Scott Bryan's Blog, page 17
September 29, 2017
What about your writing, Annabelle and her world?
Ok so 2016 was quite a year. That’s an understatement! 2017 has been incredible with blessings popping up all over the place! With such huge changes going on in my life, my writing has taken a back seat.
I have never given up the passion however and yes I have been dabbling with Book Three. At the 2016 Salt Lake Comic Con I made a few connections and a potential opportunity but things are not in a place where I can speak right now.
Suffice to say, YES I am still writing. I’m working on Annabelle’s adventures, writing other things I’m not at liberty to say, and marching ever forward to a hopeful future.
More details to follow!
I have never given up the passion however and yes I have been dabbling with Book Three. At the 2016 Salt Lake Comic Con I made a few connections and a potential opportunity but things are not in a place where I can speak right now.
Suffice to say, YES I am still writing. I’m working on Annabelle’s adventures, writing other things I’m not at liberty to say, and marching ever forward to a hopeful future.
More details to follow!
Married!
NEWS!
Ok so I have neglected this blog due to life. But WOW do I have a reason!
On August 18th of 2017, this year, I married someone very special to me. She is loving, kind, fun, serious, silly, spiritual, geeky, inspired, creative, smart, passionate, respectful, intelligent and insightful.
Linda Kelly Swenson and I met online via a Latter-Day Saint Facebook page November of 2016. We instantly connected on multiple levels. Unfortunately I was a moron and rejected her offhand. After some self-discovery we reconnected and couldn’t stop.
We had our first date in March (an all-day date where we discovered just how perfect we were for each other). After lots of cross-state visits (she lived in Idaho while I live in Utah), we finally got married in our local church, surrounded by friends and family.
Expect more new to follow!
August 6, 2016
Life Laments (long, just written for me)
Don't worry guys. I'm still working on Annabelle's stories whenever I can.
Right now however I just need to put my thoughts down. I'm just going to write free flowing, without edits, just to get it out there.
I'm the sort who needs to vent. I usually do it by speaking to certain friends or family but sometimes it just doesn't feel right. All I know is I just have to throw up my feelings so I can hear them and help turn off the self-doubt and recriminations that flow regularly in my mind.
There are things I should put down here first.
1. I care too much about others. Their feelings, their judgments, and so on.
2. I believe without a shadow of a doubt that God is real and he talks to us with a peaceful voice that speaks to us when we're full of doubt and frustration and fear. We may not always be able to listen but their are many ways, such as prayer, meditation, scripture study, church attendance and most of all, shutting off your own head, which we can hear him.
3. I long for love. I am very grateful for the appreciation and love I get from friends and family. But I'm talking about that special someone whom I, too, can love with all my heart.
4.Sometimes we make choices that we think are right at the time but we have mislead ourselves.
Thanks to some choices I made twenty-seven years ago, I began a relationship based on one thing: a need to feel loved and appreciated. She was running from her mother and needed a support. Together we became an "us" and twenty-five years ago we were married.
But did I truly "love" her? Who knows anymore. I know the only thing about her that attracted me was her humor. I know this lack of attraction to her personality flaws (flaws in my mind and in the mind of those who knew us) grew into dissatisfaction and resentment.
I figured it was just me. I mean sure, her destructive patterns hurt us and our four children over the years but after every fight we'd patch it up and move on. We'd repeat over and over but my dad served my mother year after year with nothing but pain and hurt returned to him. At least my spouse gave me love, appreciation and respect. Well, sometimes.
But the toxicity of the marriage took it's toll. I still long to find love with someone who can love me without abusing me. Without ultimatums or absences or causing me to have to excuse toxic behavior to everyone we come in contact with.
The fights got harder and my affection died. Celebratory events such as anniversaries, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, all became a necessary chore. How could I celebrate someone who would verbally and mentally hurt others? Who would constantly refuse to endure and would rather share self pity?
I spoke with my wife. We fought. Nothing new as the fights had increased at that point. I realized something. What I thought was love for my wife in the beginning of our relationship was only a need to find love. And while our years together have given us many wonderful memories, along with them all was her toxic behavior.
I asked her to leave and move in with her family since mine live out of state and three of the kids preferred me. They needed the house and my job was in this state so we couldn't just run to California. My wife left with my eldest daughter whom still doesn't see things the way I have explained them here.
They've been gone for over two months and now my three other kids (ages 20, 18, 16) and I finally have peace and fulfillment in almost everything. Well, the kids have it in everything. I'm still missing that which I have longed for for a very long time: the kind of love without strings or baggage. Just a mutual respect and appreciation for one another.
I feel lonely in a crowd. Meanwhile my wife takes turns pleading for what was never real, and harassing me with anger and hate. All the while slipping in various sneaky agendas to get what she wants.
