My Cover Designs/ Story's For The Future!

Never be afraid to plan your writing ahead of time.  Story ideas, cover designs.  It keeps you focus on your dream, and where you are headed.  I always design my book covers & titles way in the future, then I pick the story I want to write on, and bring to life for my readers!

Covers for my Teen Story's Coming  In September

Covers For My Mystery Story's Coming In The Future!

   MY Children Book Covers For The Future!

Writers Block!

       Hey, you were writing so good, then suddenly you can't seem to write a thing.  What happened????   Well you've come to a point in writing called, "Writers Block"    Now writers block isn't a street where all writers live( just a bit of humor here-smile)  no, it's when you reach a point where the words just don't seem to come, or flow anymore.  It can be scary.  Will they ever come again, you wonder.  Well, I can assure you that they will.  All writers at some point have suffered with this.  It's like you've hit a brick wall.
                             What do you do?   The first thing to do is relax.  You're not alone.  Usually this happens when you have to many ideas in your mind.  You may be trying to plot your novel, pick your characters, choose a setting, , all at the same time.  Step back and tackle one thing at a time.  A writer's mind often holds many ideas.  Build a folder, put your ideas inside and see which one you really want to work on.  Maybe it isn't a novel, but a short story which is really where you want to start.  Short story's can be a great, and less lengthy than a novel.  It's good to take a break.  Work on something different, take a walk, have fun, get your mind off of writing for awhile.  Then come back refreshed for another go at it.  Often you will find that what you wrote really doesn't fit your story, and you must go back and do a rewrite.  You didn't see it then, but you do now.  Never be afraid to rewrite, that's a part of a writers journey.  Never stop writing, just step away for awhile knowing it's just a part of your writers world!

Here are some well known authors who faced writers block just like you!
J.K Rowling- Harry Potter Fantasy Series
Leo Tolstoy- "War & Peace
Jack London- The call Of The Wild
Check out their stories on the internet, and be inspired!

How To Stay Encouraged As A Writer!

         So, now you're all excited about writing.  You know it's a big job you'll be tackling, but you know you can do it, right?  Well, you thought you could until you walked into a bookstore and gasp in awe at all those books by other authors on the shelves.  Your heart sank.  How is your book going to make a difference?  You walk out discouraged, head home, flop down on your sofa and decide, you've made a big mistake.  You'll never see your book on any shelf, in any bookstore.  You'll never be good enough, what were you thinking?   Stop that right now, erase that thought from your mind.  Let me tell you, those books on those shelves, those author's names you see, they too had the same thoughts, but their book are there now, aren't they.   If you could talk to them personally, they would tell you of their struggles, doubts, fears, and other anxious moments they had on their journey.  Go to the web and search your favorite writers, read their biographies, writing wasn't an easy road for them either.  But they stuck at it.  Why?  Because they had a story to tell that burned inside of them.  A fire that couldn't be quenched. You must love writing as much as you love eating,, breathing!  Encourage yourself by joining writers groups, where other authors are on the same journey as you.  Talk, listen, and see, that you are not alone.  Attend seminars live, or on the internet.  You tube has many videos where authors around the world  talk about their writing journey.  This is your dream, and the only one who can stop you from reaching it it YOU !   Here's a quote from A famous author, I'm sure you will recognize, an example, to push you forward, and keep you writing!

A Writers World/ A Juggling Act!

     

A writer's world.  You may be thinking, what exactly does that mean. In a writer's world, writers wear many hats.  They could be a homemaker, a wife, a lawyer, doctor, teacher, anyone.  In a writer's world you will find people from all walks of life.  Usually they hold other jobs, and write when they find time.  Often they write in secret, not wanting those close to them to know they have this secret desire to be an author, as many people think that writing is not a real profession.  In a writer's world they often have to schedule time to write.  Some write at night, after doing their regular jobs, or early morning, while the family is sleeping, or on their lunch hour, or break time. Remember, there are many things in a writer's life, like maintaining a home, cooking, cleaning, laundry, dishes, and keeping their relationship intact with their spouse.  It's a juggling act, but not impossible.  Never stop your writing, just schedule it to fit into your daily routine.  You can do it!!

