It’s been a while since I gave an update on my latest journey. Buckle your seat belt. It’s a wild one.
It’s been a while since I gave an update on my latest journey. Buckle your seat belt. It’s a wild one.
It’s never too late to start over. The original plan after graduation was to turn my thesis back into the novel it was on the way to becoming. At the time I was working on a novel of linked stories and to comply with thesis requirements I had to choose three to present. After thesis when I began to put it back into its original format I realized I no longer liked the way it was laid out. Not only that, I had grown as a writer and my characters had matured. So basically, I started from the beginning. Many writers cringe when they look at their old writings. I started by separating what I liked about what I had written from what needed…
Tagged: challenges, creative writing, progress, writers block, writing
Life after graduation feels a lot like being on a Ferris wheel at the carnival. The ride begins slowly. When it picks up the pace it sometimes takes you places you realize you don’t want to go, but you must stay seated until the ride comes to a complete stop. At times, it seems as if the ride will never end, but eventually it does, and you get to try something else.
Tagged: Career, challenges, Christie Mims, creative writing, muse, Short Stories, writing
Do you have a bucket list? How realistic is it? Did you set a time frame for the goals to be attained or just have a “Someday I’d Like To” list? The older I get the more I realize the importance of setting attainable goals. Not just career goals or writing goals, but life goals. You know, the things you can’t put monetary value on that make you smile. I used to be one of those “Someday I’d Like To” people until I realized the importance of not just living life but making a conscious effort to enjoy life as well. Happiness isn’t about how many degrees you earn, what model car you drive, how much salary you make, the size of your house, who you marry,…
Tagged: Aliens, Arizona, bucket list, California, challenges, Dennis Balthaser, dreams, employment, fear, Harry Potter, Hollywood, Johnny Depp, Madame Tussauds, Marilyn Monroe, New Mexico, road trip, Roswell, Sandia Peak, Texas, travel, traveling, UFO, UFO Tours, Universal Studios, William Faulkner, Writer
I suppose whenever you go through periods of transition, or in a way, it’s a very definite closing of a certain chapter of your life – I suppose those times are always going to be both very upsetting and also very exciting by the very nature because things are changing and you don’t know what’s going to happen.
Daniel Radcliffe
Tagged: balancing act, challenges, creative writing, employment, encouragement, fiction, muse, resumes, Transition, Willy Wonka, Writer, writing
Is it just me or has January flown by before you had the chance to get comfortable writing 2015? I bid farewell to Tennessee last Friday and returned to Texas after a long absence. To me, two years and eight months seems like forever, but in reality it wasn’t that long at all. I am grateful for the people I met and friendships I formed in Tennessee and will always hold a special place in my heart for the state, but I am happy to finally be home. Well, almost home. I’m not far from Dallas and a trip to Houston is less than 250 miles so that makes me close enough. In the six weeks since graduation I have not had a moment to breathe. Immediately,…
Tagged: creative writing, fiction, graduate school, Home, moving, Murray State University, relocating, road trip, Tennessee, Texas, travel, Writer, writing
It’s New Year’s Eve and instead of making resolutions for 2015 or waiting to watch the ball drop in Times Square I am looking forward to the fact that tomorrow I get to sleep in. December has been a busy month and I have much to be grateful for. In fact, I am about to embark on my next journey which crosses several hundred miles. It’s time to go home. If you have been with me from the beginning you know I have been a Tennessee Texan for the past two years and seven months while attending graduate school. Two weeks ago I attended Murray State University’s commencement and walked across the stage as they called my name to accept the keys to a dream I have been chasing. As I look at graduation…
