Alan V. Nelson's Blog, page 3

"Oh, goodness gracious!"

I've been irritable lately.
I've been snappy.
I've been uncongenial.
I've been testy and I've been lippy.

In short, I just haven't been myself.
In short, I've been thinking too much about myself.
Which sucks, because I love people. I love taking care of people. I love getting to know them.
Which I've still managed to do, in spite of myself.

So, let's change that, mkay? Let's draw attention to amazing people.

The first of which is Chad.
(Photo borrowed from Chad's Facebook)
Chad is the owner/operato...

Affecting

"The parts I liked best were the scenes that showed Young and his late wife. I thought they were the most well written snippets and the most believable. Maybe it's because I'm a sucker for the sappy stuff. I wouldn't have minded if there was more of that, because I think it's just as important to get to know her as it is to get to know Young. I was also wondering, since you talk about God so much throughout, where God was in the relationship. It was pretty much the only time you didn't t...

Ramblin' On

(Left) Pretty leaves I found on Saturday and the notebook containing all the secrets of RAMBLELANDS. Building this 'community of mystery on a train' is challenging and rewarding at the same time. It's also exhausting and time consuming, but, I believe, worth it in the end.



When I say there is a lot going on, I mean that it's mostly going on in my head. Sure, there are awesome things happening, like working with Kendall on the illustrated version of FREEDOM. But that's still a ways away and whi...

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

Today is the day, friends! Ready for the BIG announcement??

As of this past Tuesday, Kendall Doub and I officiated our collaboration to bring you FREEDOM in ILLUSTRATED FORM!
What this means is, tentatively, StrongWave Publications will be publishing this sometime next year.

I think I speak for Kendall and I both when I say, we are beyond pumped! As friends for years, we've been waiting for the right project to come along and bring our talents together, his brush and my pen.

FREEDOM is that...

A HUGE Announcement...

... is coming THIS Saturday! Stay Tuned!

FREEDOM's Road Trip Across America: Day Two & Three

Day two of FREEDOM's road trip has been eventful, to say the least!

With a flat ride through Missouri, she traveled into Nebraska on Day Two, where she had a rather poignant moment on the Purple Heart Trail...



Find someone who sacrificed for your Freedom today, and thank them.
Day Three brought her all the way into Utah but, sadly, time did not allow for a dip in the Salt Lake...


Stay tuned!- Alan

FREEDOM's Road Trip Across America: Day One

The FREEDOM paperback is currently on a road trip across America. I'll be posting pictures of the sights it sees over the next couple weeks.
If you haven't picked up your copy of the new, improved, beauteous, ridiculously edited, paperback copy of FREEDOM, click this link >> FREEDOM!!

First stop, Indiana!
Ending the day at Fazoli's in St. Peters, Missouri. A girl's gotta eat!

Exciting things coming soon,Alan

LITTLE TIME: 5 Ways To Rock What Life Gives You

As of late, I'm running ragged. The last thing I want to do is exert myself further. But, I have to.
Ever have those days? To put some perspective on this, at the end of next Friday, I will have worked 25 of the last 27 days, a good portion of those being twelvers. 
It's one thing after another and it weighs on you. There are times when:- I'm too tired to spend time in God's word- I barely get to see my wife - I barely get 4 hrs of sleep, if that- My weight fluctuates- My wr...

Obligatory Post

Obligatory means 'required by a moral rule.'
I chose the word wisely.

I've not posted in a while, but it's not because I haven't had anything to post about. A lot is going on, too much actually, and that is why I haven't had the time to update everyone on the goings-on of something being written.

I'm not going to announce anything because there's so much to make you privy too. I'm not going to show any artwork because, while some exists, it's for stories unfinished and I wouldn't want to get any...

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do no...