DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

All my life I have allowed others to define who I was and what my true worth was to the world. I had someone always telling me what to do where to do it and when. I was a mindless zombie letting others who did not care about getting to know me decide my fate in life. Now late in life I have found my true passion which is writing. And once again all those who feel they know what is best for me try to define my worth. In all likely hood I will never get published for I'm not famous or wealthy. I don't know an insider in the publishing world or have committed some spectacular feat of engineering. I'm not a politician or an actor who can exploit my fame and I am certainly not a survivor of a terrible disaster working the talk show circuit. I'm just a normal human being that inhabits the earth along with all the important people. Now I want you to understand something about me and more importantly about you. In the endless vastness of the universe in all the countless galaxies and solar systems there is something even rarer then diamonds. This rare gift lives in only one single place in all the universe making it the most precious thing that could ever be found. Only one exists and no other will exists after it is gone and lost to the aging of time. This rare and precious one of a kind unique item is YOU! Do not let others define your worth because you are priceless and your worth can not be measured! Follow your heart and grab tightly to your dreams and never never let someone decide your fate for you! I have a dream of becoming a successful writer someday and I will carry this dream to my grave if that be my fate. Never give up never give in and never compromise on what you believe in!!!!!!!

DEAD RISING

My life long dream of writing a story has finally come true. I have finished editing my story and will now send out submission requests to Literary Agents in the hopes someone will read my story. If I get picked up by an agent and later get published it will be one of the happiest moments in my entire life. My hopes are to earn enough money to allow myself to write two more stories to finish my trilogy of a Zombie apocalypse. The title of my first story is as you can see Dead Rising. I have already started writing the second story, but most of my energy will be to get the first story published. Had I not lost my job and then later recieved encouragement from my daughter to try this moment would have never occured. I am taking a very big gamble on my talents, but if we do not try then how can we succeed? I encourage anyone who bothers to listen to follow your're dreams no matter where they may lead you! I am proud of what I have accomplished so far even if my story never gets to a publisher. Believe in yourself and good fortune will follow!!!!!!

ALMOST THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have finished my story and currently in the polishing phase of my book. By polishing I mean that I read my story, then see if there is any way I can make it better before contacting a literary agent. Finding the agent may prove more difficult than finishing my story. I am fine tuning my story for the third and final time, or at least I hope it's the final draft. I am very excited as well as terrified, to finally get a chance to publish my story! I know the odds are heavily against me, but I have to try. If I fail in my attempt to get published, then I will post my entire story on a separate blog for anyone to read. I hope someone will like it, since I have spent the better of six months working on it. Any how, if I put my story online I will provide a link off this blog. Please wish me luck, for this is very important to me that I get published someday soon!

By the way the picture is of the actress I hope will play the main Character in my story, if it ever goes to film! The heroine in my story, is a young and beautiful female reporter sent on her first big news story. After arriving to her destination, she finds herself at ground zero of an impending zombie apocolaypse!

Latest Udate On My Story

I am currently more than half way and on a pace to finish by late October or early November. My main Character in my story has already endured much and even I don't know how it will end just yet. My daughter has been a great inspiration for me not to mention all her help as she is the real writer in the family. She constantly checks on my progress and helps with positive suggestions that I appreciate greatly. With her help I am more confident than ever I will get my story published. I love writing and I hope with my finished work more than anything else that my daughter will be proud of her fathers accomplishment.

Love and Peace as always!

Update News

Well it's been seven weeks since I started my novel and I'm glad to say things are moving forward. I am currently one quarter of the way into my story and I am hopeful my progress will speed up once I settle in. I was doing very well by writing every single day until the fire. Our apartment complex was partially destroyed by a fire created by lighting. Thank God no one was injured and all families have been relocated. I was very fortunate by not losing any of my things in the fire. But the hassle of moving and then unpacking has slowed my writing considerably. I have not had a decent nights sleep since the fire but I am slowly getting accustomed to my new surroundings. My determination in finishing my story has not diminished and one way or another I will get published. Even if I have to pay to publish the book my self. I will not spend all these hours and days on a project only to watch it fail. My greatest hope is that people will read and enjoy my story. That being said I will consider my book a success if just one person likes my story. Lets face it we can't please everyone and that is not my goal. I do not want to go into the subject matter of my story just yet. The story evolves in my head each and every day and I am not sure where it will take me. I did however make a outline of my story before starting to write. So the basic concepts are outlined and defined I just need to fill in the blanks. Upon conclusion I will hire a professional writer to look over my story to help with corrections and the like. I want my story to be as perfect as possible before I send it out to publishers. Again thanks to all that read my blog and once again wish me luck. May all your hopes and dreams come true!

A Short Break From The Madness

I am currently working on a novel so my posts will be very limited for awhile. This is my first attempt at writing on such a scale. I hope to finish within the year if all goes well. If published I will post a link where my book my be purchased. Wish me luck for I am sure I will need it. Updates on my progress will come in a few weeks and no it will have nothing to do with politics. I think there is enough of those already. Since I started a few days ago I find it very relaxing and greatly rewarding work. I write each day as the story unfolds in my mind. I would tell you more but I don't want to spoil the surprise. OK I will say this much it has to do with a female reporter and the story she is covering. If you have not read all my posts please take this time to do so. Also if you have time my blog on poetry is posted in my bio I would very much like to have you read them as well. It may provide some joy into your lives or at least that is my hope. For all of you that have read my poetry and political posts thank you for taking the time it is appreciated.

HOPE

No Tyrant Dictator or self imposed Emperor has ever been able to hold power for very long against a population that desired FREEDOM. Through the ages of mankind these oppressors have risen and fallen again and again. What awesome power finally brings them low and restores hope among the masses? The desire to be free the desire for LIBERTY. In America today as Washington seeks more and more power many of us are losing hope for our future. Americans see a future that for the first time in our nations history seems uncertain. Even in World War 2 Americans had more hope for their future facing the might of the AXIS POWERS then do most Americans today. Every day I see the look of desperation on the faces of my fellow countryman. I hear the fear in their voices I see the tears in their eyes. As long as we stand together and hold to the idea that all men and women are equal in the eyes of GOD there is still HOPE. Know this that absolute power corrupts absolutely but it cannot stand for very long. Against FREEDOM AND LIBERTY there is no power save GOD himself that will not fall. While our oppressors may use violence against us we will use the power of HOPE to gain our FREEDOM. I am reminded of the time Joan of Arc stood on the battle field facing the mighty English army. Joan using the hope and faith she had in GOD ordered the English army to leave and go in peace. "I wish no more blood,go home for the King Of Heaven commands it." And Joan using only the words from her mouth secured her country's FREEDOM. We must be like Joan Of Arc and trust in GOD that with HOPE we will attain FREEDOM,but not just for ourselves, but for our children and the countless that will follow.