"Your acting, or your writing, is not yours to judge. So saying "I'm not very good at this" is some sort of protective mechanism, and it will keep you from sharing it with people. You have to be willing to fearlessly expose yourself."
-- Lee Tergesen ~ aka ~ Tobias Beecher of OZ

That said...here I am fearlessly exposing myself like the Hussy I am! WEG As you will quickly learn I am a very PASSIONATE soul...some might even say obsessive and be correct but this is my journal so we will say passionate. One thing that I am passionate about is writing. Fan Fiction to be exact. I've been writing since I was 11 or 12 and it has always been an escape for me. The above qoute really caught my attention. I wrote in those early years in a note book, sharing them only with two of my closest friends at the time. Keeping them close to my heart, afraid to share them with anyone else for fear of ridicule and rejection.

I graduated in 1988 (I know...I know...I'm showing my age) and married in 1992. After I married I didn't write any more. I didn't seem to have the time. OHHH but let me tell you, the desire, the ideas, and the MUSES were still there. I constantly bombarded my best friend, "BF" Shari, with these ideas but they never went any further. In December 2000 I bought my first new computer and hooked up to the WORLD WIDE WEB! Oh JOYOUS day!!!  ROFL Let's just say I have no idea how I ever lived without the NET. I instantly found a website called KISS (Kane's Indomitable Soul Sisters) dedicated to Kane of the WWF and met some of the most wonderful new friends of my life. Shortly there after with a WHOLE lot of prodding and support from my hubby, Mike, I posted the first chapter of a WWF Fan Fic entitled FLAME. To say I was terrified would be a major understatement. To tell you what type of man I am married to...Mike marked the occasion by buying me flowers and balloons. Some how I have a feeling if he had truly known how much time I would come to spend on Fan Fic ...well...lets just say he might not have been as exuberant!  

THE POINT IS...yes there IS one...THAT is truly the day I began to grow as a writer. When I put the product out there and allowed people to read it and judge it...I fearlessly exposed myself. I can not tell you how much better of a writer I have become because of it. If you have a passion for writing I encourage you to put it out there! Be fearless in establishing your own style and niche! Try new things! Quality...not quanity should be your goal. Anyone can churn out page upon page of trash. A real writer takes pride in their work whether it is a web based Fan Fic or a best selling novel. Above all MEET,READ, and TALK to other writers. When you find these writers that you trust and admire...learn to accept...NO! BEG FOR...constructive critisim. This is where I give a shout out to Brandy...B..My TT ~ Terror Twin...She tirelessly Beta's my tales and graces me with not only her fantabulously creative suggestions but adds puncuation for I am the QUEEN of the run on sen...make that PARAGRAPH! Comma's??? Who needs fucking comma's? LMAO ANYWHO... Never stop trying to improve and above all be PASSIONATE and PROUD of what you write!  

There you have it. My first journal entry...my first RANT! LMAO I encourage you...NO! Beg you to tell me what you thought. (Hell...even here I am a hopeless FeedBack PRAG!) If you don't agree with me I encourage you all the more to take the time to tell me. Opinions are like assholes...everyone has one!! Share yours!     ROFLMAO

PEACE!

~HUSSY~

 

Oh my GOD. See THAT is what I was talking about. You are such a STITCH. Beta-ing you is a PRIVILEGE and I would steamroll, kill, maim, whatever to keep that title! That and any mistakes can then be blamed on my stupidity! HAHA! I'm so glad that Mike did encourage you. Otherwise, I would have never met my Terror Twin. Plus the world would be DEPRIVED and should fling themselves on the floor with tantrums at not having the JOY of reading your writing! Oh yeah, that and Dino would have no one to play with!!

OMG!! My BF ... I am so happy we are both jumping into this journal together. You keep me on my toes and I will ALWAYS appreciate that. I love being here for you to "bounce" idears off of...LMAO...LOOOOOVVVVEEEEE

I am writing a story well actually it's my first one. I swear it's taking me forever to write it which gets under my skin. You are right though that you just have to be fearless and put your writing out there. :)