Letting others read your writing

Today is the first time that I printed my work and let someone other than family read it. I was good with it until I printed. Then was when the panic set in for a minute. It was one of those should I or should I not things. Fear griped me. Fear of what? Fear that it was too childish. Fear that my spelling sucked. Fear that others wasn't going to like it. Fear that I had written like a child would have. Fear of every bad thing that might be.
I started writing for my daughter. I write now because I love it and there are stories in my head that want to be written. I write for me. Not the people that might or might not like what I write. I write because I hope that someone out there will read something that I have written and say hey that was a great story. Or even that was a good story. It's a natural human trait to want people to like you. I'm no different than others on that.
The thing that I am different on is that even if there are people that don't like my stories (and I know there will be) it doesn't matter to me. It doesn't matter. It only matters to me that I'm happy with my work. I'm have that I wrote those stories that are in my head.
Fear is the one thing that can stop me if I let it. My own fear is my worse enemy. If I don't do this because of my own fear than nothing in life is worth doing. I wouldn't let my fear get in my way. I wouldn't let that fear stop me from writing the stories that I know might touch someone as they have touched me.
Fear gets in to many peoples way. I wouldn't let mine get in my way. Please don't ever let your fear get in yours.

Last nights thoughts

Journals
Current mood: artistic

I know it's been awhile since that last time that I did this. Sorry. I was writing in my old fashioned journals. I did have more than one hundred at one point but they were lost. I was thinking about it and wondered why I didn't share this with others. Really, I don't think any differently than any one else so why not just lay it all out there and see what others have to say about it. So here goes.
I've been writing a new book. I can't even begin to say how obsessed with writing these stories. I really can't keep up with my own mind. My body gets tired and needs rest before the story ends in my mind. I dream of these stories when I sleep. I almost wish that I could just pluck it out and say here, do something with this.
I also would love to adventure into doing some acting. I know its crazy but why not. Sure I'm 38 but really that doesn't matter. I think it only matters if you don't ever try. Why not? I'm as good as any other person out there. If it really happens - great. If it doesn't - well, at least I gave it a shot. No one can ever say that I wasn't willing to try things.
I don't think it's ever too late to try things. Even it is a little out of the normal. I have fears and dreams and hopes just like everyone else. I think that maybe the leg up that I have is that I'm willing to step up and try it regardless. Some people wouldn't even try.
so I say to you...go and try anything and everything...once. If you don't like it, don't do it again. If you do like, do it again. Just try and take that first step. You never know what the universe has planed to put into your path. Don't let fear keep you in the shadows of your own life. Step out into the storm. It might turn into a rainbow

New Book New Day

So let me take a minute to caught you up on what I've been to. The first book that I wrote I put on the back burner. Why, you may ask? Well, I made a decision not to proceed with that book because it was about vampires. The market is saturated with vampires right now. I didn't want to jump on the bang wagon. Please don't get me wrong. I will publish it some day. Just not now.
I've always had a fascination with vampires. I liked vampires when it wasn't the in thing to do. There are so many great authors that gave me so many hours of reading pleasure on vampires. I'll always have stories running around in my head about vampires. Now just isn't the time.
With that being said... I did start the first book of my six book series. These books will tell of the six women that are created; one every three years; to fight against the three sets of six years of the destruction of mankind. Not the destruction of the earth but the destruction of mankind's souls.
This first book is Lauren's story. Lauren was murdered and brought back by the Elements. The Elements are those that had a hand in the creation of the earth and mankind. The Elements; Water, Fire, Earth, and Air; have interior motives for bring back Lauren. They need Lauren to read an ancient scroll that was created not for them but about them. It was created to be read only by the three that can see as one.
The three that can see as one is a human, a fallen angel, and one that shares both. Lauren, a pure human that is sacrificed to begin the three sets of six years is brought back and blessed by becoming half arch-angel.

This story has murder, betrayal, adventure, and love.

Short stories

I'm writing a short story to enter into a contest. This is my first so I hope for some good results. Although I don't know what to expect I'm going to try anyway.
I have a little trouble with keeping it short but I've been practicing with my blogs and tweeter.
I'll let you know how it works out for me.

It won the battle but I will win the war.

So, I've been battling with my printer all day. Finally, I've just given up for tonight. Tomorrow I will win the fight. It may have won the battle but I will win this war. It's just a printer for gosh sake.

You can find me everywhere.

myspace.com/ameliaunderwood
facebook.com/nightamelia
twitter.com/nightamelia

Did I miss any?

It's a new day.

Yes, it's a new day. What a day this can be. For me, nothing to special. I may paint the fence and mow the grass later but cleaning and listening to music will take up most of my day. I'm always thinking of my next move in the book as I do these things. It great to do these things that really don't take any thinking. You can do them and live the story in your head. I come up with some of my best writing when I'm cleaning. What do you do that gets your imagination going?

Ideas every where

I got to visit with a couple that I find interesting and charming. They are becoming friends and while we were talking I realized that I had used some of them in my book. They have made that much of an impact on me. I adore them.
The point here is that, there is so much in this life that touches us. Ideas are all around us. It can be how a person may touch you or the color of the sky on some unforgotten night. Take all of the things of your life and use it. I learn from everything that happens to me. I also have had a lot of great experiences that give me an inside look. The good, bad or indifferent can create things that are great. Use the bad to make something good and the good to something that is great.

How much is too much?

While I'm editing (and I edit often), I'm thinking; "I should add more there. Or should I?" So that's the big question for now. I could add more and then add more and so on and so forth. But how much is too much. I want those that read my book to be able to see it in their imagination my story but I also want some of it left for them to create in their own way. How many details is too much. The balance is an edgy thing.

First of many to come.

Well this is my first blog so lets see what we can do with it.
I'm writing my first novel and am learning a lot as I go. I've been speaking with a promotional specialist that is interested in teaming up with me on this adventure. It's a mutual interest so I believe it will be beneficial to both of us.
I started writing this novel as a short story for my daughter. It's still for her but its developed into a full blown novel. The story itself just keeps developing itself. I never imagined that a whole world would open up in my mind. Now I'm obsessed with writing Grace's story.
Grace is my main charter. She is so a protector angel that is faced with the hardest of situations. She was created differently. She was crated to destroy vampires. The caught is...she's is a bigger danger to her love than he is to her.