The divorce will take at least three months. I have a great lawyer and it might go well, but I still get at least eight emails a day from my soon-to-be-ex. They tear me down or ask for things I know would hurt myself and the other kids if I give in.
I need, for once, to be loved.
Right now however I just need to put my thoughts down. I'm just going to write free flowing, without edits, just to get it out there.
I'm the sort who needs to vent. I usually do it by speaking to certain friends or family but sometimes it just doesn't feel right. All I know is I just have to throw up my feelings so I can hear them and help turn off the self-doubt and recriminations that flow regularly in my mind.
There are things I should put down here first.
1. I care too much about others. Their feelings, their judgments, and so on.
2. I believe without a shadow of a doubt that God is real and he talks to us with a peaceful voice that speaks to us when we're full of doubt and frustration and fear. We may not always be able to listen but their are many ways, such as prayer, meditation, scripture study, church attendance and most of all, shutting off your own head, which we can hear him.
3. I long for love. I am very grateful for the appreciation and love I get from friends and family. But I'm talking about that special someone whom I, too, can love with all my heart.
4.Sometimes we make choices that we think are right at the time but we have mislead ourselves.
Thanks to some choices I made twenty-seven years ago, I began a relationship based on one thing: a need to feel loved and appreciated. She was running from her mother and needed a support. Together we became an "us" and twenty-five years ago we were married.
But did I truly "love" her? Who knows anymore. I know the only thing about her that attracted me was her humor. I know this lack of attraction to her personality flaws (flaws in my mind and in the mind of those who knew us) grew into dissatisfaction and resentment.
I figured it was just me. I mean sure, her destructive patterns hurt us and our four children over the years but after every fight we'd patch it up and move on. We'd repeat over and over but my dad served my mother year after year with nothing but pain and hurt returned to him. At least my spouse gave me love, appreciation and respect. Well, sometimes.
But the toxicity of the marriage took it's toll. I still long to find love with someone who can love me without abusing me. Without ultimatums or absences or causing me to have to excuse toxic behavior to everyone we come in contact with.
The fights got harder and my affection died. Celebratory events such as anniversaries, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, all became a necessary chore. How could I celebrate someone who would verbally and mentally hurt others? Who would constantly refuse to endure and would rather share self pity?
I spoke with my wife. We fought. Nothing new as the fights had increased at that point. I realized something. What I thought was love for my wife in the beginning of our relationship was only a need to find love. And while our years together have given us many wonderful memories, along with them all was her toxic behavior.
I asked her to leave and move in with her family since mine live out of state and three of the kids preferred me. They needed the house and my job was in this state so we couldn't just run to California. My wife left with my eldest daughter whom still doesn't see things the way I have explained them here.
They've been gone for over two months and now my three other kids (ages 20, 18, 16) and I finally have peace and fulfillment in almost everything. Well, the kids have it in everything. I'm still missing that which I have longed for for a very long time: the kind of love without strings or baggage. Just a mutual respect and appreciation for one another.
I feel lonely in a crowd. Meanwhile my wife takes turns pleading for what was never real, and harassing me with anger and hate. All the while slipping in various sneaky agendas to get what she wants.
The divorce will take at least three months. I have a great lawyer and it might go well, but I still get at least eight emails a day from my soon-to-be-ex. They tear me down or ask for things I know would hurt myself and the other kids if I give in.
I need, for once, to be loved.
March 22, 2016
God bless Brother Norby
One of my dear, favorite teachers from my high school years, seminary teacher Brother Richard Norby, was hurt in the Brussels Belgium terrorist attack last night. My heart and prayers go with him.
http://mygoodreport.blogspot.com/2016...
http://mygoodreport.blogspot.com/2016...
November 1, 2015
And the winner is...
Laura Thomas! You win a copy of Dark Birth! I need your email so we can converse. Laura? Can you see this?
October 14, 2015
Welcome to the 6th Annual Spooktacular Giveaway Hop!
Once more it's time for the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop! Can you believe it's actually that time again?
Yup it is!
This year I'm giving you a second chance to win the first book in the Night Children series.
One lucky person who posts in the comments will get NIGHT CHILDREN: DARK BIRTH for free.
Here's what it's about...
Annabelle and Roland’s lives changed forever after they died. Annabelle is terrified of facing Dominic, the master vampire who killed their parents. She’d rather get a stake to the heart than fight him but a confrontation is inevitable. Roland is thirsty for the battle, longing for revenge. They train to survive Dominic and waves of his loyal werewolves, vampires, sasquatches and dark witches.
As if their new undead lives weren't complicated enough, they must rescue a real witch from the Salem Witch Trials and dodge lethal attacks from a cruel monster hunter.
They have a short season to master their new abilities, including transforming into bats and mesmerizing others, before Dominic and his dark warriors launch their final, devastating attack.
