Beginning

Welcome to my blog, thank you for stopping by. If this is your first time to my blog, it's nice to meet you. If you've been here before, welcome back.

My writing journey has begun. The road will have some bumps and detours. I only hope that the first hill is not too high, and the journey is long.














Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Quotations for Inspiration

Good Morning!  Hope everyone had a nice long weekend!  Here are a few quotes:

“Writing a novel is like driving a car at night.  You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
– E. L. Doctorow

“Most of us don’t value what we have.  Instead we focus on what we lack.”
– Paul McKenna

“It’s never too late – in fiction or in life – to revise.”
– Nancy Thayer

“True success lies in deciding what our priorities are, and what trade-off we are willing to make.”
– Octavius Black

“Life is not the way it’s supposed to be, it’s the way it is.  The way you cope with what it is what makes the difference.”
– Virginia Satir

Hope your week sails by smoothly. 

All the best,

Maeve

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Am I Really A Writer?

     Has anyone else questioned themselves and asked:  Am I really a writer?  There are times that I hesitate to share my craft, to let others know that I write.  I hold back. 

      Maybe, I feel this way because writing is never about me, even though there may be some of me in everything I write.  Writing is hard work.  I apply myself, writing and re-writing every day.  So, then why is it so hard for me to grasp onto that title?

      This is something I am working on.  How about sharing some of your own feelings and tips?

      How do you overcome this feeling?  Have any of you felt this way?    

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Here we are at the beginning to a new week!  It is like the start of a book.  Ideas of what you would like to happen are laid out before you.  How will it end?  Will it be as you planned or will surprises await you?  I love surprises!  Don't you? 

Here are a few quotations to start your week.  I hope they bring you some inspriation.

"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glit of light on broken glass." - Anton Chekhov

"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." - Jimmy Dean

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.  Live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thoreau

"Believe in yourself and in your own voice, because there will be times in this business whn you will be the only one who does.  Take heart from the knowledge that an author with a strong voice will often have trouble at the start of his or her career because strong, distinctive voices sometimes make editors nervous.  But in the end, only the strong survive.  Readers return tiem and again to the unique, the distinctive, storytelling voice.  They may love it or they may hate it, but they do not forget it." - Jayne Ann Krentz

"Each day comes bearing its own gifts, untie the ribbons." - Ruth Anne Schabacker

I'll be checking in on you to see what gifts this week brings you.  Have a great week!

Friday, May 18, 2012

Happy Friday!  I am working on a new story while I am waiting to hear on my submissions.  My main charachter keeps yelling at me and saying:  "YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!  YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!  I WANT TO DO IT MY WAY!"  Which I find kind of funny.  I thought I was.  Am I not the one who created you? 

So, with that in mind I took a step back and did some rethinking.  Was I pushing my character around?  Was I being a dictator or a coach to my character?  What I really wanted to be was a coach.

We may create our characters, but it is their journey in our story.  They each have problems conflicting with their own goals.  They already had plans before our story interupted their lives and made them change course.  They weren't just sitting around waiting for something to happen. 

Today, I will be getting back to my story and my character.  I will challenge him to do his best.  I may not always see him as he sees himself.  But, I will coach him to be the best he can be and make sure that he has self-assurance, self-discipline, courage and a sense of humor.  Hopefully, with all this I will have created a character who is believable and can stand on his own.

Enjoy your weekend!

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Hello Everyone - I Have Really Missed You All!

Wow!  It has been so long since I have been on my blog!  Sorry for my absence, sometimes life just gets ahead of you.  I hope all is well and I can't wait to catch up on what has been happening and how you are all doing.  I have been actively submitting.  Now, I am hoping I won't actively be receiving rejections. :)

I know it isn't Monday, but I am going to start with posting some inspirational quotes just to get back on track.  Hope you find them as inspirational as I did.

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." - Agatha Christie

"You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer.  You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one.  If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist." - Isaac Asimov

"Believe in yourself and in your own voice, because there will be times in this business when you will be the only one who does.  Take heart from the knowledge that an author with a strong voice will often have trouble at the start of his or her career because strong, distinctive voices sometimes make editors nervous.  But in the end, only the strong survive." - Jane Ann Krentz

"Never, EVER give up.  Not ever. Not EVER. Ever EVER." - MaryJanice Davidson

So, everyone - Hello, Best Wishes and Good Things to you all!