I Have Started Writing Again

If you hadn't noticed already...I like to write. And although I have written a blog for the last few years, I have actually been writing my whole life. My childhood journals are a total trip.

Anyway, as a Junior in High school I took a Creative Writing class that required students to enter Writing Contests all semester long. That's where it started for me...the only competition I am truly interested in competing in. I had one story make it into an Anthology back then, a story about my Grandfather. I was hooked.

Since then I have written a lot of crap--according to publishers, anyway. I lost mojo there for a while after countless rejection letters. It's like anything...we just want to be accepted, right. And to have poured my heart onto a page, only to have people say it sucks--pretty discouraging.

Here's the thing though...I have decided over the last couple of months that I am going to keep trying--not to publish a book anymore...the publishers were right...my novel writing abilities do kinda suck. And when I look back at what I did submit...em bar ass ing:)

I have decided to let all that go...so I have been writing, and reworking things I have written over the last few years. To my surprise...I have had two pieces selected for publishing--on blogs--small potatoes, I realize, nonetheless...my potatoes!

I have always read that you should "write what you know". For soooooo long now I haven't given myself credit for knowing anything worthwhile. Diapers and wipes, recipes and tantrums aren't exactly page turners I have always thought.

But I have decided that tantrums, while exhausting to experience 45 times a day, have taught me a few things like "how to effectively manage your tantruming asshole kids"--I'd read THAT article! And now...I think I might just have to write it too!

Wish me luck.

And in the mean time...if it's still posted...check out the letter I had published today on a blog for writers of all ages:
http://www.stageoflife.com/Default.aspx?tabid=130&g=posts&t=5408