I was reading “The Portable Jack Kerouac” and stumbled upon his “western haikus” (he kept to the 3 lines vs the traditional 5/7/5 syllables per line). I remember in grade school learning and writing haikus and loving them. It kind of gave me inspiration that morning on my commute to write one every day.. So inspired by Kerouac, I wrote a daily western haiku for Twitter. If you … Continue reading Haikus: January 2017
An empty sadness filled the train station Maybe the gray clouds filled their souls With a heavy rain of emotions Soulless bodies passed by Ghosts on the transit Were they returning to their graves Or leaving them one final time One by one Head down In sadness? In shame? Staring at screens, looking for life Receiving only static and dead air Unfulfilling lives Momentary lapse … Continue reading Ghosts on the Train
I bow to the divine in you I bow to the spirit in you. To the mind that battles itself. To the heart that fears to be broken. To the soul that is beautifully tethered together with scars and shattered pieces of the past. I bow to energy of you. To the calmness you send. To the easiness you give. I bow to the knowledge … Continue reading I Bow to the Divine in You
First, let me be completely honest and upfront, I think only a handful of people actually read anything I write here or in real life (the novels I’ve written). It’s that defeatist self of my brain. My delusional ego writer self says everyone who follows along social media reads everything and screams “it’s midnight and I’m not famous yet!” Reality is, I know I can count on at least two people to read anything I’ve ever written (and no, not my parents). Continue reading “Gratitude for Truths”
And the thoughts… They invade like locusts on a warm summer night Stopping me in my tracks Surrendering me to my knees Hopeless Confused Struggling for answers Advice from friends Guidance from strangers The answer within Not knowing where to look Just look Look inside But where My heart? My head? My soul? The answer within Nothing within Stillness Quiet Alone No answer within Within … Continue reading Within
I am really proud and honored to announce that THE SOUND OF MADNESS is now available for the world to read. This novel and this character made me grow as a writer and as a person. She became part of my world and brought me strength and I would like to think I brought her vulnerability. I hope you enjoy reading THE SOUND OF MADNESS because I sure … Continue reading The Sound of Madness
I have started working on finalizing THE SOUND OF MADNESS to be self-published. I originally wanted to have it self-published in January, but it didn’t feel right so I kind of pushed it aside. When I self-published BARFLY in December 2014, it was for me. It was me conquering my fear of putting “my baby” out there for the world. I knew I could handle rejection from … Continue reading Self-Publishing Lesson: Don’t Rush
While watching one of my favorite television shows a new character was introduced. So when the television character’s name was said, I sighed. Not a good sigh. A “are you fucking serious?!?” sigh. How could this character be named this name of all names in the free f’ing world. OF ALL THE NAMES!! Continue reading KILL YOUR DARLINGS
I have three beginnings for my WIP (work in progress) that I’m calling Goliath. (This is not the real title, it’s just that it’s my Goliath, my Mount Everest as I said in my post “Following Your Joy”.) I’ve been struggling with which one would be the best beginning for this novel. I have written and scraped, rewritten and re-scraped, and put this process on repeat more times than I should have. Continue reading THE RIGHT BEGINNING
Well, it finally happened. I published BARFLY. It wasn’t through traditional means. I didn’t find an agent who found me a publisher who gave me a book deal. I am self publishing it. I can’t begin to tell you how many rejection letters I received for BARFLY. Most of the rejection letters were form rejection letters, “the dreaded cut-and-paste letter that all writers receive no matter … Continue reading BARFLY: Now Available in Paperback and for Kindle