Sounds great? Well then comment below!
And don't forget to check out these many mighty hoppers too!
Yup it is!
This year I'm giving you a second chance to win the first book in the Night Children series.
One lucky person who posts in the comments will get NIGHT CHILDREN: DARK BIRTH for free.
Here's what it's about...
Annabelle and Roland’s lives changed forever after they died. Annabelle is terrified of facing Dominic, the master vampire who killed their parents. She’d rather get a stake to the heart than fight him but a confrontation is inevitable. Roland is thirsty for the battle, longing for revenge. They train to survive Dominic and waves of his loyal werewolves, vampires, sasquatches and dark witches.
As if their new undead lives weren't complicated enough, they must rescue a real witch from the Salem Witch Trials and dodge lethal attacks from a cruel monster hunter.
They have a short season to master their new abilities, including transforming into bats and mesmerizing others, before Dominic and his dark warriors launch their final, devastating attack.
Sounds great? Well then comment below!
And don't forget to check out these many mighty hoppers too!
October 13, 2015
Janeen's trail to no pain
Please if you can, support our GoFundMe project. My wife's fibromyalgia is getting worse. We've tried to relocate to California where her health is better and have met with no success. Any help would be appreciated.
This is from her own words...
Hello my name is Janeen Bryan. I just turnd 43 today.
I am a mother of four young adults. I am trying to study for my medical billing diploma. I have been putting this off for awhile thinking why would anyone want to help me? I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and adult A.D.H.D a few years ago. But I have been living with pain all my life. I currently live in utah and I am finding out that as I am getting older my fibromyagia is taking over. Just the past few weeks I have not been able to attend school anymore because of the pain. It hurts all over my body. It is hard to walk, and typing this is extermly painful.
Last year I was lucky enough to go to California and visit my freind and sister Nancy who lives there. While I was in california I noticed I did not hurt. I could breath better. With the extreams in utah's weather my health cannot take it.
My sweet husband, bless his heart is a CAD Drafter and had tried and tried to get a job in California so that I could have better health. But no one would hire him because we still lived in Utah. (We have been trying for the last five years).
I am trying to raise money so that my family and I could relocate to the Fresno California Area. So I will not hurt anymore. I want to be able to get a job and be able to live a normal life. The money that I could raise would be a dream come true. Because I would have no more pain! We could be with my husbands family and I could go for walks. I want to be able to walk so I can be a healther person and live long enough to see my kids get married and have grandbabies.
I JUST DO NOT WANT TO HURT ANYMORE!
The money would be used for: Relocation as well as getting a modular home with four bedrooms. We do not have the best credit because of medical bills.
We would like to relocate ASAP but alot has do to with money. My husband is working so he would have to relocate his job.
Any help would be so so appriciated.
September 23, 2015
Life, don't talk to me about life
Actually it's pretty good. I'm working at a great job with benefits, all is well with my family, and I'm hard at work on book 3 of the Night Children series.
But GAH! I haven't posted in over a year!
Sorry folks. I'll do better.
Here's a pic...
But GAH! I haven't posted in over a year!
Sorry folks. I'll do better.
Here's a pic...
October 14, 2014
Welcome to the 5th Annual Spooktacular Giveaway Hop!
Hey there! Once again I'm part of the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop! hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer. And what am I giving away? Hmmm... Maybe I'll give away free witch visits to your house?
Nawww. That's pretty raciest or something.How about a pet werewolf?
Nope. They shed.
I know! An autograph photo from Dracula!
No. He's got better things to do.
How about the opportunity to babysit?
Heh. She's just so cute! And I won't have to leave any food for her to eat. You'll bring her food with you!What's wrong? Why are you looking at the door? No! Don't leave!I KNOW! Why don't I throw all those things in to one FREE gift? A book!
One lucky person who posts in the comments will get NIGHT CHILDREN: DARK BIRTH for free.
Here's what it's about...
Annabelle and Roland’s lives changed forever after they died. Annabelle is terrified of facing Dominic, the master vampire who killed their parents. She’d rather get a stake to the heart than fight him but a confrontation is inevitable. Roland is thirsty for the battle, longing for revenge. They train to survive Dominic and waves of his loyal werewolves, vampires, sasquatches and dark witches.
As if their new undead lives weren't complicated enough, they must rescue a real witch from the Salem Witch Trials and dodge lethal attacks from a cruel monster hunter.
They have a short season to master their new abilities, including transforming into bats and mesmerizing others, before Dominic and his dark warriors launch their final, devastating attack.
Sounds great? Well then comment below!
And don't forget to check out these many mighty hoppers too!
September 21, 2014
I'm now on Wattpad
Wattpad is a place where you can sample chapters of books for free!
Come check out Dark Birth Chapter 1 out this week and I'll be posting each chapter each week!
