Controversy... Wooo, dirty word!

I inicially deleted all information on facebook pertaining to my relationship status, my sexual preferences, and political/religious statuses. I'm wishing I could boycott the entire askance! What difference do these labels make??? I chose "divorced" on my space and "it's complicated" to justify the neccessity of four sirnames for legal search engines.

We've been hearing both sides on Health Care Reform (ad nausium, pending Congress); yet there are solutions for every arguement-- if only someone neutral could step in... If the future generations want to euthanize the elderly ala Logan's Run -- believe that we relics understand, having been there. What I fear for the next wave is their inability to project their talents beyond their selfishnesses. I'm fearing Fascism may be a mark of history repeating itself. After all the darlings ARE sitting around with yuppie DNA, aren't they?

Here's more controversial cuss food: Remember back to What Happened to JonBonnet Ramsey? Should parents protest about other parents' exploitation of their seven year olds? Today on The View, a controversial video of sexily clad 7 year olds' rendition of Beyonce's Dancing Single Ladies is probably getting more buzz than Sarah Palen's challenge to President Obama about guarding our borders. Nope, just jesting. Sounded more like a threat to my third ear --of Palen's less than subliminal intentions. More like, "Attention all anti-Obama bandwagoners: There's a You-blew-it special on Arizona's borders." Seriously, this day is getting shorter and shorter...
...to be continued

What a difference a day makes...

And then it transforms into a two week day, with sips of life here and there while keeping on task with my pagemaster. Sound familiar? Ponder it much-- in between research and crafting? Of couse you do. That's why we have conferences and workshops and retreats for folks like us. Plugging away in one spot spurns and smites the crafting process for me these days. I feel I cannot finish my current script in my office. I can no longer smoke in my office. If I go to Starbucks, I'm distracted. I need to find a place similar to where Stephen raised a glass while writing. I know this sounds more distracting, but most pubs do have their downtime when it's quiet, other than ESPN in the background. I want to smoke and drink coffee-- and later in the day, sip a rum and coke (or three) when I'm writing. I will keep you posted...

Finding Focus to Write

Writers know we must carve out time for writing, around work, kids, social obligations and volunteer work. And by carving, I mean to say we must make the most of our sparse writing time; around composing and sending queries, composing loglines and synops, etc. Dearest of all is that coveted gift of time to write without interruption. Easy for me to say, huh? What happens when we're seated and raring to go-- and then the pnone rings. Or worse, you have just come away from an arguement with your husband, partner, or boss? You're either too mad to think staight or too upset to concentrate on anything but solutions to your existing triffles. It can take me an entire day to refocus. So, I'm the writer who walks away from everything. I do. I'll watch an old Mel Brooks comedy-- or whatever I can find to make me laugh again. Pissed off writers breed resentment. Depressed writers breed like fans. I do not care to coddle either. Seriously, I have enough going on in my own life than to take on other folks' hangups. So I do my best to bring my fun self to the written page.
There are other things you can do, depending on what your mood responds to, like affirmations and mantras. "I think I can. I think I can!" Most of all remember you're not alone, and this too, will pass. ;)