In the last few weeks, my mind has been chaos. There are personal obstacles I have had to face head on and I am still slowly jumping those tremendous hurdles. With writing, I have been for more and more ideas to get me motivated again, but they all seem to fall flat. 

At times, I want to simply give up. My pessimistic side says "You've been. You achieved your dream; your goal. Why not just relax and let it go?" 

The writer in me, the side of me that literally squealed upon receipt of the acceptance email, says simply: "No way in hell are you quitting! You remember that feeling of being accepted and published? You can do it again!"

I have decided to listen to the latter of the two. The optimist, the dreamer, the WRITER! So...I may try a gazillion different techniques to get myself motivated, and it may get annoying or messy at times. I'm not backing down though.

Oh yeah! I can't forget to mention the epiphany I had while at work last night. For any of you who are familiar with a well-loved character of mine that's been on hiatus for...well, over a year now...

Tabbi's coming back!!!!


However, that is the only hint you are getting. Don't know Tabbi? *smirks* You will.

I need to start doing regular posts on here. Even if it is once a week. So I was thinking to start, I would just do a weekly post. The reasoning for only weekly is because we will be moving soon and I don't think a daily post will be an option in the foreseeable future. 

To start, I am going to do a weekly W.I.P. post. This will get me (hopefully) pushed to write more often so that I have something to actually post ABOUT. Lately, I have been neglecting my writing; my art. The passion is there, but I have been lax...

No, lax isn't the proper word. I have been simply and purely lazy with it. Laziness denotes a lack of caring, and I certainly DO care. Getting published for the first time this month got my blood boiling for writing again, but every time I thought about writing I simply sat still instead of getting up and moving to the computer to write. I carry my notebooks with me everywhere, yet I rarely open them to pen words. There are worlds inside my head, and characters screaming at me to let them out. 

It is time to silence the screams. The characters should be heard. I should be heard. 

Now that today is Sunday, I make this promise to myself and my readers. I will start a weekly post about what I am writing. Perhaps a short excerpt will be included; perhaps not. It is my W.I.P. post, therefore I will decide. Of course. Once during every week, I shall update regarding my work. It may be on a Monday one week or a Friday the next, but there WILL be an update. I am even going to create a tab on this site just for the W.I.P. posts. 

For those of you who don't know, W.I.P. stands for Writing In Progress. 

I hope you enjoy the posts to come. 

While I don't exactly have time to write a full blog, I do want to share with the world that HerStory: Fiction Honoring Women's History Month was released for the public to buy earlier today!!! I have two stories within the book myself titled Please Stay and Your Honor, May I? The latter being very close to my heart and dedicated to my great grandmothers, may they rest in peace. 

On Amazon
Smashwords
Barnes & Nobel

You can buy the book at any of the links listed above. This has to be one of the BEST birthday gifts ever!! This now published writer just turned 31 years young yesterday. Between the day itself and the release of HerStory, this birthday has officially gone down in my book as the most memorable and exciting one yet. 

Please enjoy the book!! There were 26 other writers who did an amazing job putting this book together! Buy it to support them if not me. 

Tara & Angie did an amazing job on everything as well...and once I have a proper time to write a more OFFICIAL blog post, I will name more women involved who are very deserving of the credit. 

Also for full details on the giveaways, check out HerStory Blog.