A Little About Me

I have long been interested in a great many things, but none more so than writing. I remember growing up and typing to my little hearts content on my parents Commadore 64 and saving stories on the old floppy disks. Oh how I wish I could pull those up! Then again, maybe I don't. Hmmm.... anyhow, the point is that writing has been something that I have always had an interest in.

Recently, I had story ideas that were plaguing me. Desperate to put them down on paper, I discovered that I had little structure or organization. No method to my madness. Just a mad typist with no direction. Unfortunately it took me over a hundred pages to figure that out, so now I am starting fresh. This is the story of my journey of chasing my dream while trying to maintain a bit of sanity and balance life, career, and motherhood. Come along and see if I have the staying power to go all the way and chase this dream as far as it will take me. Occasionally, an encouraging word or two would be appreciated.... and I will try not to bore you to tears.

Sinfully yours,
MJ

Beginning....

Sorry, I have been a bit of a slacker here. Life is like that. Sometimes it just sneaks up behind you and bites you in the arse. So now that you have an extremely vague excuse for my absence and slacking... on to my journaling.

There are many things I have learned about myself and my style of writing over the last few months. I started to get "serious" about my writing around September of last year. It was quite a wake up call to discover what goes into the developement of a book. Delusions of grandeur had taken root in my mind and when I sat down to work on my story, I realized I needed to do a bit of gardening.

Writing is a journey. Everytime I sit down with a new idea, there are a few things that I need to do. One of those, is plotting. Admittedly my nemesis, but when I stop to think about it, I doubt I would take a trip to an unknown destination without a road map. So, why would I think that my story should be handled any differently. Ideas come while in the midst of character developement, scene writing, and at times that it is completely inconcievable to write down anything, (unless you happen to have some T.P. and a pen handy). A writer must have a plan in place to handle those instances, to purge the mind so they can get back to the journey.

After all, and I am entirely speaking for myself here, unorganized ideas are just that.... ideas. If there is no plotting, roadmapping, or plan of attack... that is all they will ever be. Ideas. So I am off to plot and start this journey anew. I know there will be bumps along the way, but that is all part of the journey.

Sinfully yours,
MJ