What Have I Been Doing Lately?

My life is going along like everyone else in the world. I have been working, socializing with friends and preparing for a lovely three week vacation in July.
Also, did I mention within those three weeks I will be turning 40?
I can't wait. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed my 20's and 30's. I have hopefully matured but not so much that life ends up hardening my heart when I'm 70. I hope that my life has taught me enough lessons that when challenges do emerge, I meet them head on, with patience and determination, and that I will always end the day with a smile.

Did I Mention I love Football!

Advice From Anne Rice

On writing, my advice is the same to all. If you want to be a writer, write. Write and write and write. If you stop, start again. Save everything that you write. If you feel blocked, write through it until you feel your creative juices flowing again. Write. Writing is what makes a writer, nothing more and nothing less. --- Ignore
critics. Critics are a dime a dozen. Anybody can be a critic. Writers are priceless. ---- Go where the pleasure is in your writing. Go where the pain is. Write the book you would like to read. Write the book you have been trying to find but have not found. But write. And remember, there are no rules for our profession. Ignore rules. Ignore what I say here if it doesn't help you. Do it your own way.
--- Every writer knows fear and discouragement. Just write. --- The world is crying for new writing. It is crying for fresh and original voices and new characters and new stories. If you won't write the classics of tomorrow, well, we will not have any. Good luck."