Artemis at Sunset

As this year begins to come to a close, I thought about one of my favorite things to do: watching sunsets.  While I am often up early enough to watch a sunrise, I’m usually too busy to take the time to do so.  There is something, though, magical to me about about watching the setting sun.  I watched it last night.  The sky turned orange, red and blue and white all at once.  I didn’t feel the need to take a picture.  

The best places to take sunset pictures, in my opinion, are up in the mountains and/or at the beach.  Occasionally, though, there are other places where the sunset sneaks in and shines in all its glory such as over a lake or a forest.

I hope your holidays will be as magical as a sunset can be and that you get to spend time with your loved ones, too.  And I hope you get to take some time to consider what your writing life will bring to your future!  

I look forward to a night out with friends, a cup of hot tea, popcorn and a movie, spending time with my family, and writing and reading many many books!  Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

Experience to Write

If you’re a writer, do you sit home all the time and never go out and just write?  Or do you go out and try to experience things you write about or simply observe to assist with you’re writing?

When I went to acting school in Georgetown (yes really), I learned about the different types of acting including method.  I learned the other kind of acting and while I’m not really interested in acting or have done anything with it since then (except for play writing a long time ago), I did learn about having experiences.

Experiences are key.  They give you a chance to observe, feel, and so much more!

Lately, I’ve experience the RenFest, Autumn at Oz, Fall leaves turning, and a beautiful lake sunset.  I think it also expands what I can do with my writing to get out and do something out of my usual routine.  Here’s to your experiences, too!  Some of mine are below:

It doesn’t really feel like Christmas, does it?

I live where there are 4 seasons including winter and with the unseasonably warm and often rainy weather this year, it simply doesn’t feel like Christmastime.  We have several ski resorts nearby so there’s at least enough cold weather for snow making, but when you’re wearing short sleeves in December or only need a light jacket this time of year it’s odd. 

I’m not one that enjoys super cold weather, but it makes things seem off at least for me when we don’t have it.  It is nice, though, to see all the Christmas lights and decorations out and about this time of year.  It is not fun, though, with all the bombardment of sales emails and catalogs which seem to have quadrupled in volume this year at least for me.

There are a multitude of drive through Christmas light viewings to experience in my area.  I usually just stick to what’s closest.  I like to see the lights!

I often wonder, though, why don’t we put up something like these lights all year long?  Would they still be as enjoyable?

Do you write the same kinds of works or do you write a variety of works?  I’m in the variety category having written poetry, non-fiction, fiction, business articles, reviews, etc.  I simply enjoy the art of writing and I do not want to write the same thing all the time because to me then it becomes too much like a job you don’t like.  If I was a painter I doubt I’d paint in the same styles all the time.  I actually do paint but I don’t try to show or sell anything - it’s not all that good,lol.  I also like to play my guitar and I tend to practice the same songs,  but sometimes I write my own and they’re different from other people’s songs I play.  

Lights, variety, seasons, art can offer you peace of mind.  You have to choose what works for you!

New poems accepted in 2 Anthologies and the 100th issue of “Lone Stars Magazine”

 I have had new poems accepted in “US1 Worksheets” and “County Lines” anthologies and also the 100th issue of “Lone Stars Magazines.”