zmacgirl: Well...um...woke up and a pretty funky mood, couldn't write, planned to review for a few minutes which turned into 3 hours at the end of which my husband accused me of having flowers and butterflies coming out of my butt and wanted to know what the heck we're doing on this site....All I could say was, "Something write!" ..He didn't get it but I laughed.


zmacgirl: It's Christmas Eve and I want to wish all my friends here Happy Holidays! This website is so much more than just a place to write and review. When I'm here I feel like I'm a part of something special!


zmacgirl: Thank you to all of my friends who noticed that I was missing. Went through a rough patch medically & emotionally because of my heart problems but proud to say that I am still clean and sober. I spent several years homeless and had forgotten how nice it is to have people miss you. Thank you to all who were concerned enough to pm me.
    the blue pixel: Oh, there you are? I decided to check out your home page and read of the comments and I too missed you and was worried about you. I am glad to see that you are back on deck. Blue Pixel aka Carol -
    zmacgirl: How funny you should say back on deck since I'm now living on my boat after seperating from my fiance. turns out he wasn't who I thought he was.My last post was about him. I'm glad to see you've been writing a lot. I'm trying but have been so torn up it's not ready to come out yet. Working on it tho. Take care and we'll talk soon. -


zmacgirl: For all my friends who have wished, hoped and prayed for me regarding mending the relationship with my older children, PLEASE keep it up! It's working. My 10 year old spoke to me for the first time yesterday! He wouldn't get out of the car but he SPOKE to me and smiled. Thank you all. Now I gotta go clean up from the party....We had a silly string fight in the house and had a ball...:) I'm beat but happy. Thank you friends.
    kdstorm: I am so happy for you. That is progress. Hang in there :) -
    zmacgirl: Thanks KD. I really appreciate that. -
    Margaret Snowdon: Congrats on your "laughter" win - so well deserved. Margaret. -
    zmacgirl: Thank you Margaret. I really appreciate that. -


zmacgirl: What I hate? Having something stuck in my head that I just have to write down before I forget it....and I gotta cook dinner instead!
    kdstorm: I hate when I am at work or about to go to sleep when that happens. Tried the notebook thing but my boss said I can't do that at work anymore ;P so I know how you feel and then some. -
    zmacgirl: For some reason I'm more creative at night so stuff pops into my head and I've gotta climb out of bed and go write it down before I forget. Some nights I'll be up and down 20 times. Eventually my hubby will yell "Damn it finish the thing or go to sleep, one or the other". He used to think I was crazy or on drugs because I was up and down so much. Now he knows I just can't shut my mind off sometimes. -
    victortouche: I do understand now about the I have to write it down right now thing. Problem is, I usually don't stop there. I go on....and on -


zmacgirl: Is it possible that I write poetry because I have a short attention span? Can't seem to get my first chapter completed no matter how hard I try.
    another jim: Anything's possible, zmacgirl. As for that short attention span, I know what that's

    Hey, is that the ice cream man I hear? -
    zmacgirl: I love writing but I'll find a million things to do just so I don't have to go back to work on a chapter. I'll be 101 before I'm done with chapter 1. -
    skychild27: I know what you mean. I love writing poetry, and I've been attempting a novel for almost 6 months now, and havent yet completed the first chapter. somehow poetry is just an easier form for me, at least for now. good luck though!
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    MitchellScott: I feel your pain. I have 3 chapters in about 6 months. -
    zmacgirl: You're way ahead of me. I've been working on one for about a year and I can't seem to organize it on paper that way it works in my head. I'll write the whole thing in my brain in an hour pick up a pen and it's gone. -
    kdstorm: What helped me was the Nano thing they have in November. I have a very competitive side and lucky for me I had a few members I befriended on there who helped to make it thrive. End result was my first novel. It sucks mind you and is very warped but still it is a novel LMAO -
    zmacgirl: Hey a novel is a novel and it's probably better than you think. we're always our own worst critics.:) -
    kdstorm: Thanks zmacgirl. I was trying to step out of my writing comfort zone and went way out there when I wrote it. -


zmacgirl: Love me, hate me. I don't really care. Jon't don't ignore me and pretend I'm not here!!


zmacgirl: In the short span of 43 years zmacgirl has done many things but the only thing she has done consistently is write. It is not a hobby that she will soon grow bored with but a passion. For zmacgirl the need to write is as neccessary as the air we breathe. It is her most heartfelt desire to finally find an audience with whom she can share the ramblings of her mind and one day leave behind a small piece of herself. For zmacgirl it is not about fortune or fame, it is simply enough to be remembered.
    Tornado111: I think that that is just awesome, what you guys share. Excellent. -
    the blue pixel: If you can write like this zmacgirl, there is a magnificent read worthy book in you. I too have 2 such ambitions in my laptop and I too find it is easy to finish poem after poem whilst my novels seem daunting. (this harks back to what you wrote on July 18th to somebody else so please forgive me butting in on that conversation. I am now going to start on your portfolio and I'm looking forward to it. You are not alone in your need to write. The Blue Pix -
    zmacgirl: My friend you are never butting in. Throw in your 2 cents anytime. Hell, throw in 4 cents if you like. It's always a pleasure to hear from you -
    boberto: Hi: zmacgirl. First time I have checked your bio. I commend you for cleaning up your act. I know the street, drug and alcohol scene. I was an alcoholic at 19. Have worked with all three areas that could have killed you. My daughter Oded at 14 on drugs and booze--kicked the drugs but never the booze. Has ruined me emotionally and financialy. A lot of my writing is based on these things. Keep writing and keep the bootstraps pulled up.
    Good luck and happy holidays.
    boberto -