Who Am I?

Little of this, little of that

Feb 16, 2007

I am very proud of me.  I stepped out of my comfort zone and wrote 2 new pieces, 1 yesterday and 1 today.  Both are for contests I entered.  I'm a little nervous.  Happy with one, not so happy with the other

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is for the 69 word contest..and now that someone caught the error I made it's decent, I think.  Originally the forth line read top shelf of the panty...instead of pantry...quite the faux pas..lol...quite the giggle followed that review...let me tell you...And 3 people read it before I posted it and didn't catch it! Goes to show we see what we want to...lol

The other one

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is just a silly little piece and I'm not so very sure of it at all.  Poetry is not my typical genre, I'm not very good at it and I'm rather nervous on both counts.

You see...up to now, I've primarily written what comes from the heart.  Much of it is led by the Holy Spirit and I have very little to say  outside of what is led ...if that makes sense...I want to write and be connected to the Holy Spirit anytime I write..not just when the words come pouring out of me...does this make sense to anybody?  I struggle with this...I feel called to write, compelled to write.  I believe God led me here to WDC...I'm not a writer in my own right...but through Him I am...
so I struggle writing that which isn't streaming out of me.....please somoene tell me I'm not alone in this....I want my writing to honor God and be used to touch others...sometimes I feel like this blog gives me a chance to do that...even when it's opening up my heart and soul to y'all..I've found I'm not alone...and in turn, so do others...as my newfound twin has informed me, purtycurls and so I and others are at times fed...and that's great

But I have things I want to write....ideas, characters...and when I start..it doesn't flow, doesn't come out right...One in particular has been with me a long time and I haven't figured out a way to give voice to her...but I know I'm meant to...she's been around too long..again, please someone tell me you know what I'm talking about!??

Ok-this was so not the way I had planned to go for this entry...lol....as such I'm moving right along...
I've given quite a few reviews in the last few days and read a lot of good material.  There are some very talented writers here..but then, y'all knew that...now I'm going to vent..and it's not about reviewing and it's not exactly about being reviewed..and then again it is....Is it not good form to make sure that when you review someone's work...to make sure that your review can be read?  That it can be followed.  That thoughts are seperated from one another?  I don't mind that the rating wasn't 5 stars...cause this particular piece is not very good in my own opinion..though I'd love to fix it.  But trying to follow the reviewers train of thought was not fun.  Almost 700 words in one paragraph.  At least one run on sentence...and while he/she made a valid point....I was only given a very general idea of what was needed to fix it.  I know all reviewing is personal, subjective, and styles change from one person to the next.  I guess my question is this...typically I respond to my reviews and let them know what I thought, thanking them etc...if I'm in a place where I"m not able to be subjective about it and it's too personal I wait..frankly, I feel like laying it out just like I did above. Am I way off base?  Do I keep my mouth shut and just not respond?  What does WDC etiquette say? ( I know I probably misspelled that one)

One last thing and I'll quit rambling...the kids are home again today.  I've got J and the 2 boys I babysit down for a nap..well the two I babysit are napping...J is in his bed reading books and making noise.  I don't care if he sleeps as long as he rests and lets them sleep...he still needs a nap...because if he doesn't get one you know it by about 7pm.  I went in there to remind him to lay down and be quiet instead of making noise and advised him if I had to come in again to tell him to be quiet I would swat his hind-end.  I then asked him if he was going to be quiet.  His response to me...I don't know.  I had tears in my eyes from trying not to laugh...I hugged him and told him I loved him...he then responded by grabbing me and telling me he wasn't going to let me go...so we stood there and cudddled for a few..times like this I wish he had a regular bed and I'd have climbed in with him ( he has a mini loft )  At least he's an honest kid!  lol

Ok, I know I said one last thing...but I have to make another statement...some of you, heck, many of you may know this but as it was news to me...I had to share it...kind of like gossip but since I can send you to the source it's not really.. .this morning I was looking at the list of most viewed blogs...and David McClain 's first blog "Invalid Item" is up near the top...and so I thought I'd take a look...it's a full book, having been maxed out to 500 quite a while ago...and I went in and read the last entry.  Much to my surprise in that last entry he was patting ccstring  on the back, telling him he did good and that he's talented!  Now, personally I believe they are both quite talented...but I almost fell out of my chair in shock...then I decided to head over and backtrack to the begining of ccstring's blog and lo and behold..he was saying nice things about David McClain too.  And telling those who were here they were "good friends" and to feel sorry for David McClain ...and ccstring back then, knew how to spell women so did he lose grammar and spelling skills here (as it appears) or is he actually much smarter than he lets on...I believe I know the answer...lol...but

Inquiring minds want to know...lol

I'm thankful for good friends, a good belly laugh and the fact that I'm capable of throwing snowballs at ya if things get tooo hot.

hugs
Vicky