Dizzy Days

 

Suffering from vertigo is horrible. It only takes one thing to set vertigo into motion. Before you know it, your body feels like you have been on a boat in rough seas all day. 

I am excited to announce that I have received my mockup for my upcoming book. I have to say, it came out way better than I thought it would. I've always been told that your cover is what makes the difference. I do hope this is the case for this book. 

My previous book and events took place. I am using this as a way of creating a haunting thriller based on what I had experienced in the house. I have learned that even the smallest horrors can turn our nightmare around and make it into something real. At least for me, it helps to have the ability to tell these stories knowing that I am not the only one who may have gone through something like this. In the end, I think it helps me to move past those demons that haunt me. 

In Process...

    I have been working on a few things lately. I am excited to launch a magazine about Where Women 

Write. The second thing I am working on is a how-to book. I am an avid crafter and love to make

journals. Personally, I am unable to spend the $40.00 + on journals in the store. I find it easier to make my 

own. This way, I know what I am getting and what I want. It makes it easier to have the journal for what I 

want it for. The last thing I am working on is a thriller/mystery book. It is based on the house that I used to

live in and how it because my horrow house. I am excited to be able to publish another book this year. It

is going to be published later than I thought, but I do not mind. It is always worth it in the end. I wish I 

covers to post on here to start launching them all. Still waiting on the publisher. Stay tuned for the covers. 

I am posting a recent page I made for one of my journals. Every time I make one, I feel like I continue to 

get better and better with each page that I make. I love being able to place the little pockets around the 

corners, etc. 

Writing and more writing

 I am currently in the process of creating a magazine about where women write. I have always been an avid fan of the craft magazines Where Women Create, What Women Create, and Sommerset Studio. My idea for writing a magazine kind of stemmed from there. I personally have an issue with writing at home. I am sure it is due to like distractions, and I am sure I am not the only one who has this issue. The magazine is about finding places where women write and get their creative juices flowing. I really hope I can get several women interested in participating. I know with today's society, it may be difficult to believe people are actually doing something positive, but I can only try. 

Story Tellers

Most people can tell when they are in the presence of a writer. We love to tell stories and 

always have questions. However, most would say asking several questions is also part of 

being a woman. Lol I have always been a writer, just never realized it until the last couple 

of years. This is when my writing career really took off. The funny thing is, they never. 

warned us writers that your stories haunt you at night. It seems like whenever I go to bed, 

that is when my brain never seems to stop. I wish there was a way to record what is 

happening in my brain. I never want to get up and write anything down, because if I 

did I would not be able to actually go to sleep. I believe this is why writers are night owls, 

because as soon as your head hits the pillow it starts. I used to try to have a song on my 

mind to sing to myself to avoid the surplus of ideas and the need to write stuff down. 

Sometimes I laugh at myself because I can only imagine what people would think about 

my inner monologue. I wish these creative thoughts would come to me sooner when I am 

trying to write. It would help me avoid writer's block. I wonder what happens to those 

writers who work the first shift and give into these nightly thought bubbles. Are they ever 

able to get any sleep or are they just up like an insomniac on a non-sleeping binge. 

   

The Past

Our past should be left in the past, right? Wrong...

Why are some people so unable to let go of their past? What keeps them hanging onto it? Why? 

All of my books are based on my past thus far. I often wonder why it is that I do that? I suppose in life there are some ghosts that we are not able to let go of. The question remains, how do we move past the ghosts and be able to move on? 

My past has felt like it has been a nightmare one issue on top of another. Life just never seemed quite normal. There was always something that kept me down and never been able to move forward. Now, I am not saying that things in my life have never been good I do have some happy memories. One in particular was the time my parents missed my birthday due to a motorcyle event that they went to. They felt bad (mostly because I threw a fit) and took me and my sister to the Mall of America. I had so much fun and got to see a ton of stuff. However, after this I found that things like this continued to happen, which was disheartening, but over the years I was getting used to it. 

I find that in my life now I try not to let anyone feel the way I felt over time. I try to find joy in life and create an atmosphere that helps me along my journey. 

So, I ask you dear readers... how has your past affected you? Do you feel like it helps or hinders your life?  

Starting Over...

 I am going to attempt to start over with my blog. I know that I have been negligent with it, but yea... Life happens. 

I am excited to announce that this coming Saturday I am attending my first real author's event. I am nervous, but excited at the same time. I am not sure what I should expect, but I know I am going to make an effort as much as I can. I am creating my own business cards, freebies, and such to keep the cost down, but still making an effort. 

Here is a copy of the flyer if anyone is interested. I am scheduled to be in the museum. 

I have so many ideas for projects right now, but it has been hard to maintain focus. I want to create a how-to book, and a magazine, and work on a new novel (thriller/horror). I am more in the process of the magazine than I am anything else. I just hope that it launches for me. Keep your fingers crossed. 

Until next time... Me

Unlikely Teachers

10 - Minute Prompt:

Not all teachers are alike. Some of them are - let's face it - duds. Think of a teacher, professor, or mentor who was a dud but ended up affecting your life in a positive way regardless. Was this a positive outcome because of this person or in spite of them? 

* It is interesting how I am writing out these prompts from a book, and Grammarly is trying to correct them* 

In college, I had a horrible professor. Well, let's face it, there were several awful teachers. However, this one in particular spoke in a tone that was very flat and he had zero sense of humor. The one thing that he seemed obsessed with was talking about sex and the acts of sex. Now, this course was about Greek Mythology, which my professor was obsessed with talking about "giving suck" all the time. Out of everything I learned, this was the one thing that always stuck with me. If anything it gives me a laugh as well. I was told he was no longer allowed to teach and was forced to retire. It has given me a profound look at Greek Mythology and provided me with the chance to truly understand it.