"As if" A blog for all those struggling writers

Okay so I am still working on my novel. Yes! Still! Rome still wasn't built in a day, The Lord Of The Rings was not written in a moment and I want to put a fun and thought provoking story out not just a leave on the toilet lid book but a hide it from your husband because it turns you on better than watching Brad Pitt's butt cheeks in Troy book. I'm in a quandary with some of my writing techniques as are a thousand other would-be writers. Oops, strike that. There are no would-be writers. You are a writer as long as you continue to put your thoughts, ideas and dreams on paper.

The reasoning behind the title of this blog is.... WTF? I like many people have joined one writing forum or another where people share their critiques and opinions about others work. Key word "opinion". So why did I allow others opinions of my writings get in the way of my actual writing for months. I've spent the better part of a few months re-reading and editing my story because someone told me that I overused the phrase "as if" to describe something. I just started reading a New York Times Bestselling author's new book and realized that she uses that phrase far more than I do so let me get the hitch off my back and finish what I've started.

Now while this may sound like I can't take criticism from others that is not where I'm coming from. I can take it. Just ask my seven year-old when she winces at the taste of something I've made for dinner. Yes, I can take it from every one. I just am having issues with self-critiquing but slowly and steadily, I'm learning to get past that. Hell, I see a great character coming from this AS IF I'd been standing at the edge of the faltering cliffs in my mind and realized that as long as I tied myself to a tree I could jump. I've found a way to catch myself so watch out world I'm diving.

Party like a rock star but do it with thanks

This is the year I stepped out of my box and took a giant leap. Most people that know me personally, know that though I may seem bubbly and upbeat most of the time, I really masking the fact that I am painfully shy. Yep, that, as some have described me, Ice Queen appearance I present is a facade until you get a glass or two of wine in me. LOL

Well, on February 29, 2008, I had the amazing opportunity to see a wonderful artist, American Idol alumni Bo Bice, perform in a very private setting and I took it. I had shut myself off from the world in a way because of my shyness. But thanks to a fantastic young woman, Lecia and her family. I was blessed with the chance to meet a truly genuine and sweet person and a true success story. He is a man who was given an opportunity and with much added work on his part, he is able to do what he loves, stay a genuine person and make a living at it. I also had the chance to meet some really phenomenal ladies. All of whom, I met through Bo Bice. I am proud to have met them all and now, I can truly call them friends. It is amazing the kind of people you can meet if you just open yourself up to it.

So, in conclusion I guess the motto of this blog is to say thanks for gestures both big and small because what you have been given is a true treasure.