It’s Monday again, back to the routine of work, eat, sleep, repeat. Sadly, I live my life waiting for 2 days out of the week. Ever feel that the other 5 days should be just as fun? I did about as little as I could get away with this weekend. To steal a quote from Office space, “I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything I thought it could be. A little rest and relaxation. A big chunk of it was spent annihilating the bad guys on Battlefield 2042. Wasted time, if enjoyed, is not wasted. Now that I flushed away my weekend productivity, It’s time to get my brain in gear and write some shit. Even though I am not actively putting words down on digital paper, I am still rolling thoughts and ideas about the story. I have been thinking about two other stories that I am very excited to start, but I am restraining myself from starting those, or I will have too many things going (My usual MO) and never finish the first project. (Pretty much sums up my life)
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Weekend chiilax
Finished a chapter, now rewarding myself with some painting
#Amwriting… sorta
How is your Saturday? I’m buckling down and pound my keyboard. Been writing for a few hours now, and I have 2 maybe 3 hundred words done….. damn instagram
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Write as if you are an orphan.
I can’t remember where I heard that, but I think its harder than it sounds. Even though I write for myself, because I am compelled to, I think about who is reading it. Friends, family, strangers. But I think it inhibits the content of my writing, as I am always easing off the gas when it comes to graphic scenes of violence and sex. I, however, am an unabashed reader of those things, so Why can’t I write it? I sincerely applaud those that are brave enough to navigate those waters (as I stand on the shore looking on with envy). Maybe I will be brave enough to let loose a little one day.
Weekend chilax
No writing today, had to exercise the other part of my brain and paint
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Shameless plug….
I do laser engraving just for fun, I sell my stuff on etsy to cover the cost of materials. I can do custom work on painted surfaces, tile, wood, glass, crystal…
What is it all about? (Spoiler alert!)
Emergence Collective… What does it mean to me? If you like spoilers keep reading!
As a new writer I found (am still finding) it difficult to convince anyone to read my stuff and find an Audience. Friends and family mean well, but I think that my investment in the story and their interest didn’t align. As I wrote Emergence collective I did not get any real feedback or even a proofread. To be honest, my editor was the first person to actually read the damn thing. She did a fantastic job thank you PaulineNolet.com. Her feedback was reassuring that I didn’t spend all that time writing it, wasted. the idea for the story was kinda big and I thought deeply about the world I was creating. A lot of these concepts did not really make it into the story but there are connections I can make in conversation that would completely make sense and you would definitely find connections to the story.
What would happen if you could dream up just about anything and it could be real? what would you do with that power? I wondered that if there are lots of people that had this ability how would the world change? My first thought was that people would make their surroundings “customized”. One person might make a fairyland castle environment and another would pattern theirs with say Starwars. But how far does your own realm extend to? How strong is your willpower? your willpower and intention govern the sphere of influence you have in reality itself. How about what happens when another ascended person enters your realm? Does there will power change your realm? since they are in your sphere of influence? What about mutual agreements on world views? do they see a StarWars environment and you see the fairyland? could there be a merger of the two? How does this relate to collective consciousness? The reality as a whole is an agreement of expectations that we all have. Gravity works because there are enough consciousnesses agreeing on that, it becomes part of the collective worldview, How does being ascended influence that?
I made sets of rules about this idea and used it as a roadmap for the story progression as far as the shared environment of the characters. Tomorrow I will get into more about how I see transcended consciousness and how that shaped the progression of the characters.
Is that all you got?
I am sure I am not the only author that has these thoughts in their head. Was the last novel or story the best I can do? I have received good reviews on my stories so far, some from complete strangers. As I work on the next project, I feel the anxiety that the next one will fall flat in comparison. I am purposefully pushing these notions aside. I try to be self-aware and not fall prey to those automatic negative thoughts that get in the way of creativity.
Let us be rational.
I tend to be overly optimistic in life. I avoid negativity and try to recognize if I am being negative and self-defeating. Was the last thing I wrote my best or just the last thing I wrote? Well, I am just going to believe that I haven’t seen my best yet, and the last thing I wrote, taught me a little bit more about how I can improve. I think it’s good stuff, so why can’t I keep doing that? I think I got more good stuff in me. Its better to burn out than fade away. Hold my beer…
Hand-prints of Darkness 