"You want to make God laugh? Tell him your future plans."
First Stab at a Writer's Blog
First things first...My name is Jody Herpin and I am a writer. This isn't my first attempt at a blog, but it is my first "writer's" blog. I also created one "A Love Story...Stroked," which chronicled the journey I took with my late husband, and of his fight and eventual decline after his stroke.
This is different. I simply want to write about writing! I've been doing this as a hobby for a long time, but didn't get serious about it until a couple of years ago. Now, I consider it my business, my career and my passion--all wrapped up in a big, red bow.
Since I began writing, things have changed. Basically, life. I've gotten older, wiser and continue to learn the craft. I'm sure that I'm better than I used to be, but not near as good as I can be. Time is the only enemy for a writer, and maybe writer's block. To me, time goes by so quickly when I write, edit or re-write. I'll be on my laptop and look at the clock and not believe that I've been at it for four hours straight with no break. I wonder about my bladder in instances like that. After all, I am a woman of a certain age.
A little about me...
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I am a wife to a wonderful man, whom I just married two months ago.
I'm not young, let's just leave it at that. And, yes, I've been married before. I was a widow before I got married this time. You know, the husband that had the stroke. I was only married to him for one year. Believe it! I have two fantastic grown children and six grand kids. Of course, they are all beautiful and talented. Really, they are.
Currently, my novel is a work in progress. Still brainstorming the title. The story is about a middle-aged woman who goes through a divorce, who deals with challenges and her own insecurities in order to move on with her life. I'll come up with a better one line blurb later. It's funny in spots, although it is realistic.
I like it. Don't you think an author should like what he or she writes? Of course.
I love women's fiction. Right now, I'm reading the new book by Jane Green, "Tempting Fate."
If you've read it, tell what you think.
More to come....
Jody
