Wibbly Wobbly Walky Walky?

It is high time I get into shape.  I do not want to suffer with the same health problems as my parents, especially as my family tends to live well into their 80s, if not 90s.  Like any insecure writer (a redundant statement I know) I obviously have not to this point believed that I am worth the effort, but to do it for others? That is a powerful motivator.  My plan is to raise 100 pounds (about $180) for FibroNetwork via www.justgiving.com.  How will I raise this money? I am asking for one penny per day I meet or exceed my goal of taking 10,000 steps per day.  Please visit my just giving page, www.justgiving.com/marinda-rule for more details, and tell your friends!

Whatcu Waiting, whatchu waiting, whatchu waiting for?

When one of my musical, style and all-around girl-power icons is Gwen Stefani.  For those too young or old or snobbish to know who she is, she's the front woman for the California based band No Doubt.  When she inevitably took the leap and released a solo project her first single was entitled What You Waiting For.  The lyrics relate her fears of stepping out on her own.  As a burgeoning screenwriter I can definitely indentify, and it's easy to let those fears plus procrastination prevent you from ever succeeding, or even completing a project to be considered.  I've been reading Screenwriting for Dummies (shut up) to learn about the craft.  Today's chapter discussed the importance of discipline and daily writing which I have been struggling with a lot lately.  For a long time I was job-hunting so I had an excuse for not working on my writing.  As a storyteller, there is no way to stop ideas from forming or even being written down but I have not fleshed them out properly.  This is not good, as an essential part of selling a script is acquiring an agent and approaching them usually involves having several ideas in hand.  Now, I have a job which requires little mental energy or time so got to get back to the "real" job.  What am I waiting for? I love to write it's just daunting to start, especially when you are retooling what you thought was a mostly polished screenplay as I am now.  All part of the process.

You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd

Most of you have probably not heard this line from the silly old Roger Miller song.  I heard it today while I was sitting on the porch  not working.  After all, it's exactly the type of Southern charm they try to instill at the Cracker Barrel.  My first thoughts when I heard this were of driving around the Smokies with my dad and ol 'Roger  was always a part of our soundtrack, but then I thought about the end of the verse "you can't roller skate in a buffalo herd but you can be happy if you've a mind to/All you gotta do is put your mind to it, then knuckle down buckle down and do it, do it do it"  Whether you call it faking it til you make it or simply having a positive attitude you can be happy if you've a mind to.  Even if you can't go fishing in a watermelon patch.