Sunday, October 28, 2012

Stop Breaking Down


I have lived my life excessively, probably too excessively. I am a complete extrovert, more in keeping with the personality traits of Hemingway, Fitzgerald and my namesake Hunter S. Thompson rather than the reclusive, introspective writers such as Lovecraft and my personal hero, Anne Rice. 

I want the experience of living, always have. As a person that has always grabbed the bull by the horns, I now find that I can no longer even get a peep at either the bull or the horns for at least another tow or three months.

Wednesday the doctor discovered that my Achilles hasn't attached properly following my surgery earlier this year. Just when I was beginning to walk and drive, I find out that the entire process has to begin again. Luckily, I drove to Tennessee for a few days last week and enjoyed the sunshine and gorgeous Autumn weather before getting the news. My partner and I even had sushi one afternoon. It was great.

Now, I have to undergo the anguish for a second time. What is my lesson here? Is there even a lesson or is it just a cruel twist of fate? It's not the surgery I dread as much as the pain involved in the aftermath. Pain doesn't produce great art, pain produces the desire that makes you wish you could find anything to help you escape the pain. 

Oh well, I won't think about that today. I'll think about that tomorrow. 

"...if you think you lose your mind." Robert Johnson

Special thanks to the entertainment offered by The Rolling Stones and Jack White in the writing of this blog.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

All Down The Line


We're gonna open up the throttle yeah
We're gonna bust another bottle yeah
All down the line. 

Jagger/Richards

It's on - Fables of the Reconstruction is a done deal. Let's just check, line by line, what's been accomplished the last few months to get this baby out there:
  • Fables is actually completed, edited and formatted. No small feat that.
  • At least 30 interviews have been scheduled or completed.
  • One blogger said my interview brought in almost double the usual views for a first time indie author. Kewl.
  • Blurt Magazine, the music magazine musician's read, will feature Fables of the Reconstruction in their quarterly print edition - the first time they have promoted an indie author. Kudos to them for being pioneers of all indie artists!
  • Creative Loafing Atlanta is giving Fables a shout out AND an editorial spotlight is pending. Wow. People love it when a Southern girl writes a book about paranormal erotica.
  • The first critique of Fables has been received and the email beautifully said "Original and fascinating." The thought, as an artist, that someone found the work to be original is truly the greatest compliment ever.
  • Guess I'm actually an artist now. I understand how authors, musicians, actors and painters receive inspiration through dreams, coincidences, and random thoughts - and how they translate the concept via their art.

I have a secret. Stay tuned and I'll let you know a bit more in November.

Thank you to everyone that has supported and encouraged me throughout this amazing process. I love you all. You know who you are. xoxo

Wednesday, October 17, 2012