Tuesday, my day

Today, I want to talk about another way to get creative.

LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC.

Not the thing you love the most, but something else. I tried listening to New Orleans style zydeco. Do you know what that is? Wikipedia says of zydeco:

Zydeco combines elements of an even older American musical style which began in the late 1700s: Cajun music, which comprises French fiddle tunes, Irish Celtic fiddle tunes, German button accordion, Latin rhythms, and Appalachian styles.
Zydeco music was born as a blend of Cajun music and two other "new" American music styles: blues and rhythm and blues.

At any rate, it really worked! I got into a particular mindset that jerked me right into the mood for writing a certain type of work. I wonder what would have happened if I had chosen gospel????

Seems like I am back on a Tuesday regime again. Oh well, at least I am showing up here a little!

So- summer is on the doorstep. The kids are either on the way out of school this week, or already out, and it is witnessed by the lighter traffic every morning. I have once again decided to celebrate the advent of the warmer weather by again starting a diet and exercise routine. I feel my age, you guys.

I will try to join a gym that is in the building where I work, once I get hired on permanent. To be honest, I need to in self-defense. The co. I work for is a food service place and oh my goodness! They eat. ALOT. Cross your fingers, folks.

Crooked Angel is featured at Fictionwise

My good friend, Sonya Bateman, let me know that Crooked Angel is now featured on the New and Featured Ebooks at Fictionwise.

Check me out!
Crooked Angel at Fictionwise

critique partners

It has been a lot of years since I started writing.

I have written six published works, novels, short stories, and one novella. I guess when you get into being multi-pubbed, you think you don't need critiques anymore. ha. No way man.

I haven't needed a crit partner because I have had a publisher! They have editors to do all that leg-work of making the book polished and perfect. But now, I am considering doing some solo work, going out and publishing some stuff on my own and viola! I need a crit partner.

The thing is: I don't know where to shop for one!!!

Tuesday Ruminations---Be kind!

Sorry y'all, I missed the Monday post, and it was supposed to be like a create Monday! oh well, it was such a full weekend, I was pretty brain-drained yesterday.

So let's do a kindness Tuesday post :) -- this one is for Suko-and are you following her blog? you should!!!!

So, everyone should know that kindness is contagious. It seems like whenever you do a good deed, it gets passed on and others benefit from it. This is what happened to me over the weekend...

We went to a festival in a nearby town, it was called Greekfest, and there was a TON of people. Parking was pretty limited, as it usually is at these things. So, when we were going through the guardshack at the place where everyone was parking, a lady walked by and said, "hey, if you want my parking place, I am parked four cars up."

So excitedly we said yes! we would love that. And after she pulled out, we pulled in. It was about as close to the festival as we could get on such a day. It was the sweetest thing I'd seen done in a while, so my husband and I agreed before leaving the car that we would do the same thing when we got ready to leave. And we did. And the guy we gave our space to I would be willing to bet - played it forward as well.

See? Even giving up a parking spot to someone who is going to need it is an act of kindness,but especially when you make it a point to OFFER it to someone in particular. That person feels gifted in a small way. I know we did!

By the way, we had a great time at Greekfest and ate great food, watched awesome dances, and watched it pour down rain. Getting that parking spot so close was a true blessing to us and I am so thankful that lady was that thoughtful.

Have a great day, y'all! go out and show some kindness!!!

copyright kim smith

Mother's Day

I haven't written much poetry in my life, and certainly haven't published much, but for some reason, Mother's Day always makes me think of poetry. I guess because when we think of the woman who has given us so much throughout our lives we get a little poetic and mushy.

So, happy Mother's Day out there to all the mothers who are celebrating with their kids today.

I know I will be!!!

Thursday thoughts

With the rumbling going on in the political realm, as election season really starts to heat up, I find myself moving inward, looking for more and more "otherly" topics.

Like books.

I am an Amazon associate, and would love it if you bought your books from me. I am going to figure out the widget thing soon and get some going on in here. Now that my own stuff is available in paper and Kindle, I would love to see more people buying them.

Thanks to Cindi- who told me last night she just downloaded a ton of my stuff for her ereader. Love ya girl!

What's New

Y'all know I am always doing something new, and now is not when I intend to quit.

I started up yet another blog, called Be Mindful of the Word and it is a place to discuss and ruminate on my expository Bible studies.

If you are interested in reading the Word and having a chance to dig deeper, discuss, or just ask for prayer, please do stop by and say hello.

I have been considering switching genres (again!) and trying my hand at some non-fiction. We will see!