Write!

Have you every been guilty of not taking your own advice? I have. I write of the importance of writing, and not getting bogged down by the events of life, but guess what... I was busy dealing with this, that, and the other and not getting enough writing done.

I love writing. It's not just a career, it's not a hobby, it's a passion. I don't do it because I have to. I do it because I HAVE to!!! It keeps me sane. When I'm not writing, I'm out of sorts, and all I'm doing is thinking about getting back to it.

Talking with my WW Salem Chapter Co-Rep, Heather Cuthbertson, always an inspiration, she said it was time to get a critique group going here in Salem. We've been talking of it for some time. Before I got the Salem Chapter started actually. I have been in a critique group in Lake Oswego and enjoying myself, but not getting the work done I need to be. Meeting in Salem, and every two weeks will certainly get me motivated, as after one meeting, it already has. (For more information visit www.SalemChapter.com or e-mail SalemChapter@aol.com.)

So, I'm giving myself some of the same old advice. Write! Write! Write! I must write, I must edit, I must sell. These are my goals to further my career, my passion, my life.

I hope in motivating myself, I motivate others, it is quickly becoming a new passion!