Aaron M. Patterson's Blog, page 26

CHAPTER ONE: Read it out LOUD!

I am reading my teen thriller to my wife before bed and it seems to help. I think there is something to be said about how something sounds compared to how we think it should look on a page.

So, here in the world of my own making I think it would be fun to do things that will help and lead to better writing, and maybe I just tick you off, that will do fine as well. I like to make people mad every now and then, it is good for you to have a good old finger pointed at you!

Have you ever written a...

CHAPTER ONE: Fun reading, and trying new things!

So I had to write a poem for the first time in my life the other day for a activity at our church. I am not a poem guy and so I was not sure even how to begin to do this task.

I will post it at the end of this note to see what your feedback is, be nice unless is sucks. I also got a chance to go to a writing group on Saturday and it was a lot of fun. Met some new people and wow, we have some talent here in the Boise area. I can't wait to see what comes out next!


My poem... hope you like.

The...

CHAPTER ONE: What is the hardest part of writing?

So, on this weekend I urge my four followers to leave a comment on what they find to be the hardest part of writing? Is it the story line, the flow? Let it out and maybe we can help each other!

Oh, and I dressed up as a cowboy last night and wrote a poem... my first! It was okay.

CHAPTER ONE: Almost halfway there!

Went to Craig Zubers book launch party last night and had a great time. Met some great people as well as some I was glad to walk away from. It is funny how the very people who call themselves "Christians" and I use the term loosely, love nothing more then to stab others in the back laughing all the way. I have run in with this tolerant, kind, understanding crowd before and now their upfront boldness is downright rude. But I will pray for them anyway and hope they see that just because someone...

CHAPTER ONE: DAY... TODAY!

Little things matter, like when you give one person a book because you can see they need it more then you need the 15 dollars. Like when you think taking someone out for coffee is not a big deal, or if you think about someone else before yourself. I want to this year to be more giving, in times like these I believe by sticking together and having a little faith we will see big things in the year 2010.

I have been stuck on the writing. I could give you all sorts of made up stories about being b...

CHAPTER ONE: DAY BLAH, Blah...

I learned something today that will make your life so much easier as a writer. I have this tid-bit of news that will unlock your heart and place a shield around it... Here in my hand I hold the future of your sanity and your entire future!!!

Want to know what it is?

Be a duck.

Yeah, I know, so simple and so hard to do. There are some people that no matter what you do or how nice you are to them or how much you help them, they will still hate you. Will still stab you in the back and you just ha...

CHAPTER ONE: DAY... UH, SEVEN... EIGHT?

Ha, So I am all screwed up and lost now. No matter, I have been busy and there is no use figuring out what day it is when only five of you really care. I spent the day at the Boise Flee Market with a table of books and my bright smiling face behind it hoping it wouldn't be a blow out.

The day started and by the looks of the other booths I was a bit worried. Some were fine and some looked like the salvation army and the Idaho Youth Ranch had a fight and no one won! I must admit that I have nev...

CHAPTER ONE: DAY SIX

I had a weird dream that I missed posting on my blog, I woke up and found out that it was all true. Lol, So I am a day late which means I will be pulling double duty today. I was in meetings all day yesterday and they were all great! Meet with a author, doctor, and another author.

Book is coming along but I fear I will be putting some overtime in on it this weekend at the flee market. I will have a booth or a table, I hope to see you there if you happen to be in the area.

Question of the day, ...

CHAPTER ONE: DAY FIVE

Is it over yet?

I didn't get much of anything done today in the writing department. I had a meeting with an author who is writing a children's book and then did some work not book related. I was thinking about how is the best way to keep on track with writing every day.

One: Well, this blog does that in a way. I have to write something, even if it is dumb and meaningless, but it gets me thinking and writing.

Two: Pick a time every day when you will get up and write something on your project; i...

CHAPTER ONE: DAY FOUR

NO!

That's right, No, and to any other questions you may have the answer is the same! I find myself in a mood today, not a great one and the bummer of it all is I have no reason to be this way.

I am tired, grumpy, old, fat, and it is cold and raining out. Oh, and I don't want to write but know I need to keep it up in order to make the required headway. I did have a good start to my blue day, we watched BSU win last night and it was fun to watch them kick some frog butt! I went to a book club m...