Poetry & Narrative Can Be Friends in Writing!

Here is a good example of writing poetry with narrative, as used in my book "Revelations Of Love" also out on Amazon.  I have separated the poetry and narration with lines for this blog post.  The book is different.

Dedication   Revelations of love is a deeper look into the true meaning of love as it changes

over time, and as we age. It is dedicated to all those who have wondered what

love is truly all about....I dedicate this book to you!

Love was young

and they were too

they didn't stop to think it through .

Often the emotions that accompany the thrill of love, overpowers the

demands that love will call for later in life. One must realize that

there are demands, and prepare for them.

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Love has to grow

and become mature

if it ever wants to endure

Mature love realizes that is the beginning love is physical....

but as time passes and your life truly begins, the everyday

routine of life can often pull on a relationship. The first thrill

of being together fades, and life begins as it should, but the real

love for one another should become deeper if its real and more faithful

as you grow together. You must take time to allow yourselves to grow

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Love is a journey that never ends

on a road with twist and bends

Love can often be bumpy at the beginning, and over the years

you must decide if you are in it for the long haul.....

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It was a side of love I didn't see

like soft rain falling on you and me

love often made me cry

from a hurt so deep inside

You must decide when to forgive!

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Love is like a traveler on a train

makes many stops along the way

You must take time in your search for love

and not make one stop your final destination!

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Love is like looking at the stars

it can seem so close, and yet so far

Love is often closer than you imagine

if you look deep into a persons heart

and not the outer appearance

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Love can often seem to come

like a thief in the night

when all the time it was in plain sight

Often we get caught up in the fantasy of love....like in the movies

and that closes our eyes to what's around us. We keep looking

for a woman, or a man that lives up to that fantasy. We must be

realistic. We're in the “Real World” not the movies.

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Love ask a price it isn't free

death to self is the fee!

To be in love is a sacrifice of self....putting the other person above yourself

willing to often put your dreams asleep for awhile, yet knowing that there is

a joy in seeing the happiness of the person you love!

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Love may often need direction

to lead it to it's true affection

Often the paths in our lives....our occupations...our dreams

may lead us to what we want in life...but not to real love

never settle for silver...when you could have gold. Keep your

eyes open, and always keep your perspectives clear

when it comes to love.

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Love may often seem bitter cold

in arms once young

that now are old

Love is still there if it's true Our bodies age, but love never grows old

only deeper!

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ove travels a highway all alone

looking for a place to call its home

looking for a heart open and free

a heart that will truly let it be

Love never stifles or smothers, it lets the person be free to be.

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Love needs the warmth of another soul

in order to reach loves highest goal

No matter how much we achieve in life, we still long

for someone to share it with.

someone to care about us, love us. Love is

the universal desire in every soul

nothing in life we have achieved matters

if we are alone and feel unloved.

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Love forgives and never holds

un-forgiveness in its soul

un-forgiveness is a poison...it effects every part of you

and it hurts only you. The un-forgiven person usually

goes on with his life....most often never knowing the hurt

they have caused because its usually internal...never voiced to them.

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The revelation of love comes to each heart

as time passed and years depart

you see love differently than before

when love first knocked on your door

Love doesn't change...but the concept does as we age

love is truly revealed then for the beauty it is!

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Love wants to be free to fly

never stifled, or it will die

physical love is only a part

of the many aspects of loves heart

The true meaning of the wedding vows are tested as we grow older

“In sickness & in health...forsaking all others...till death do us part”

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Love is like an eclipse of the heart

separating the light from the dark

Often love will reveal the true heart of a person...the inner man

the real self can't hide from love....love reveals all...often what

we don't want to see or know abut the other person that

we thought we knew so well !

