Angel M.B. Chadwick's Blog
February 4, 2024
Behind the Scenes of Someone Else's Dream by Angel M.B. Chadwick
I don't want to be anyone's Cyrano anymore.
For now, for me, I want the freedom to dream
To make my dreams come true for once
At the helm is where I want, I need to be
I don't want to be behind the scenes of someone else's dream.
For now, for me, I want the freedom to dream
To make my dreams come true for once
At the helm is where I want, I need to be
I don't want to be behind the scenes of someone else's dream.
August 20, 2023
Minimizing my Social Media: Getting Rid of the Dead Weight of Inactivity by Angel M.B. Chadwick
Over the last eight to nine years, I've been permanently deleting my social media accounts, particularly if I'm very rarely active on them or they become more beneficial to others rather than to me.
Such as in the case of my Facebook account (which I deleted a few years ago) where I was promoting myself as well as other authors. It seemed to benefit them more than me. And besides, I was forcing myself to be active on it when most of the time I wasn't. I had a Facebook account for seven years. And for the whole of that time I wanted to delete it. Finally I did.
I deleted my Twitter account about six or seven years ago. It was a waste of time. Enough said. I just recently deleted my Pinterest account. I had it for about a decade. Was rarely active on it the last two years. I still have Goodreads and Wattpad to name a couple. But its a lot more organized and I feel the weight lifted off my shoulders. Now the new direction I'm aiming to take in my creative endeavors is more fluid.
Such as in the case of my Facebook account (which I deleted a few years ago) where I was promoting myself as well as other authors. It seemed to benefit them more than me. And besides, I was forcing myself to be active on it when most of the time I wasn't. I had a Facebook account for seven years. And for the whole of that time I wanted to delete it. Finally I did.
I deleted my Twitter account about six or seven years ago. It was a waste of time. Enough said. I just recently deleted my Pinterest account. I had it for about a decade. Was rarely active on it the last two years. I still have Goodreads and Wattpad to name a couple. But its a lot more organized and I feel the weight lifted off my shoulders. Now the new direction I'm aiming to take in my creative endeavors is more fluid.
August 14, 2023
Nails in the Sand by Angel M.B. Chadwick
I'm in the desert.
Every step I take there awaits a nail; like land mines
As I leave a trail of my own blood, sweat and anguish the fear breathes down my neck and back like an apparition haunting and taunting me.
Ahead it creates a mirage of factors flanking me as they slowly dissipate, all the while I'm enduring this new path I take in my craft intertwining with my previous one.
Both worn with experience from journeys long ago when I was a child at the beginning of becoming a visionary.
The nails feel like milestones, caustic though they are
They've portrayed themselves as my muses
They pose the idea of triumph; an oasis
And the dream come true begins and I move out of stasis.
Every step I take there awaits a nail; like land mines
As I leave a trail of my own blood, sweat and anguish the fear breathes down my neck and back like an apparition haunting and taunting me.
Ahead it creates a mirage of factors flanking me as they slowly dissipate, all the while I'm enduring this new path I take in my craft intertwining with my previous one.
Both worn with experience from journeys long ago when I was a child at the beginning of becoming a visionary.
The nails feel like milestones, caustic though they are
They've portrayed themselves as my muses
They pose the idea of triumph; an oasis
And the dream come true begins and I move out of stasis.
August 7, 2023
Pregnancy Craving Recipe by Angel M.B. Chadwick
When I was recently pregnant with my second child, one of the cravings I had often was for pop tarts and ice cream. All I had at the time was a box of ice cream sandwiches and chocolate fudge pop tarts. I ate them together in the same bowl with no preparation, attention to detail or aesthetics. I was hungry and pregnant. I didn't put much emphasis at the time. It was good. Ok, aesthetically, maybe to a pregnant lady.
But as time went on and I was near giving birth. I started to get inspired a bit. This is what popped into my pregnancy brain at the time.
Chocolate Fudge Pop Tart Ice Cream Delight-
Take two chocolate fudge pop tarts whole or crumble them up. Take your favorite ice cream, chocolate, vanilla, rocky road, etc. Take the poptarts whole put the ice cream on top dollop per dollop or if pop tarts are crumbled put on top of your favorite bowl of ice cream and enjoy. If you don't like chocolate fudge pop tarts. Try any kind of poptarts you like. It's a great summer treat for adults and kids, not just for pregnant ladies. And it's perfect for the whole family to make.
