Feb 18, 2012
I have admittedly held back from giving myself over to my best writings. Some themes, like a good shoot-’em-up cop drama or a Stephen King-esque, while I enjoy reading and watching, are not something I want to really wrap my head around. I can’t bring myself to allow myself to get that deep into such a mindset so as to write an acclaimed novel. I don’t want to know the inner thinkings of a serial killer or even a regular thief. I don’t want mystical dark details in my head. Not as a rule of thumb.
Writing for God means everything should be lollipops and gumdrops and puppy dog tails. Right? I don’t want to be typecast as a horror-writer. Or worse, a mediocre writer.
And so I’ve resisted writing some stories that rest in the back of my mind.
Until this week. This week I recognized that I was copping out. Using the fear of the unknown to keep me from writing some really great stories that are festering and boiling forth from the back of my mind.
But now I have no excuse.
I believed in myself enough to form my own company. Why not believe I can do what I formed the company to enable me to do?
And in the deep recesses of my subconscious, fighting for recognition, is that collective sigh that says
Finally.
and
Thank you.
So. Hi Ho. Hi Ho… you know the rest.
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Feb 17, 2012
Yup. I’ve gone and done it. I signed on to Pinterest.
You can find me here.
At first I resisted. It’s just another way of being distracted from other things like television and Angry Birds…
Until my facebook friends starting linking up. Every time they Pin, it posts. I was seeing some mighty cute pictures!
When I first saw Old Blue, as I’ve affectionately named the Cooper’s Hawk, I decided I wanted a way to track all the birds that come to my yard. That’s when I really got into Pinterest: I created my “Birds in the Yard” board.
And along the way, I discovered some other Board ideas: awesome crafts. Dream Home ideas. Recipes. Recipes! But my favorite board is my Writer’s Retreat: ideas for my dream writing center, whether a room addition, a weekend retreat, or a vacation. Any place that would get the Muse dancing.
Needless to say, I’m hooked. Err, Pinned.
And very excited. And you, my beloved blog readers, get a special treat. The wagon-garden pictured here is now on Pinterest. I hope it inspires many, many gardeners and yard decorators. My beautiful sister in law did this to add color to their yard. It’s even more lovely in person. She’s so creative that way! So I asked her permission to “Pin” it, and she agreed. She’s nice that way!
Beautiful, isn’t it?
Are you on Pinterest? What Boards are you especially proud of?
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Feb 17, 2012
New Inklings Press is the name of my new company. My new company. My. Company.
wow.
I have a business license. A bank account. A binder to keep every bit of important paperwork. My website will be up and running within a few days. And today the local newspaper is running my Fictitious Business Name.
How. Awesome. Is. That?
I am now licensed to publish, edit, write; and get paid for it. Of course, these business steps didn’t enable me to be able to do so. I’ve been doing those things (minus the actual publishing) for quite some time now.
But it has given me a push.
A great direction.
A stinking huge neon sign that screams
YOU ASKED FOR IT. YOU GOT IT!!
Since I lost my job last July, I’ve been… well… let’s just say I don’t beautify myself like I used to. But all that changed when I filed for my business license.
Now I have a public purpose again. I have a reason to wear my red blouse and make-up. And it feels good getting Dolled up. It reminds me that I’m worth Dolling up for. Even if there wasn’t a company. Even if there wasn’t a Cookbook or Devotional Study or Poetry.
I’m worth the nail polish. I’m worth the coffee. I’m worth every ounce of effort that I pour into typing each day, reading each night, and observing every tiny detail I can.
A year ago I didn’t have a blog. Now I have a blog. A writing partner. A writing group. A company. A host of ideas. A website. A business.
I chose the name New Inklings Press to give homage to that great writer, C.S. Lewis. In the 1950s, he and J.R.R. Tolkien were part of a writing group called the Inklings. They used to meet in a booth in an old English pub. Since Megan and I do our best collaborating over a Denny’s lunch or Starbuck’s, I floated the idea of calling ourselves The New Inklings. She loved it!
It suits us. She loves Lord of the Rings the way I love Narnia. And we work well together. Their writings carry a Christian theme. So do ours.
Having the company gives me permission to keep doing what I love doing: Write.
And I have more on that subject, but you’ll have to wait til tomorrow. For now, I have a story to tell.
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
