What can I say about myself? I am a dabbler by nature. I've dabbled my whole life. They say everyone has a talent. I have yet to find mine: I've tried my hand at karate, tae kwan do, belly dancing. On occasion I dabbled at singing in public - mainly family functions - with the thought of taking the show on the road. A cousin of mine can attest to my disastrous performance when I sang at her wedding. It was not pretty, but apparently it was quite comical. Hmmmmm comedy? I wonder....................
But I digress. Back to my list: I've completed half a year of Journalism school and taken some archaeology and anthropology classes. I even had a brief period where I fancied myself a fitness instructor. Next year I have my sights on taking up archery (no pun intended).
After years of dabbling I have yet to find anything I am actually good at. Some would say I haven't stayed long enough with any of the aforementioned activities to become good. True enough. But, I guess I always thought that when I found what it is that I am meant to excel at, I would just know it immediately. Sort of like an epiphany. And I haven't felt that way yet.
When I was in school my teachers always commented that I was a natural writer. Maybe I was - in my small town of 1200 people, where grades 1 through 12 went to the same school. It's not hard to be good among so few. But during the half a year I spent in Journalism school I quickly realized that I wasn't quite as good as my high school teachers led me to believe. That's when I began my lifetime of bouncing from one thing to another, hoping to find my one true 'talent'.
Now things have come full circle and I have decided to give a concerted effort to the one thing that began my seemingly endless life of dabbling: writing. I'm hoping it will stick this time. I'll let you be the judge of that.
But I digress. Back to my list: I've completed half a year of Journalism school and taken some archaeology and anthropology classes. I even had a brief period where I fancied myself a fitness instructor. Next year I have my sights on taking up archery (no pun intended).
After years of dabbling I have yet to find anything I am actually good at. Some would say I haven't stayed long enough with any of the aforementioned activities to become good. True enough. But, I guess I always thought that when I found what it is that I am meant to excel at, I would just know it immediately. Sort of like an epiphany. And I haven't felt that way yet.
When I was in school my teachers always commented that I was a natural writer. Maybe I was - in my small town of 1200 people, where grades 1 through 12 went to the same school. It's not hard to be good among so few. But during the half a year I spent in Journalism school I quickly realized that I wasn't quite as good as my high school teachers led me to believe. That's when I began my lifetime of bouncing from one thing to another, hoping to find my one true 'talent'.
Now things have come full circle and I have decided to give a concerted effort to the one thing that began my seemingly endless life of dabbling: writing. I'm hoping it will stick this time. I'll let you be the judge of that.
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Stories I'm focused on
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When the woman she'd been hired to find turns up dead, Private eye CC Buchanan goes on the hunt for a serial killer.3100 words, 22 comments, November 21, 2008. In Crime
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Rebecca couldn't understand why she didn't trust her boyfriend, until a visit to a hypnotherapist reveals a hidden past and a long forgotte
My Stories
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The Calling Her name was Neda. A young woman whose name means ‘The Calling’. Her voice was just one among many peacefully protesting on t400 words, 20 comments, June 21
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The Quest for Montezuma’s GoldPrologueTenochtitlan November 8, 1519 Montezuma studied the faces of the eleven men seated before him, hi4800 words, 17 comments, June 20
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Saint Merman : General Greetings on June 25Hello Hatshepsut,
As a lover of Egyptology and African History in general, your name stuck out like a sore thumb. I had the pleasure of reading the first parts of "The Quest for Montzeuma's Gold" and must say that you have an interesting build-up in your stories. I will follow your work
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Loveless-Neko-Kun on June 22Hey hatshepsut
ill be changing my name to"Neko" and i just wanted you to know :3 -
elfflower1989 on June 12The great thing about writing is that is can put all of the dabbling you did and the many varied experiences you gained to good use ^^
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Mike Driscoll jnr : Hi on March 29Would just like to say how much of a joy it was to read 'The Quest for Montezuma's Gold Prologue & Chapter 1' I thought it was a delight to read and felt that as your first novel (I swear I read that somewhere in the comments) it certainly started out well. Like you, I'm writing my first novel and posting it so I'm looking around and trying to find different styles and stories to help inspire me.
If you wanna' holla' you're very welcome.
Mike
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