So what is on your mind? I’ve been sharing pieces of my life and journey to being an author with you for some time now. How do you like my blog posts? Anything you want more of? Less of? Think I have no talent and I’m wasting valuable Internet space? Think I’m better than George R.R. Martin, Steven King, James Patterson, J.K. Rowling and Joan Collins combined? I’d appreciate knowing your thoughts.
Writing can be a great joy. It can also be a pain in the butt. It also gives you dilemmas and deadlines. My current dilemma is the Ozark Creative Writer’s conference. You’ll recall I went to it last October in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and pitched my manuscript to my publisher, Oghma Creative Media, and others. This year, the conference is the same weekend as the thirtieth (30th) annual 52 Plus Joker Playing Card Collector convention in Erlanger, Kentucky, just south of Cincinnati, Ohio, and home to the US Playing Card Company factory. I was leaning toward going to northern Kentucky that weekend. This week, I found out two of my favorite authors, Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear, will be the keynote speakers at the writer’s conference. Decisions, decisions. What to do now? Where will I go?
I do know one thing. History doesn’t write itself. And no matter what I end up doing, it’ll be a great time wherever I go. Come see me at the Farmington Public Library in Farmington, Arkansas on May 6. Get the first scoop on next summer’s beach read; it’s a romp in the swamp.
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What I’m Reading – Many readers I know like to inquire what their favorite author is reading. At the end of each blog post, I’ll let you know what I’m reading. I may not be a published author yet, but I hope my choice of reading material inspires you to read. I’m still reading Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love). I should finish it this week. I encourage you to read a variety of topics.