Monday, March 17, 2014

Someone's Had A Little Work Done

Welcome to a new look and new Girl on a Soapbox. To those that are hoping for more issues and debates, I'm sorry, but I lost the love for writing non-fiction awhile ago. I used to love books and fiction and used to stay up to all hours and write until my eyes were blurry and in my absence of blogging on here, I've gone back there and I'm happy.

I have been working on a historical MS for years on and off but the research was weighing me down. I have these awesome characters that have become good friends of mine over the years but their stories are restricted by facts. I would be sitting at my keyboard writing and then I'd stop and ask myself, "is that possible?" "would that have happened?" The stopping and starting, like a kink in a hose was restricting the flow.

Then, I started a new project and then anther and over the years I have started several projects, one that is nearly completed and another that is only a few chapters in. This blog will force me to be honest about my writing and help me stay on track. Writer friends and my writers group are also helpful but I'm hoping this blog will also be helpful to other writers.

One thing I love about the internet is that it connects you with like-minded people everywhere. I enjoy hearing about how other people write and  their journeys. I'm hoping that this blog will interest and link other writers on this crazy journey that we thought would be a good idea: writing a book.