Another first Wednesday of the month, proving once again
just how fast time flies. As usual my blog calendar is marked off for the
Insecure Writers Support Group, and this month Minnie has some words of wisdom
(Minnie-isms) to share with you. I do not always agree with Minnie but one
thing is for sure, she is the least insecure “person” I know of.
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| If you don't like what you are doing than don't do it! |
Rules of Being a Writer by Minnie:
1.
Be true to yourself. There is no point in trying
to be a copycat.
2.
Dress yourself in the style you are comfortable
in, not what others tell you. This is YOUR fashion statement!
3.
Go somewhere new and exciting every day, even if
it is only in your mind.
4.
If you are going to write bullshit then you
should be prepared to get bullshit back. In other words, be prepared. Know what
you are writing about.
5.
Not everyone is going to like you. Who cares?
You don’t like everyone either! There is always someone out there that will
like what you write, so don’t give up looking.
6.
If the water is too deep then learn how to swim.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help or learn a new skill.
7.
Practice makes perfect. Don’t expect a magic
genie to appear and do all your work for you.
8.
Sometimes you have to stop and smell the roses. How
you get to the finish line is more important than when you get there.
9.
Too many weeds strangle a garden. Get rid of
weedy words and unnecessary flourish so the reader can better enjoy his journey
through your story without getting Poison Ivy.
10.
Remember there is always a beginning, middle and
an end. Stay on the path and don’t get distracted. Most of all….WRITE!
Now that Minnie got all that off her chest, I have some news
for you. The anthology Open Doors which features my short story, has last time
I looked, made it to number 5 on the top 100 best sellers list for anthologies at amazon. YAY!
The book fair was a huge success with over 40,000 entries! This means that
there was a lot of awareness raised to help gain support for diabetes! This
support will continue with a percentage of all profits from certain physical books
until the end of October. If you want to help, than you can certainly click here and buy the paper book edition of Open Doors or any of the other books listed under my
banner for Melynda’s Labor Day Blogfest and Book Fair.
The Nicotine Monster is far from dead, but the battle continues as he is being starved from my body. The physical act of him entering my body has however changed from cigarettes to patches. I consider that a large victory. Breaking "the habit" is more than getting rid of nicotine. The mental and oral addiction of 40 years is a big fight in itself! I know the dangers of replacing one addiction for another, but if lolly pops and carrot sticks will help me with this transition so be it! I know what you are going to say...STICK TO THE CARROT STICKS!! I hear you, but as you can see by the grin on my face, sometimes I just have to do something a little bad for me.
So how about a little encouragement from my cyber friends, and let me know what you tink of Minnie's rules!
An
enticing collection of fantasy stories from previously published, as
well as, debut authors,(yours truely included) Yay, my first ever
published story!
Faced by an uncertain future and surrounded by hypocrites, Elisa feels
her foundation crumbling. She doesn't know who to turn to. That's when
she meets a mysterious man. But maybe she shouldn't trust him after all.
Will he help her, or make things even worse than they were before?
When they tried closing my son's casket, I nearly fell on my face, not wanting them to shut the lid on my baby. 
Life after death proved much different than what the Stillwater family
expected. Two go into the light, another into darkness, while Blake
Stillwater fights for survival somewhere between, in the Realm of the
Middle Damned. He will receive gifts from the members of his family he
unwittingly killed, but even as those who love the light will be just,
the Forces of Evil groom the one now dwelling in darkness to ruin it
all. Caught in a crosswind between the dimensions of life and death, a
new thought distracts Blake when he can least afford it. Is what he
works toward real or is he lost in a coma-induced dream? In an attempt
to get back to those of his family who survived, Blake will be willing
to risk it all, and the rest be damned.
Aliya Fisher knows nothing about her true heritage until a vindictive
sorceress kidnaps her brother and sister. The young adventurer must take
up her birthright, battle strange creatures, and find the Sword of
Senack if she hopes to best the witch. But even if Aliya finds the famed
weapon and survives the perilous oceanic journey, the enchantress is
far more than she appears. How does one defeat an immortal who lusts for
revenge?
Author’s biography
The author was born in Athens, Greece in 1955 and is a dual U.S. / Greek citizen. After obtaining his Engineering Sc. B. degree in
mechanical engineering from Brown University in 1977 he went on to
Harvard Business School where he earned his MBA in 1979. He is married
and has two children and lives in Athens but often visits America (Boston where his daughter studies and his son works). He is currently employed by the largest Greek manufacturing Co.
(10% of Greek exports) as the Senior Financial Analyst. His interests
include poetry, romance fiction and actively following economic
developments in the U.S. and Europe.
