I want to start a new blog, or maybe I can just do what I want to from here....
I have been reading fanfic stories that are take-aways from TV shows or movies, even books that fans like - they write their own version or a continuation from an episode/chapter.
Problem is, these stories I've been reading have not been proofread or edited and that is such a pet peeve of mine. I cannot STAND to read anything that has major typos or spelling errors, major grammatical errors or consistency screw-ups. I mean, if you are going to write, then do the work. Even if you are only writing for fun, at least make it clean. Many of the stories aren't even finished but have been "published". And that is super annoying to me - if you are going to put something out there for the public to read, then damn well make sure it is complete. If you want to come back later and write a second part, great! But finish what you start...or just don't start at all.
Which is where this comes in. I want to start a site where others can also publish what they have written. BUT ONLY IF IT IS COMPLETE. You would not send an incomplete manuscript to the publisher and expect it to be accepted for publication...You also would not send a sloppy manuscript that hadn't been proofread or edited. So, I propose we do this for each other - I know I'm not perfect, but I do proofread everything that comes across in front of me (bad habit).
I had originally started this blog to be a place where others could put pieces of their own, but no one did anything but myself and now I'm again inviting others to join me. As long as there is no pornographic pieces or abusive content, I'm relatively cool. Like I said, I do plan on proofreading and editing: spelling, punctuation, grammar, consistency and especially accuracy. And this will happen PRIOR to publication.
←Java is my female Catahoula/Blue Lacy and is a serious couch potato. She is not very impressed with the camera and would much rather I forget to take her picture.
Both these furbabies of mine turned 8 on November 26, 2021.
An excerpt of a nonfiction story I wrote in school, with Dante and Java as the stars and their momma Destiny:
🐾 Destiny, Dante and Java 🐾
My two dogs we know are part Catahoula because their momma dog, Destiny, was one of my mom’s rescues in 2013. This almost black and very skinny dog was running up and down Harper Road, which is the highway we live off of, as my mom was going into town. She stopped and was trying to
catch her, leading to other cars stopping. One nice man offered his lunch, some sausage, to lure the dog
into my mom’s car – it worked. The female black and blue spotted dog was shaking and scared but
didn’t have a mean bone in her body. My mom took her home, planning to find her a new home – she
did, hers. My mom had a Catahoula before and loved her very much, but she died of liver failure, and it
nearly broke my mom’s heart. So, when she took this dog to the vet the next day and was told she was
most likely full-blooded Catahoula, it was an instant connection. There was a drawback though. The
vet also told her, “she has a basket full of puppies.” And so she did – she delivered that basket three
weeks later the week of Thanksgiving. Seven: four boys and three girls. Unfortunately, one of the boys
passed away unexpectedly at twenty-four hours. I had already claimed one puppy as I’d lost two dogs
over two years and had been without a canine companion at that time for over a year. The rest of the
puppies we were going to give away to people we knew would give them good homes when they got
old enough and we’d gotten them their first shots.
We took care of them, played with them, bathed them and loved on them until they were four months old. I’d decided to keep two pups – a male and a female as I believe all critters need a playmate. The remaining four went to friends of my sister: another male/female duo went to a friend’s parents, a female went to that friend, and the last male went to a co-worker. I sent blankets and toys with each puppy and on their first birthday, I sent birthday cards. The updates we’ve had are that the single female passed away at the age of a little over two years and no one knows why; the single boy got a brother from another rescue my mom did a few years later. I can’t get any information on the male/female duo which is extremely sad for me because I had gotten very attached to that little male puppy and had a very hard time choosing between him and the male I did choose. I will forever regret letting little Sirius go to another home. My two: Dante and Java are a handful, but I love them. Spoiled rotten as they should be with toys, treats, a couch of their own, blankets and pillows, and their own dog beds.
So glad to see so many people are motivated and inspired by my blog....😶
Oh well! I'm going to post one of my poems from my last term in school. I'm so sure THAT will get people visiting and commenting.
Season’s Change
and shudder in
autumn’s
unabating winds;
blue flashes near-
a Stellar Jay!
I only glimpse
my chattering
friend,
before he flies
away.
Gone in a wink
to gather seeds
before snow
transforms
the woodlands
into a
frosty glaze.
Just wanted to share a little information. My mind never seems to stop and after I completed my degree for writing, I'd lost the motivation for actually writing (I hope I get it back someday). Doesn't seem to be a problem since I can't get a job in the writing field...
Anyway, I found a site online to continue taking courses. All kinds of courses - education, hobby, personal growth, etc. If you need CEU's, you can get those too. The site is Universal Classes. There is also a site I have taken a course on, but these courses are a little more out there, but just as interesting and it's Udemy.
Just wanted to share in case some of you have minds like mine and it keep's going and going and going (Energizer Bunny style). 🐇
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