But as time went on and I was near giving birth. I started to get inspired a bit. This is what popped into my pregnancy brain at the time.
Chocolate Fudge Pop Tart Ice Cream Delight-
Take two chocolate fudge pop tarts whole or crumble them up. Take your favorite ice cream, chocolate, vanilla, rocky road, etc. Take the poptarts whole put the ice cream on top dollop per dollop or if pop tarts are crumbled put on top of your favorite bowl of ice cream and enjoy. If you don't like chocolate fudge pop tarts. Try any kind of poptarts you like. It's a great summer treat for adults and kids, not just for pregnant ladies. And it's perfect for the whole family to make.
October 26, 2021
Research Your Gift by Angel M.B. Chadwick
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1. Research your gift.
*Just because you have an innate gift doesn't mean you don't have to research it.
2. Consult resources on how to market and improve upon your talents.
3. Hone the qualities of your gift.
4. Nurture your craft to fruition.
5. Practice your natural skill set.
6. Study your innateness and its levels.
7. Instill value in yourself and your worthiness of knowledge in your purposefulness.
* We're forever the student. Even of ourselves and our gifts.
1. Research your gift.
*Just because you have an innate gift doesn't mean you don't have to research it.
2. Consult resources on how to market and improve upon your talents.
3. Hone the qualities of your gift.
4. Nurture your craft to fruition.
5. Practice your natural skill set.
6. Study your innateness and its levels.
7. Instill value in yourself and your worthiness of knowledge in your purposefulness.
* We're forever the student. Even of ourselves and our gifts.
March 7, 2021
Love in the Pandemic, Art, Still Writing and Publishing, My Evolution
Yes, I've found new love in the pandemic. Does that mean I'll be writing romance novels now? No.
Will my future books have romance in them?Yes. But not all of them and romance will still not be the central theme.
Am I still writing and publishing? Yes. I'll be continuing to publish myself and other authors. I'm still writing and working on finishing future works.
My gift for art has come back after about thirty years has passed. I started sketching when I was ten. But it wasn't ever lost it just went into my descriptive writing technique. That I already knew but I still so desperately wanted to sketch again not just in writing. My art is much more advanced than when I was ten. (Well, duh.) And its evolved so fast during the last couple of months.
I've been painting, sketching. using charcoal pencil and other dry media. I have over two hundred artworks. I have been doing art everyday.
My teenage son's virtual schooling has taken over a portion of my life but as always I'm a great multitasker. He'll be fourteen in twelve days. Wow time does fly. Kids grow up so fast.
And yes we are healthy and so far haven't caught the Coronavirus. Taking the proper precautions when we go out in public or at home has kept us safe.
I have finally come up with a unique name for my publishing company and yes I still have my publishing imprints I created a few years ago but I'm going to redesign them. I'll be building a website for it all, too. Stay safe out there, guys.
These are my own original quotes hope they get you through or at least inspire you to want to try:
1. Love is the sword even though it's in bits and pieces.
2.Find wisdom in the process to enjoy the progress.
3. To propel yourself forward you must envision from within.
Will my future books have romance in them?Yes. But not all of them and romance will still not be the central theme.
Am I still writing and publishing? Yes. I'll be continuing to publish myself and other authors. I'm still writing and working on finishing future works.
My gift for art has come back after about thirty years has passed. I started sketching when I was ten. But it wasn't ever lost it just went into my descriptive writing technique. That I already knew but I still so desperately wanted to sketch again not just in writing. My art is much more advanced than when I was ten. (Well, duh.) And its evolved so fast during the last couple of months.
I've been painting, sketching. using charcoal pencil and other dry media. I have over two hundred artworks. I have been doing art everyday.
My teenage son's virtual schooling has taken over a portion of my life but as always I'm a great multitasker. He'll be fourteen in twelve days. Wow time does fly. Kids grow up so fast.
And yes we are healthy and so far haven't caught the Coronavirus. Taking the proper precautions when we go out in public or at home has kept us safe.
