here. I know you would enjoy the read. But I have to be concerned about the business ends as well as the artistic ends, so I can't just give it away.
I have one short story ("Almost Dead") on Triggerstreet.com and that is getting fair to very good reviews. Getting ready to post another ("My Best Friend Pain") there soon.
I am waiting to hear back from a publisher regarding the children's book ("The Truth About Monsters"). My fingers are crossed for a deal.
I have just begun this blog and I have to learn how to "get it out there."
If you read this, please leave a comment and let me know someone is seeing it.
Oh...you can go to the site (still building) http://scottsdaleonlinereadingroom.yolasite.com/ to read some of the beginnings of my writing.
Thanks for listening. See you in the hall.
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