I have three goals with this Blog (not necessarily in order):
1) I like to talk. Period. I think my wife has pretty much heard everything that I've had to say, and more than once. I'm fairly certain that she knows exactly what's about to come out of my mouth next based on body language and facial expressions; I love her and I love this marriage, so I'm doing this for her and for us (I guess).
I needed a new forum to chat about the things I love, and the things that she has heard me say countless, eye-rolling times: books (fiction and non-fiction); writing (all aspects of it); origins of religious worship (no, I'm not a wacko, bible-thumping nut-job - the opposite really - but I do spend a fair amount of time studying ancient christianity; and the historical relevance of religious Egypt (Osiris, Isis, Horus, et. al - call me a dork if you want, but a fundamentalist, right wing, nut-bag, I'm not...).
2) To discuss the characters; the structure, your questions, points, and counter-points, etc., about my Thriller(s); yours too.
3) To grow as a writer from your thoughts, ideas, arguments, suggestions, etc...
J.
(P.S. I was going to add a fourth thing: my tendency to talk to other cars pointing out their driving deficiencies (note: I did not say the drivers of those cars) while I'm driving, but I thought that might make me sound a bit crazy...)
Thank you for following me on Twitter. It's always nice to meet fellow writers. I look forward to reading more from you. If you have a chance, please swing by my blog at: http://writinginwonderland.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the 1st post. I have been blogging every day for 535 days and it has changed my life for the better. I really enjoy the process and the people one meets along the way. I do try to stay away from politics, what with the country so split 20, 40, 40, it seems counter productive to piss off 60-80% of the population.
ReplyDeleteSo True on the 20/40/40 - politics can be so fracturing; it's nearly a waste, but that's my cynical side. I tend to follow the local path -that is, so much more can be done at the local level than the national; collectively, local movements will (eventually) affect national ones. We saw this with suffrage, civil rights, gay rights, and (at least in my neighborhood), the ability to recycle... (That last bit would be SO MUCH funnier if you lived next door.)
ReplyDeleteTake care; glad to have you here.
J.