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Muses, Inspiration and Actually Writing


“Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.” -Madeline L’Engle (author of A Wrinkle in Time).

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I created this mock cover from a photo I took of our backyard but I didn’t use my pen name. I am not ready to unveil it. The title is working only, but the inspiration comes from the area I live in and from Rob’s work.

I never wonder if I was meant to be exactly where I am or if I could have written as I am had my life not taken the many different turns that is has over the last decade. I don’t wonder because I know that I would not be writing if they had not. Oh, maybe little things. Possibly professional papers even. But the fiction would never have developed to the point where it is and sometimes it is so good that it even impresses me.

I am about 130 or so posts from 1000 I realized the other day. A 1000 posts is a lot of blogging. I am toying with the idea of hanging it up when I hit it and coming back in another form. What would depend on where I am at professionally and personally, but I feel a change coming. 

In the meantime, where I am, what I read and some of you, gentle readers, continue to inspire me.

Credit Where it is Due


Maria Schneider wrote a couple of pieces not long ago about how crucial it is to have the support of loved ones when one is pursuing a dream, in her case the formation of her writing blog. I often write about Rob and his faith in me as a writer and his unwavering support which predates our romantic relationship even.

I wouldn’t have accomplished what I have in the last year had it not been for Rob, and though I spend a great deal of time writing about him and fashioning his virtual image in the constellation of the web like a Greek god in the heavens, I still feel remiss.

Thanks, baby.

Being Interesting for the Monday Meme


Nothing like the promise of being interesting to rise the bar to stratospherically impossible heights, eh?

And I will disappoint utterly because I am not interesting and for the life of me can’t figure out why anyone reads this beyond those of you who are friends. My life is a bit out of the ordinary, I suppose, and perhaps I am a tad outspoken, but I am not a celebrity or humorist or guru. I began this as an outlet and continued with the misguided intention of providing hope and a real example for others who’d lost a spouse and now I simply write about my life and aspirations, such as it is and they are.

I ran across a link on Twitter courtesy of Guy Kawasaki of Alltop about how one goes about being interesting as a blogger. 

It got me wondering. What do you like about this blog? Seriously. I want to know.