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Love cannot stay hidden

it will always come to the light

revealing what is wrong, and what is right

Love reveals the intent of the heart, the inner self that no one sees

love wants to make us the best man or woman we can be by

revealing things that can smother it or cause it harm..causing a

death to the relationship. Love is a flashlight into the soul

shining on every part...showing what needs to be delt with

in order to survive!

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Love wants to travel across the land

sharing itself with others...that's its plan

A person who has found love, and is basking in its beauty

can't help but want to share the treasure with others. The more they

give love...the more they receive!

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Even in the storms of life

love always draws us to the light

Storms of life can't defeat love if it's real, storms only make love stronger!

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Love always wants to be your friend

and travel life with you until the end

Love always starts with friendship. There may be times you need a friend....

how wonderful if you have both..someone to listen to you...

share your dreams...believe in you ...and love you!

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Love shows compassion to all it meets

it never slumbers...it never sleeps

love shares with all it meets, not just with the beloved

always willing to give to others...never thinking of self !

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Love wears a coat of many colors

helping us to know we are all brothers

Love is so vast, it can't be confined to a few

its not just for me and you...love is universal !

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Love reflects upon the past

knowing that love can last

like the caterpillar we all see

love transforms you and me

Love changes us ...transforms us..makes us a better person

because you cannot meet loves many faces and stay the same!

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Love is the cry in every soul

from the very young

to the very old

The saddest thing is to hear someone say they do not feel loved

the quest for love starts at birth

and continues until our last day on earth!

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Love a Revelation

Love is a revelation that comes over years and time

to be fully understood in your heart and mine

loves revelations are as precious as gold

to understand them all would take a lifetime to behold

so what is love you want to know

love is a whisper in the wind

that no words can describe...it has no end

it's a quest that calls to every heart

yet still no one knows just how love starts!

Love is more than a word, love has many faces, and goes deeper than just physical love

love shows compassion. It transforming...its available to all...it's a guiding light in the soul

love is a gift in every heart from God. You do not have to be in love to share love.

You do not have to be married...you can be rich of poor, of any race, creed, or color. Love

is a revelation, and once understood in the heart will transform you to its highest

goal....which is love for one another!

Never Limit Yourself As A Writer!

Today I want to talk about different avenues of writing.  Perhaps you love to read poetry, and would like to try your hand at it.  Well go ahead.  I also write poetry.  Here are some of my poems, from my poetry book "Reflections Of Life"  Out on Amazon.  Often, a writer finds on his journey, that he's good in other areas that he never thought about.  You could be writing Mystery's, or Westerns, and just dabble in poetry, or other areas, and discover that you're not bad at it.  Many writers write in many genres.  It's all up to YOU!  Take a peek at the poems I wrote over the years on my journey through life, and my feelings shared through poetry. Never limit yourself.  Follow your heart, it will never lead you wrong!

Do you think of life differently now that you are older...

then when you were young?

and reflect over the decisions you made in your life

as we all often do.

Of course we can't go back and do things over again...

we can only reflect on what might have been!

If so, then this book is for you

I hope the poems will speak to your heart!

Looking Back !

Looking back over the years

sometimes brings happiness

sometimes brings tears

would I truly like what I see

or would I do things differently

if it could be?

How would I change things

where would I start?

Or are these just reflections of the heart

I can never go back and do it again

I can only reflect on

“What might have been!”

Time!

What is time

time is a clock

that each of us has

that one day will stop

we can't speed it up

or slow down the hour

It's not given to us to have that power

over the years the ticking gets louder

to warn us of the lateness of the hour

everyone hears it

no one's set a part

it's the internal ticking

it's called the heart !

The Rose

Out of the window she does stare

at the flowers planted there

her eyes fastened on the rose

her favorite among all of those

it has beauty, it has charm

yet when she held them in her arms

it was the thorns that pricked her hands

just like the thorns of man

in the world so much beauty to behold

yet a world so often cold

still she looks upon the rose

and the thorns of life it holds

to handled and enjoy the beauty of the rose

one must accept the thorns it holds!

