A Writer's Life

Last week I moved out into the country.  A brand new trailer.  I now have my own office.  I should be happy, excited and ready to write.  I am overwhelmed. I have a lot of stuff.  The last place I lived, I lived for 15 years.  I wrote a lot in long hand.  I saved everything I wrote  in longhand and that I typed.  Magazines, newspapers and scribbled notes.  I saved them all.  I was unpacking and putting things in the closet that I wanted to keep.  The closet is filled.  I looked around and had no place to put any of the things I am currently working on.  I still have no room. I am a Hoarder.  I am overwhelmed.  When I met my boyfriend fifteen years ago.  He helped me overcome my hoarding problem then.  I threw a lot of things away, but kept a lot and over the fifteen years, I have collected a more.  I want this time to be different.  I want a nice place to live.  A place ...

Welcome To My World I have three loves, GOD, Animals and Writing.  That is Roxie , my best friend. I have been writing all my life.  I have been rejected from the best publishers in New York.  In 2011 I Self-Published my first book My Bible--My GOD This is my Testimony of how GOD has directed my life.  I had different plans.  I wrote Zombie Zoo Zombie Zoo .  I sold a copy less than 24 hours after being published.  I decided that Zombie Stories was my ticket to selling millions of copies.  Isn't that what we all think.  I wrote over 35 E-Books of Zombie Stories and the Series Me VS Zombies was born. Find all the Episodes at  Author Page Being a writer and having to pay bills is not easy.  Life gets in the way.  So This Blog is about my life.  The reason I am writing about my Writing Life is, because Last Monday, my life took a drastic turn.  Not in a bad way, but not in a good way.  I do...

It is already September.  As usual, I am already looking at calendars for next year.  I look at what I have done this year.  I went through a couple of months that I felt struck.  I didn't get much writing done.  It happens to all of us.  I did Publish a Non-Fiction Book Suicide Is Not The Answer I am working on a Work Book to go along with this book. I started a new Novel and writing in longhand for the rough draft. So Here is my Goals for the rest of the year: 1. Publish the Work Book Suicide Is Not The Answer 2.  Finish the rough Draft of Fiction Novel 3.  Blog on a regular Basis. What are your writing goals?  Leave them in the comment Section   Check this book out.  Thinking about being Self- Published?  This is what others will not tell you E-Book Leave a Comment.    Have a question?  Ask Me!

I have been working on my memoir since January.  I thought I would be done with that and move onto my next book.  I was wrong. I am having problems figuring out what to put in and leave out.  I am having problems on finding my voice.  I am having problems about writing about my family without making them look evil and terrible parents.  Since I don't want to write anything terrible about my parents, I made a decision. I am going to write it, the way if effected me.  I am going to have to dig deep into my emotions and memory, even though I have blocked some memories. I was sexually abused by my Grandfather and I feel that I was the sacrafice for the family. As a result I suffered from everything from alochol, eating disorder, to cutting myself. My family denies what happened and blames me for everything that is wrong with me.  I realize I am an adult, but it is hard to have a relationship with family who denies their role in my life. So I ...

I like to write.  I could write in longhand all day long.  It is the business side of writing that I do not enjoy.  Promoting my writing.  Talking about my writing.  Social media. If you are writing for publication,  you are now a business owner.  Your book is the product is what you are producing and selling.  It is a fact.  There is no way to deny it anymore. Do you know in the USA, you can deduct your writing expenses on your tax returns.  Keep all your receipts during the year.  Find a good tax person. Choose your social media:  Facebook, twitter, blogging, newsletter. I can not do all the social media so I chose to blog.  I am on facebook, but not lately and I have a twitter account.  I tend to attract more people on my blog.  Blogspot is free so I use their blog site. Create business cards to hand out.  I use  Vista Print  for postcard size and put the cover of my book on them. ...

I write ever I write something every day. I am writing my memoir.  I put it aside for about a month.  I was mad at myself.  I have the rough draft  which is about 70 pages.  I think it is stupid, dull and boring.  Who would ever want to read this? So yesterday I started the memoir again.  I then said out loud.  "This is so stupid.  I have 70 pages already written.  Just rewrite what you have." So I came home from work, went to my desk and drug out the rough draft.  Today I am going to re-read the rough draft and finish the memoir. I am going to write it.  I don't care if my family does not like it..  I don't care if they get mad at me.  I am a writer and that is what I am going to do. What are you working on that you think is not good enough?  Do not quit!  It is your story to tell.  Tell it and send it out into the world. You are a writer.  Write. That is what I am going to do today....

I don't care what you think of yourself or what others think or say.  If you write, YOU ARE A WRITER. Tape this to your computer!  Your Bathroom Mirror.  On Your Phone! Believe It.! I have been writing all my life.  I have been rejected by all the publishing houses in the USA.  Then E-Books came alone.  My entire life changed. This is the first book I self published www.amazon.com/dp/B006N0ZDGW E-Book Print Book www.createspace.com/3951775 This is where I learned how to format, write, edit and publish.  I finally had total control over my writing career.  Yes it is time consuming.  Yes it is a full time job.  I also have a full time job to pay my bills.  So I have two full time jobs. My point is, your dream of being a published writer, selling your books and holding your own book in your hands is within your grasp.  You have to believe in yourself and not listen to anyone, but the dreamer in you. I do not care...