Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Meandering Thoughts, Chronic Pain, All or None

I'm still housebound, but keeping busy with blogging, Twitter, and submitting.  In a couple weeks, my brothers have birthdays and I'm going out for them.  My house arrest will be over, finally, though my skin is still red and tender.  Three months with no sunlight.
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Rejections are piling up, of course, I received two just yesterday.  I did receive a "higher-tier" rejection from Faultline Journal, a respected literary magazine.  I feel like I'm getting closer to something...
I also received a notification that a poem of mine passed the first cut of another literary magazine.

Oh, and my chapbooks are making the rounds again because I'm masochistic.
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My blog for disabled and/or neurodivergent writers is not gaining traction.  But it's early.  But, we'll see.  I did have a cover reveal and guest post by an author last month.

Today, a post about ideas for writers who are chronic pain sufferers goes up.
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Being a person with chronic pain is hard.  Your body screams at you constantly while you feel guilty for not doing things.  With two blogs, two Twitter accounts, submissions, and my life outside of the internet, I can barely keep things straight, much less comment.  And I'm sorry for this.  I try to keep up with people on Twitter because it's easier, but...
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The Electronic Entertainment Expo (with all the video game announcements) has been lackluster so far.  Nintendo isn't having a normal conference, so I'm not expecting glory.
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I think a lot about the Orlando shooting, and the one that almost took place in California.  Everyone shouts at everyone else over the details of tragedy (religion, motive, gun control).  Unite forces.  Comfort those in need, do what you can. Leave the ego and venom behind.  Would you want people shouting over you, or helping?


4 comments:

  1. Rejections are always hard, but they are a sign that you are making progress--getting your work out there, trying! Congrats on getting a more personal one. That really is a good sign!

    Congrats, too, on the end of your "house arrest."

    Are you keeping a separate blog for disabled/neurodivergent writers? If so, what's the URL for that one so I can check it out?

    @mirymom1 from
    Balancing Act

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    1. The Handy, Uncapped Pen: http://www.handyuncappedpen.com
      I'm always on the lookout for disabled and/or neurodivergent writers to interview, guest post, etc. I'm also planning on reviewing books written by those writers or books where someone with those differences are main characters.

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  2. Thanks! I'll check it out. Are you looking for books in any particular genres?

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    1. As long as either the author is disabled/neurodivergent or the books feature a main character that is disabled/neurodivergent, it's all good. Books with characters with those differences need not be written by an author with those differences. But a book without disabled/neurodivergent characters MUST be written by an author with those differences. (Paralysis, Autism, Bipolar, Deaf, chronic pain, depression, and so on)

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