MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!!!A book review! I never get tired of these!
This time by James Evan Remick of Bookpleasures.com
What makes James unique? I love this…
James hopes to one day be the only playwright with a platinum grill.
Ha! That kills me! Read more about James and his review of Shadows of Fate at BookPleasures.com
RBH
Recently, C. Carter Martina of CC Chronicles wanted to interview yours truly. Wanna know how the interview went? Okay, I confess, it was fun.
Read it @ CC Chronicles
RBH
It’s that wonderful time of year
When I grin from ear to ear.
There are so many reasons why,
So I’ll count them all, or try.
The purpose of this season
Happens to be the first reason.
And the second proves to be
All the sights I get to see.
The third is the music and lights
That shine throughout these nights.
Fourth, the goodies that are sweet
That make this holiday a treat.
Fifth, are the memories of the past
While gifts are definitely the last.
Yes, the kid in me comes out
And is very proud to shout,
“I LOVE CHRISTMAS, YES I DO
So have a merry one, From Me to You!!”
RBH
If you are looking to drive yourself insane, look no further, TIS THE SEASON!!!
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE….
Why does it always seem like this season rushes and hurries and busies like no other? I’m not even worried about presents and still I don’t seem to have time for jack. I can’t get time to write, which is pissing me off. I can’t seem to find time for other book related activities like I want. And though I LOVE Christmas, I also resent its timing. There is so much to do and very little time in which to do it.
I’M DREAMING OF A CAREFREE CHRISTMAS.
Oh, it gets worse! There are details of my life I won’t share, but recently, I have not been THE SOLE PRIORITY OF MY TIME. Other people are coming first, and while usually I cast others aside if I am determined to write, I feel obligated to share this time of year with the ones who matter to me. So that being said, my imagination is running amuck with no pen or paper to keep it in check. Yes sir, there ARE visions of sugar plums that dance in my head. Email and phone calls are being returned at a snails pace, if at all (forgive me). And my life is…
GEEE WHIZ IT’S CHRISTMAS!!
What does it really matter? I’m going to enjoy this season and all its festivities and do my writing when I can. But come the new year, I’m going to be a writing fool!!
RBH
I have been working on the third book, trying to make it the best of all three.
But the pressure!!!
I don’t want to admit it but I’m nervous. Most people who have read both books, loved both books. But what if I disappoint them in the third. I am writing it the way I want it to end. And though I have grown as an author, I can only hope it is for the best. But what if…
NO! I WON’T LET FEAR TAKE OVER!
My anxiety isn’t healthy for my work, so I’m trying to push it aside and finish this trilogy. I will make it the best I can and hope for the best, but I must move on. My genius won’t be stifled!
Oh! And a Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all, don’t eat too much!
RBH
What inspires you?
Don’t answer this question lightly. Don’t shoot out the first thing that comes to mind. Because that could very well be the wrong answer. Think about it. Seriously.
Inspiration comes from everywhere.
As I grow as a writer, I find that many things inspire me. Sometimes just waking up in the morning can be an inspiration, or stumping my toe (inspiring and painful). Getting in a fight with my dad, rolling my eyes at my best friend, laughing, eating, reading… and so on can all count as inspiration. If you open your heart and mind to the wonders of the world around you, you’ll never be without inspiration for ideas.
Are you influenced or an influence?
To be inspired, means you are influenced. To be influenced, you must add to your ideals, consider others, and wonder… Just wondering can be enough. And then from there the ideas flow.
But one can not be in this world without being influenced or being an influence.
Think: your parents who raised you, or that person that pissed you off all had some small or large influence in your life. And whether you like it or not, someone has noticed you at one point and you have influenced him, her, or them in some way or another whether they know it or not. Makes you wonder what kind of impact you had on them doesn’t it?
With that in mind…
Are you ready to answer the question? Not so simple is it?
Where Does My Inspiration Come From?
God! Of course. It is the simplest answer I have without going on all day. Yep, full-blown Christian here, but not the preaching kind.
Now go! Be Inspired!
RBH
I read a lot of blogs from a lot of people that call themselves experts. I’m not saying they’re not, because they know a lot more than me. But I have realized something:
SOMETIMES THEY CONTRADICT THEMSELVES
I thought it was odd when I read one blog that says you can tell a amatuer writing by these things (and they give you a list). Then a few weeks later, a totally different blog comes out with their own list, and three items on that list contradict what another list said. And no I will not call these blogs out, because I hate public bashing.
So what is right?
I’m no expert. And thought I like to call myself a genius, I don’t know everything. But as a writer, who values creativity, I only have one thing to say:
CREATIVITY HAS NO CORRECT FORM.
How can a writer be creative and original if they have to follow a blueprint? To everything, there is a rule: “Don’t do this.” “Do this.”
But sometimes creativity DEMANDS that you step beyond the boundaries. Hey, jump outside that dang box if you need to. But don’t let the rules hold you back… nor am I saying break the law.
What I’m saying is…
If you have a story to tell, TELL IT: write it, act it, draw it, paint it, create it. There is an audience for every story, and a media for every audience. So what if it isn’t TRADITIONAL or STANDARD. Why be normal? That’s boring.
RBH
Since I started graduate school over two years ago,
I have been slowly losing sleep.
At first it was only an hour of sleep I lost, a total of 8 hours a night. Yeah, I WAS a 9 hour sleep person. Only to catch up on sleep on Saturdays.
Once I finished graduate school, I caught less than six hours a night sometimes.
Why?
Because I have to get my writing done. I have an 8 hour job, like most writers, and I have other things I have to do, so my writing time takes over my sleep.
They told me…
“Go to bed.”
“Sleep is important.”
“You look tired.”
“Sleep keeps you healthy.”
“Don’t sacrifice your health to write or you won’t be able to enjoy it.”
Now
It has caught up with me! I’m too tired to write. Too tired to think. I can’t seem to get my thoughts together. My focus is lacking!! SO FREAKIN’ FRUSTRATIN’!
When my writing suffers, action must be taken.
I refuse to allow this to continue. My genius MUST be preserved! So I’m sleeping now. Though it has cut down on my writing time, it is bringing my mind back into focus and clearing out the fog… AND YES, IT IS VERY CLEAR!
RBH
RBH