Monday, February 25, 2013

Time to choose


“You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.” – Saul Bellow





I only got about 3 hours of sleep last night. There are about a dozen reasons for this, but the biggest one would be the inability to make my brain STFU! I got out of bed four times to jot down ideas that were buzzing around my head: some for the websites, one for a play (not sure what that was about, since I don't even write plays), and the other stuff had to do with my main character in my fantasy series, tentatively titled "The Firechild Series" (I've always called it that, even before I Googled and determined someone already had a novel with that title. GRrrrrrrRRRrrrrr!)


I've thoroughly committed myself to this mission of tackling one of my novels; bribing my muse into submission, and getting my re-writing and editing completed on at least one of these long-standing projects by a year from now - but which novel? I had originally planned to work on my novel "Lusus Naturae", which involves incubus-type creatures who have the uncanny (and unfortunate, in my protagonist's case) ability to absorb, not just the memories of a person through physical contact, but also their being (or soul, if you will. That which makes them unique).

OR

Do I start from scratch with a new story? I have a bunch of ideas waiting in the wings... but I suppose that would be too impetuous. I really need to finish these novels and see them to their final destination so that I can move on. I've been working on them for so terribly long that I fear I may be avoiding finishing - I suppose maybe I'd miss them too much.

There's nothing quite like your first.





Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Adventures In Insomnia - Introducing....


My first "Official" post here on my new and shiny Author blog!

I've been working on getting this site, as well as The Red Handed Writer page, set up for the past few weeks... been posting all the beginning content and making adjustments since 5am (when my toddler decided she wanted to wake up. Some birthday, eh?)


But it is just that: My Birthday. 
The big (or not so big) THREE ZERO. The "Dirty Thirty", as my friends keep referring to it as. Feels just like every other day... except that I'm trying to get this project in motion and am more exhausted than anything else.

If you're wondering why it's called "Adventures in Insomnia" - let's just say I don't get a lot of sleep. There will be a lot of posting at the ass-crack of dawn, so do be warned :D

Been writing and uploading and tweaking backgrounds and creating images until my brain started to feel like mush, so I'm going to step away here and leave you with a little music.


Since it would have his birthday as well (*had he still been alive*), I figured I'd share a little Kurt Cobain with all of you:

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Welcome to EverynKildare.com





 And Voila! I am reborn via internet for my 30th Birthday!

The opening of this website marks the end of my twenties (or at least, it will starting tomorrow) - time to stop twiddling my thumbs and get back to my writing. I've had a lot of false starts and stops over the past few years, so here's hoping you guys can keep me on track.


Wish me luck,