Shortly after I finished my book, I was speaking on the phone with Erika, the lady who was going to edit the book for me.  She said she was excited and that she couldn’t wait to read it.  I told her not to get too excited because I didn’t even really know if it was any good.  I mentioned that…

“Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.”  Ah, the famous line that probably everyone in the world has heard.  It’s so famous, you still hear people say it almost 25 years later.  Of course, such wise words could only originate from the equivalent of a sage…someone’s mother.  In this case, it was Forrest…

I think I’ve been subconsciously putting this one off.  I was going to write about this last week, then decided on something else.  Same thing the week before.  And the week before that.  It’s a topic that is highly debatable and what I have to say about it is likely to piss some people off.  No, politics isn’t the topic,…

Have you ever been listening to a song and one part in the lyrics jumps out and grabs you?  A part that you just connect with?  There are a few songs that have one or two parts that I totally connect with.  Breathe, by Anna Nalick is one of those songs, and it actually has two parts that I dig, but this…

Here’s how I feel about editing my book: UGH.  When I write something, I end up editing it several times to get it just the way I want it.  I actually edit my blog several times before it’s published and I’m quite sure it’s full of mistakes that I’ve missed.  Sometimes, after I’ve published it and it’s too late, I…

All week long, I’ve been struggling to come up with a topic to write about.  This is only my third blog and I’m having trouble already?  Pathetic, I know.  I had initially said that I’d blog about writing, book stuff, and everyday stuff.  Although I always try to do what I say I’m going to do, sometimes I can’t.  Well,…

Fear.  It’s something we’ve all experienced, although some of us experience it more often than others.  I’m certainly no stranger to being scared.  In fact, here’s just a few of the things that frighten me:  Driving on icy roads or in an area that I’m not familiar with.  Scary movies.  Snakes.  Heights.  And sometimes, people, in general.  Actually, I could…

Back in late December, I started writing a book.  Roughly a month later, the first draft was complete.  I printed the first draft and set it aside to simmer for six weeks (advice I’d gotten from reading Stephen King’s book, On Writing.)  The reason for putting my manuscript aside, and vowing to not read even one paragraph of it, was to…