The Portrait

Life is a portrait that's painted by time

by a master painter who sometimes seems blind

there's beauty and ugliness between the lines

yet he hold the brush, and we hope he'll be kind

each portrait is different, completely unique

but wouldn't it be wonderful to just sneak a peek

and see the picture he's painting of you

but you'll just have to wait until the artist is through

A Smile

The value of a smile

cannot be measured

it can brighten up a world

or unlock a treasure

it speaks a thousand words

yet not one syllable is heard

from just a smile

Struggles

Struggles are what makes us strong

struggles let us know we belong

the good, the bad, the happy, the sad

struggles help us to see

that life is not partial to you or me

Rose Colored Glasses

How you see the world may be different than me

for we all wear rose colored glasses you see

these glasses can often distort what we see

a beautiful butterfly, or a mad stinging bee

it can hide our own flaws while in others we see

the way that we think they really should be

rose colored gl;asses can make us all blind

unloving, uncaring, and often unkind

we have different names for the glasses we wear

hatred, prejudice, and these we all share

we must take off these glasses

if we ever want to see

a clear view of the world, yourself, and me

The Butterfly

Love is like a beautiful butterfly

that we all like to see

we want to capture it and hold it close

to study it's beauty

only to discover it will soon die

if its not set free to be itself

love like a butterfly

cannot be smothered

it must be free to be

in order to survive and remain

beautiful, then it will come

and light on your shoulder

Happiness

What is happiness,

can it be held

in the palm of the hand

is it the love between

a woman and a man

is happiness acquiring riches

for the eye to behold

or a nest egg to help you

survive when you're old

is happiness different from

when you were Young

and had stars in your eyes

` and love songs were sung

is happiness different

now that you're old

would you share a different story

if the truth could be told

Poverty

Poverty is a condition

of the mind, body, and soul

its what's present in society that

keeps it from being whole.

The Good Life

The good things in life are totally free

and are available to you and me

the Sun, the Moon, the stars in the sky

are gifts from God to you and I

the lakes, the streams, the mountains high

these are all things that money can't buy

Life

What is life....life is a stage

that we all start acting on

at a very early age

what is life.....life is a script

who's pages you sometimes want to rip

you would love to start over

and act it again

and re-write the pages

from beginning to end

but the curtains are open

the stage lights are on

and you don't know when

your audience will be gone

you must stay on the stage

for as long as you can act

for one day the director will say

“That's a Wrap!”

The Lesson Of The

Weeping Willow

I passed a tree the other day

it spoke to me in a special way

it told me how to react to life

the trouble it can bring and its strife

it told me to bend and to sway

like it did until the storms went away

like the willow I want to be

accepting all that life has for me

learning to accept life and be strong

knowing that the storm won't last to long

Age

Age teaches a lesson

that can only be learned

as the years advance

and life's clock turns

then we yearn for

“yest-er- years”

when we thought we saw

life oh so clear

we thought we

had the secret to life

in the palm of our hand

no one knew more than us

or could understand

only to discover

it's a delusion common to man

it's then we discovered the secret to life

is to love your creator,

your neighbors and enjoy a

good life

Families

A mom, a dad

the good the bad

children to love

faith from above

thank God for your family

True Beauty

True Beauty is not just a face

but can be found

in the most dismal a place

beauty is a giving soul

a smile on a face

when your world is cold

it's going that extra mile

just to see the warmth of a smile

beauty is in everyone you see

if you look beyond the face

and set it free

Faith

Faith is believing what you cannot see

a measure was given to you and me

it's what keeps us going

and makes us strong

faith in our hearts is God's love song

There's A Light At

The End Of The Road

There's a light at the end of the road

where your story one day will be told

every page of your life God will see

will he be happy at what he reads

he'll play your life movie

from beginning to end

and then decide if you've

been an enemy or a friend!