Oh that Frances!!!!

It has poured rain all day. Now there are no ball games and the house is damp and dreary. I went to the grocery store this morning and spent too much money for too little food. I did make some chili though – since I’m not working I may as well start earning my keep. I also finished the laundry, carried everyone’s basket to their rooms, and brought the dog up. I’m so tempted to build a fire in the fireplace but even with the rain, the temperature is still in the mid-seventies.

I lost two hours of my life this morning standing in line at the DMV. Goodness, how I despise that place.

I haven’t heard anything from any of my submissions. I did finish Issue 12 of Blood on an Appalachian Sunset and send it off to the editor. Since it is raining, I’ll either work on Chapter 16 of my novel or perhaps send off some poetry.

Overall, it was a pretty good writing day. 2126 words on Blood and they all came rather easy. I would love to get Issue 13 written and sent off tomorrow, but we’ll have to see.

M.J. Rose is a guest on a forum that I frequent and answered my questions I posted a month ago. I’ve never read any of her work (I’m too busy reading mine) but I did read her blog a few times.

I asked her what words of wisdom she could give to aspiring writers. Here is her answer:

“Enjoy the writing. Love the process. Writing is an art. Publishing is a business. And a broken business. The writing is the real thing. Focus on that. It's the only part of the whole thing that is yours - all yours - to screw up - to make shine - the rest is up to everyone else.” M.J. Rose

Her statement is so true. For writers, the words are the only reality and the business does stink. How else can the “Bimbo we dare not name” get a book deal? On the other hand, if gifted writers are not skilled in marketing and knowledgeable about this “business”, are they doomed for failure? It is a little presumptuous of me to consider myself gifted but then, if I don’t believe in myself, then who will?

But alas, I have my words, my tenacity, and the wherewithal to see it through.

BK

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