The Writer's Mind...A Dark Gift

 Today on Facebook some of my  writer friends and I were discussing the way our minds work.  Writers do think differently....no doubt about it... Our minds are not wired like everyone else's.......I can tell my Book friends about the strange thoughts that enter my mind while I am sitting at a red light.....but...If I told my local friends about those thoughts they would call the cops.  I know a certain cop story writer who tells people that he kills people for a living....LOL......I know another who refers to this mind wiring thing as " The Dark Gift".  We stand in the super market check-out line and imagine a truck barreling through the window and killing  3 people.....then we try to figure out which of  the ones there would be the ones killed or which would only be maimed.....LOL.....
No, of course I do not want it to happen......but.......our writer's brain is always on the prowl for a story....that is just the way it is.....

I had some successes this week...

.I found a restaurant  website that has "LIZARD" in it's name and sent a note suggesting that my Lizzie books would be perfect to sell in their restaurant.....I heard back and spoke to the marketing director at their corporate office. ( hmmmm....does that mean there is more than one?) she said that they were not interested at this time and I thanked her nicely and then she said........".OK.....send me the books and let me look at them.".......heheheh....gotcha!......Lizzie is so sweet that I am sure that she can win them over. And I mean nothing bad by that....If my books appeal to the families who eat there then it certainly can't hurt them.....and I am always looking for new markets for the books...... to me it sounds perfect.........let us hope that it sounds perfect to them too.........

I have a wonderful lady who does editing for me.....but....the one thing I am learning quickly is that there is no such thing as too many eyes on your book......and today I met a nice lady online in Book Junkies....and she lives close by.....so hey.......maybe another pair of eyes can be a good thing....the objective is to have a great book....so.....I hope that her prices are reasonable enough that I can afford  to hire her. 

I also got the opportunity to read a nice story from another BJ member.  It  was obvious that English was not his first language but the story was sweet.  He asked for help with the English , so I plugged his story into Microsoft Word and turned on the tracking and set to work.  He was pleased....gave me great compliments....lol....built up my ego if nothing else......but again......I made a nice new friend and will enjoy watching him grow and learn.........I do love these book people......