I’ve been slipping on keeping up with the documentation of this journey. Wanted to make sure I took a moment out to post some thoughts as I’ve been inspired by fellow writers to try to keep up more 
Life has definitely been getting in the way of a lot of things — not an excuse –just a statement of how it has been.
Even when it doesn’t seem like I’m writing, I’m writing. I play with scenes and dialogue all the time…the voices stay with me. If the dialogue sticks, then I know it’s a keeper and I can always write down later. If it fades from memory – then it most likely was for the best.
I’ve been communicating with others within the writing community – sometimes out of sheer enjoyment — writers are a ball of laughs, but also to gauge how committed I am to being on this journey.
I realized in these past months, the following:
I didn’t know that as a child, the hours of reading and playing by myself, making up my own little stories would lead me to the writer I wish to be now.
I didn’t know that all the tragedy, all the passing of loved ones, that feeling of loss would lead me to the writer I wish to be now.
I didn’t know that my love of fun, whimsy, childlike wonder and sarcasm could really be morphed into something that others may (hopefully) enjoy.
I didn’t know when I was trying to get my toe in the door of so many other things that I was running away from the only thing that in the fiber of my being that I truly know how to do — be a storyteller, be a writer.
I’m hopeful that someone out there will back up the potential that others have seen in me. I am trying to shake the burden of letting them and myself down and just be.
I’m going to write from my belly and heart, then clean it up with my head and serve it up with a presentation of love and optimism and hope it can be consumed and enjoyed.
I’m going to finally join in with other wonderful writers in the craziness of Scriptfrenzy which kicks off April 1st and kickstart the rewrite of Slayers into existence. They have lingered within me long enough…time to let them out.
Goal of 2011 face all fear of failure head on as the biggest failure would be not to face the fears at all.
Write On.
