In Your Dreams -Guest Blog Post with Roxanne Rhoads "When I'm not Writing"

[John]

Contrary to what many people think about professional writers, or people trying to be professional writers, is that I do have a social life. It’s quite a good one actually, and I enjoy doing a lot of fun activities and have lots of great friends. So, with some prodding from my publicist to be more visible to my audience, I’m drifting away from the more book oriented blogs to an author oriented topic. So, if any of you give a hoot, here’s some stuff that I enjoy when I’m not writing.

Firstly, I love being outside. I am constantly hiking, camping, canoeing, four wheeling, trail running, patio sitting, tanning, creek walking, boating, swimming, jet skiing, dog walking, surfing, etc. It inspires me to be outside in fresh air and not cooped up, which is probably part of my distain for the cold depths of winter. But that rant is for another time. My affinity for nature stems from my group of friends and I growing up in a tiny valley along the Mississippi River, and our lives were centered on being outside. Our little summer community mostly functioned during its operational season of Memorial Day through Labor Day, and there was a heavy emphasis on being outside and not being glued to a television. So we built trails, bike jumps, and wandered around barefoot until we spent some time at the pool to avoid heat exhaustion. This is still a big part of my life, and most of our activities are still centered on being outside.

Most of my life outside of writing is socially centered. I am definitely an READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE >> http://bit.ly/1xtLzV9 & http://bit.ly/1zkNgoa