I have finally come up with a unique name for my publishing company and yes I still have my publishing imprints I created a few years ago but I'm going to redesign them. I'll be building a website for it all, too. Stay safe out there, guys.
These are my own original quotes hope they get you through or at least inspire you to want to try:
1. Love is the sword even though it's in bits and pieces.
2.Find wisdom in the process to enjoy the progress.
3. To propel yourself forward you must envision from within.
June 16, 2020
Life Strategies of Being an Author: Write Yourself Out of a Corner
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These are my own unique tips I have come up with and taught myself over the years for writing:
1. Write yourself out of a corner. You wrote yourself into it. You can write yourself out of it.
2. Outsmart yourself out of it.
3. Think about where you want to go.
4. Take time to get to this conclusion.
5. Mastermind through the situation.
6. Use strategy to overcome it, begin and continue.
These are my own unique tips I have come up with and taught myself over the years for writing:
1. Write yourself out of a corner. You wrote yourself into it. You can write yourself out of it.
2. Outsmart yourself out of it.
3. Think about where you want to go.
4. Take time to get to this conclusion.
5. Mastermind through the situation.
6. Use strategy to overcome it, begin and continue.
March 27, 2020
Quirky Interview-Dorothy A. Washington by Dove Winters
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Hello, everyone. Hope you all are doing well. Here's a quirky interview done by an author I recently published, Dorothy Ann Washington author of Poetry in Stages. She is a retired teacher of K-12. She has been an indie author for nearly sixteen months. But she has been writing for decades. And has written several articles published in her local newspaper, The Deer Creek Pilot over the years. I will be publishing her next book, which is a children's book by this summer. Give her poetry book a read after checking out her interview. Please support this new indie author. Thanks.
https://dovewinters.wordpress.com/202...
Hello, everyone. Hope you all are doing well. Here's a quirky interview done by an author I recently published, Dorothy Ann Washington author of Poetry in Stages. She is a retired teacher of K-12. She has been an indie author for nearly sixteen months. But she has been writing for decades. And has written several articles published in her local newspaper, The Deer Creek Pilot over the years. I will be publishing her next book, which is a children's book by this summer. Give her poetry book a read after checking out her interview. Please support this new indie author. Thanks.
https://dovewinters.wordpress.com/202...
March 20, 2020
Quirky Interview-Angel M.B. Chadwick-by Dove Winters
Here's my latest interview by Dove Winters. It's a quirky interview. Allows a little insight into my quirky psyche. I have been writing new stories entering writing contests the past two years on Wattpad. My son just turned thirteen yesterday on March 19, 2020. His school is currently closed due to this Corona crisis going on. So homeschool online learning is where we are now. I'm still publishing other authors. And I have been publishing new books on the Wattpad platform. I will be publishing new books on Amazon. I will post more about all of this in future posts.
https://dovewinters.wordpress.com/202...
https://dovewinters.wordpress.com/202...
July 23, 2019
From Fast Paced Writer to Fast Paced Reader to Slow Burn Writer to Slow Reader
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I used to be just a fast paced reader and action scenes mixed with suspense were a must in my writing. But I've started trying to write slow burn type works and I've become a slow reader because of my busy schedule. I think I'm just in a different space in my life where having some moments that are not so tense and fast moving helps keep the balance. I'm still very much a multi-tasker and I still like action with a bit of suspense with my writing and reading. But I am finding that certain slow burn books I like aspects of reading and writing. In writing I get to gradually evolve the mystery or the suspense and even the action in the storylines. I think the slow build up can open up to other types of plot twists on several avenues. Not to say that fast-paced can't do the same. But I think there's something to be said for taking your time.
I used to be just a fast paced reader and action scenes mixed with suspense were a must in my writing. But I've started trying to write slow burn type works and I've become a slow reader because of my busy schedule. I think I'm just in a different space in my life where having some moments that are not so tense and fast moving helps keep the balance. I'm still very much a multi-tasker and I still like action with a bit of suspense with my writing and reading. But I am finding that certain slow burn books I like aspects of reading and writing. In writing I get to gradually evolve the mystery or the suspense and even the action in the storylines. I think the slow build up can open up to other types of plot twists on several avenues. Not to say that fast-paced can't do the same. But I think there's something to be said for taking your time.
