I promised Dad before he died that my children would know his stories. I kept my promise and accidentally changed my life. This is my why!
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I’ve been away for a while, and I’m sorry about that. If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been, I don’t blame you. I’ve been relocating! And yes – it’s a relocation that’s taken me four years…
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You may have noticed, but social media was initially quite tricky for me. It came from years of social conditioning that told me to be seen and not heard. However, jump forward a few years and this little girl can be both seen AND heard these days. Apparently, always participating in oral expression is not so bad after all…
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It’s exactly 12 months since we moved to California and I’m beginning to feel grammatically challenged!
During my Mum’s recent visit, we were commenting on the fact that none of us have developed a US accent (yet). What we had developed, however, was a different vocabulary. There was no change to our intonation but we were saying things like candy (lollies), trash (bin), practice (training). It’s funny how we can sound the same while sounding so different. The thing is, it’s quite a funny story…
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Let me tell you a joke.
3 Mathematicians are out hunting when they suddenly stumble across a deer.
The first mathematician takes aim and overshoots. The second mathematician takes aims and undershoots. The third mathematician leaps in excitement and screams “We got him!”
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Bliss found a home in New York… until she didn’t.
I'm guessing you think I'm super excited to tell you this news.
When the email came through earlier this month, my instant reaction was to screen shot the front page of the contract and share it with everyone. My social media sites were primed and ready to go before I took a moment and thought ... "Hang on; pause a sec’ Wend. This is public announcement stuff and you haven't accepted the offer yet!"
I’m so glad for that pause. It probably saved me thousands…
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November marks the 2nd anniversary of my first book launch.
The road to self-published author was much longer than I anticipated. It took 7 years from the day I sat down to write Dad’s story until I had something to share. Most of this delay was because I was so determined to “do-it-alone”, but there were other delays like finding an illustrator, finding a graphic designer, finding a printer, and so the list goes.
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For the first time ever I’ve committed to NaNoWriMo and in so doing have joined the hordes of the suddenly antisocial as we attempt to write as many words as possible over the next 31 days. My goals are modest. I’m aiming for 10,000 words by November 31st.
Here’s a quick glimpse into the novel that I’m writing …
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As you can see, Bliss was a real dog. In fact, she was a Red Setter who lived on a farm in Badgingarra (yes that’s a real place - google it - middle of nowhere, Western Australia). Bliss was a very beloved part of the family, but she was different to the working dogs - Chip and Boot. Boot was an awarding winning sheepdog - he was fast and smart and obedient and also a really sweet dog. Chip was his son (chip off the ole’ block; or Boot as it turns out). I actually feel a bit guilty that I’ve used his name to create a not-so-nice character. That’s a little unfair don’t you think?
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