Hi, everyone! I have not been "blogging" lately; I've just been working too much and trying, on days off, to grocery shop, cook and keep my house clean. I have also been working on year-end for our company and harassing hubby for all those receipts he says he has, but never gives me. Seems to me that men and paperwork are not good companions!
I settled down earlier this week to do some more of my beloved writing and actually submitted another short story. I am excited about this, even though I realize I might be rejected again. But, the way I see it, someday someone who has read my previous submissions will realize just how serious I am about writing. It consumes me; it is my "secret" life in a way. Writing takes over and I become my character for those hours I sit at my computer, pounding away at my keyboard.
I was talking about my writing one day while filling in for another secretary and lo! and behold, the other secretary convinced me to let her read the particular story I was babbling about. So, I put it into a nicely labeled folder and took it to her. Now, this woman admitted that she is "not a reader" but was more than willing to give me her feedback. Well, I was so pleased and surprised when I received an e-mail from her, telling me that she could not put it down! She loved it, she said, and got totally immersed in the story and the characters. Wow! So I know I can write and my audience loved my work! That made me feel so wonderful. And it gave me the courage to continue writing because I have so many stories to share and one day, I just might see my name in print. When that happens, you will hear me shouting joyfully all the way across the country.
I spent some more time today, working on another story. I am not sure where this one will take me. I had a surprise: one of my main characters just packed up his dogs (and I do mean "dogs"; he has two of them) and left. Do I know (yet) where he went? Does he come back? Why did he leave? I don't know that yet; all I know is that when I next sit down with this story, it will take over again and lead me to who knows where. And I look forward to that so much! It's like being taken to another world: a world you know nothing about until you get there.
Before I close, I have to let you all know that I had an absolutely fantastic long weekend last week. My daughters and granddaughter and grandson were out for a visit and we ate and talked and laughed and shared. We went to Jasper for the day on Saturday, July 31, and rejuvenated our spirits. The Rockies will do that to you: revive and soothe and motivate. Perhaps that's why I made so much time for my writing this week. I was revived and motivated and soothed!
