Deaths

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I find out earlier today, an acquaintance had died in his sleep, this morning, here in the facility.  Bill was a very nice guy, though I didn’t know him very well, but he always asked what I was doing at the computer.  He did have an e-mail account and always said he sends one off to his son.  Exactly 2 weeks ago, another acquaintance died from lupus.  She was 3 years younger than myself!  I have to realize that death is more “prone” to occur in this environment than say, the general population.  It’s nonetheless sad–to say “hello” to someone one day, & then, to find that very same person died during the night certainly jolts one’s equilibrium [thank heavens for spell-check!].  I’m hoping & praying no one passes away. . .at least for a while.

Those “Blues”. . .

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I’ve been attempting to get myself outta this freakin’ lousy unproductive-to-my-story-writing ‘funk’ [I'm blaming it squarely on that MonSter, a.k.a. multiple sclerosis], since early this week.  Beginning this evening, I will utilize Donna Levin’s advice, from her book, “Get That Novel Started” & get some kind of writing done, that’s not journaling!!

A Better Day!!

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The only things I got accomplished were to input the rough outline of my first story, and begin its prologue–I chose not have a 1st chapter per se, rather a current time setting.  Its actual 1st chapter will be the story’s beginning, of course.

This story is loosely based on how & why my mom “lost” her first child, my 1/2 sister.  I’m fictionizing quite alot of this, since my mom is no longer around to tell the details, I only know for certain that Becky [my 1/2 sister] had been taken away from my mom.  The rest of my version of the story is pure, plausible fiction.

I’m still unsure of how much to reveal in this, my blog.

Another Unproductive. . .

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week!!!  All due to this disease called m.s.!!  Also, could be from I’m tired of my stories!!  But, why?  Maybe ‘cuz I’m bored with these characters [already?], or I feel rushed to finish them [there is no rush from any one --just my inner Critic--of who I'd like to shoot, with a 357 Magnum!!].  It may be also, I’ve told too many people around me, and now there are a couple who want to actually read what I’ve written thus far! Aaaarrrrhhhh!

The stories I’m creating

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O.k., here are the two stories I’m working on currently:

1)  loosely based on part my mom’s life, her early twenties, when she was cited as being an unfit mother, to her first child [my half sister].

2) an all-work-of -fiction,a young 20-something gal goes into a coma, due to an accident, but lives her whole life while in a coma.

So far, I’ve got the major characters’ bios, done & 1/4 of the minor ones written, & a few scenes of each story “hashed abit”. 

I have a question to any one who reads my blog and has more experience with blogging than I, and who has written [& published?] their own works of fiction:  how much do I reveal of my stories?  I would appeciate all comments.

Crazy,silly me

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I’m not happy with myself at all!!  I intended to do some pen-to-paper writing this evening, but I got wrapped up rather badly, reading other people’s blogs!!  This is a sure-fire way not to write!!  By my wrist-watch, I have about an hour to an hour & 1/2 to do some kind of story-writing–I may add to my blogs, specifics about “Edie’s Story”, tomorrow, but quitting time as of now.

Hello, World!!

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I’m abit new to this blog-site, so please pardon me if I goof a few thousand times! 

My aim in using this, is to get positive criticism/feedback about what I write.  I’m currently writing fiction, very loosely based on my mom’s life and another story I’m developing is about a young woman who is in a coma, and how within her mind, she’s continuing her life.

For now, that’s it–I now feel an intense need to go write!