What's up in September 2020

Today is my birthday, and I feel nostalgic and somewhat sadden by the way I have lived my life in fear for so long. Mid life crisis anyone? Well, close enough. I guess it is human nature to look back and ask yourself what if. I decided close to my 30's that I should work towards a life where I would not have to keep thinking of what ifs. Of course this was not easy and fear was s till a big part of my life as well as insecurity. Still, I decided that I would publish my stories before I turned 40 and I did. The Night Warriors: The Warrior's Sin was published just before my 40th birthday. With the advent of self publishing the world of publishing opened up to a many poor individuals that do not have the means to hire an editor and a publishing agent. I was one of those and I'm still one of those sadly. Life throws you curves and then it throws you off the cliff. My beautiful son was diagnosed with severe autism when he was 3 years old. The aggression is severe and life turned very hard very quickly. My writing became extremely important to me. I call my pen and paper my therapists and they truly are. Of course nowadays I type most of my story ideas, but I still like the feel of writing on paper, and here lies the problem I'm faced with today. Dozens and dozens of notebooks litter my room and I need to do something about that. So today, on my birthday I am typing one of my stories in progress from a beat up notebook that has been lying next to my bed for some time now. I have made peace with the fact I most likely will never be a well know author, and that is okay with me. I just want my stories to bring at least one person a few hours or days of fun and smiles, an escape from reality. I want you to fall in love with my characters and root for them, cry and laugh with them, and immerse yourself in the world I have created to find some joy. I have decided to post more free content and perhaps I will opt for posting lightly edited content so I can share the content of most of those notebooks in my room. Editing is a very long process for me and I have to beg my partner to help me out, since English is not my first language, even though I have lived in the states over 20 years. So today I am somewhere in the galaxy with pirates, space pirates! Happy Birthday to me!