WineontheKeyboard

Those of you who frequent this blog realize that my critique buds and I name our months. This month was No Negative November. Absolutely NO negative talking about any aspect of our writing. At all. And we kick butt quite often if one of us breaks the rule.

Sometimes its hard to break the “I suck at synopsis writing” cycle and realize you are creating a self fulfilling prophecy. I’ve caught myself many times this month thinking “I suck at character arc” “I suck at synopsis writing” “It takes me forver to write a proposal.”

I’ve been working on turning these around.

Along those lines.. this has been a long month for me. (as evidenced by my lack of regular blog posts) A health scare (I’m fine). My youngest totalled his car (he’s fine, his friends in the car are fine). So I could look at it that I had a really sucky month…or look at how lucky I am that I am healthy and my kiddo walked away from a totalled car without a scratch. (hm, totalled appears to be correct with either one L, or two…)

…are you one of those people who looks at the glass half full, or half empty? I used to be much more negative than I am now. I trained myself to stop and look on the bright side. Stop my negative thoughts in their tracks. Turn it around. Do you consciously try to avoid being around negative people so they don’t drag you down?

No Negative November!

Life, such that it is, Writing by Kacey
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Okay, come tell me a little known secret about yourself. Something that most of the bloggers or your friends don’t know about you. Let’s get to know each other’s quirks or secrets. Just one, no use letting people think we’re crazy or neurotic…

Okay…I’m hopelessly obsessive about Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. You know, the TV version of it? I can sing every word in every song. I have a set of stuffed Rudolph Characters from Build a Bear. I know what songs they cut from it for which remakes. I can remember when Yukon Cornelius found peppermint and figured out that was what he was looking for, not gold. I know the it’s HERMEY, not Herbie the Dentist. I wanted to name the kitties Rudolph and Clarice.

I watch it EVERY YEAR on TV. I try and pull the boys in and make them watch it with me. What’s up with them rolling their eyes at me??? It’s a tradition.

I have Christmas ornaments that are characters from the show. And this year I saw a throw that has a scene from the show. I want it. I want it BAD. I’m dropping hints left and right. I might buy it myself. My Christmas cards this year are from the show. I have a Rudolph the Red Nose reindeer CLOCK, for pete’s sake. And they have to be “real” ones from the show. Not just any old Rudolph.

I know, I’m obsessive and hopeless about Rudolph. What can I say?

Okay, so tell us an obsession or secret about yourself! Go ahead…you know you want to…

Life, such that it is by Kacey
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