Hi Everyone! What are you doing?

I apologize for the long hiatuses. I have been extremely busy to say the least. I am working on several projects including one epic novel!

I realize that sometimes I can get caught up in the "All-or-nothing" frame of mind where...if I have not completed my larger works, I should stop writing entirely until I have completed said works.

I no longer subscribe to that idea and believe that as long as you are writing and writing your passion...that is enough. Getting caught up in the minute details of such things can actually be a hindrance not only to you as a writer but your self-growth overall.

One of the titles that I was working on is now complete. It is entitled 'This is my Bucket'. It is a picture book about the power of imagination.

Grab your copy here!

Thank you so much for sticking with me as an author. There are several great works that are in production that I would love to share with you.

What books have you been reading lately? Leave me a comment!

When You Write?

     Where is it does a writer find themselves when the mood strikes them? Is it at work, before they go to bed or perhaps at anytime during the day? I have discovered that writing does not follow a time piece but rather flows whenever the mood strikes. It is when this creative architecture takes place as it bows down and releases words for the writer to grasp then write in such a loving manner.

     Writing is not always sporadic or indecisive. I can continuously move along in such a way that the writer themselves does not have an apparent reason why characters, plot, or meaning is the way it is. Accept it and write at night, during the day, or in the morning. I myself write anytime I feel like it. Writing is one of those wonderful insights that comes and goes and when it comes, be prepared to exhaust your brain.

     The morning hours are usually best for writers just after a morning walk. It inspires the mind to take hold of ideas that had been stirring within. A good jog loosens many good stories ready to leap from the writer's hands. Exercise in the morning wakens the mind and prepares it to write what simmered during the night. Early writing is blurted out so the writer can move forward with their day to do whatever is waiting for them after the words have flowed.

     Day writing can be very soothing too. During the day, the morning is through and the children have gone to school so there is no excuse not to write unless you have a job to attend to. This time can be set aside for you, your mind, and your creativity. Let to move outward where words can distinguish themselves from what transpired during the morning. Release them! Don't hold back. I find that I can receive a headache if I do not write.

     Night writing is especially grand. Many writers are without distractions and feel their outward movement clutch their minds. Write your heart out and do so with integrity and honor. Allow this time to spew your sentences of the day. Sometimes we come up with great concepts for future books and can rehash what we thought about. The main premise is to write, write, write!

~ Author Candy O'Donnell

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