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Writing Books For Beginners

July 30th, 2010 No comments

It does not matter whether you want to write fiction, non-fiction, horror, romance, or science fiction. It does not matter whether you want to write a book of short stories or whether you are getting ready to write the great American novel that will win the Pulitzer next year. Every single book has three things in common–a beginning, a middle, and an end. Too often a wannabe writer will sit down and get paralyzed because they are trying to do everything at once.

In the beginning of a writing project, the only thing that matters is to get started. I tried for years to write a novel. Do you want to know what I tried? First I read a book about learning how to write. That was easy, so I read another book about writing books. And another. This went on for far too long. It was not until I forced myself to actually starting writing that things actually happened. The results were predictable, but wonderful.

Three years after starting, I had finished my novel. I didn’t care if my writing was wonderful or wretched. I only cared that I had done it and it had been fun. But it wasn’t fun until I started to enjoy the process of daily writing. And I could not enjoy that process until I started writing of course!

Committing to writing books is scary. I know because I have been there and I’m still there when I start a new project. The key is to get started. That is all you need to worry about in the beginning. Sit down and make your fingers move. Pencil it in, type it out on a computer, it does not matter how you do it. You just have to start. And once you start, come back every single day if possible and keep going. The most fun I have ever had writing a book is when I realized that the process was getting easier and enjoyable!

You will too. Please give it a try if you’ve been putting it off. Just write something today. Anything at all, but don’t wring your hands forever. Time is finite stuff! Once you make a strong start, you will get better every day.

Be humorous, live and have fun!

April 1st, 2010 No comments

I love my children’s wide eyed innocence. In spite of all the stress from work I am always relieved to see the sweetest of smiles that graces my daughter’s angelic face.  It may seem to be a simple thing but these things can also bring joy to other people.  There are lots of things that may seem to be of no value to some but are important to others. A simple pat on the back, a compliment or even a smile can really mean a lot. I am someone who delights in just reading funny quotes about life. Here are the funny quotes I have compiled.

“Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening’, and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t” – Anonymous

Life is full of ironies. It is indeed true that the evening news begins with good evening and in the succeeding minutes they will break the bad news.  It will even make us wonder if life still had any pleasantries left at all.

“If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something ” – Anonymous

Nothing is easy when you are trying to achieve your goals. There are innumerable fears to overcome and if you concede to failure you will be missing better opportunities. Pleasure only follows after lots of hard work. It will surely be hard at first to attain your goal but once you succeeded you will surely never look back.

“The key here, I think, is to not think of death as an end. But, but, think of it more as a very effective way of cutting down on your expenses.”- Love and Death

I used to wonder why some people commit suicide until I finally read a book about it. The sole reason why they contemplate suicide is not because they want to end their life but because they only want to end the pain.  It is their quick fix detour to what seems to be an unresolved problem. They are too tired and too blind to see that every problem has a solution.

“I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.”

The keys to successes in life are faith and determination. Without these two, we will never succeed as life contains lots of circumstance beyond our control and if we are not determined to fight for what we really want we will end up seeing our dreams pass us by.

These famous people quotes about life show us how great life can be if we try to look at it as a blessing from our Creator. We should always wake up with a smile on our faces and expect a brighter day.

Gucci Mane Chains

February 28th, 2010 No comments

Did you know that Gucci Mane chains are in fact made of authentic diamonds? Most people think that rap artists these days wear a lot of fake jewelry in order to deceive their fans and make them think that they have more money than they actually do. The truth of the matter is that a lot of artists that are successful and that perform a lot, end up buying diamonds and new jewels for them to flaunt around. It is kind of bad that the state of music these days has come down to people bragging about their material items and basically telling the listeners that it is better to have more jewelry than someone else.

The artist Gucci Mane has a minimum of five different kinds of chains that people can see him wear in his videos and during his performances. One of the chains that everybody really likes is his 1017 Brick Squad chain. This particular chain is very cool because it represents a branch of his self-owned record label that he started a couple years ago. It looks like a red highway sign, but has the numbers of the squad that he and his crew represent. Another unique chain that he has looks like Bart Simpson and he calls this chain “Iced Out Bart.”

Not only does this particular piece of jewelry look exactly like Bart Simpson (from the popular television show “The Simpsons”), but it has a lot of diamonds in it. Nearly all Gucci Mane fans know that one of his best chains is his dog chain. This chain was created to represent the dog named Odie from the popular Garfield comic. Finally, his biggest necklace (i.e. chain) is referenced as the So Icey Frisbee. This chain has the most diamonds and is in the shape of a giant circle. If you ever get the chance, check out some pictures of Gucci Mane to see him wearing one of the chains that were discussed.