My pants are at 30,000 feet

I’ve wanted to write children’s fiction for what seems like ages, but never had the right idea. Now I’ve got the idea and have never written more than a picture blog for distant family members to keep up with the growth of my children. I have absolutely no training as a writer, I’m flying by the seat of my pants on this. I long for the words to flow like the steady waters of a lovely countryside brook. (nice, right?) But, lately, I’ve got nothing. Absolutely nothing. Maybe I’m trying too hard. Maybe I’ve set my expectations too high. Maybe I need a mentor. Maybe I need a new computer whose ‘s’ key doesn’t stop working unexpectedly. Maybe I should go back to working on my cookbook until some ideas magically enter the space between my ears.

The Epic First Blog Post

For days, I’ve been pondering my first blog post. What to write about, what to write about…

The intention of this blog is to simply provide an outlet for my ramblings as I fine tune my skills while writing children’s fiction. I hope to acquire readers and followers, but to write that as my first blog post?? BORING.

So, I’ve been thinking long and hard about this whole epic first blog post thing and I’ve come to the conclusion that if this blog is about my ramblings then maybe that’s just what I should do. Ramble. Of course, using the word, “ramble” led me to think of the song Ramblin’ Rose which then led to my wanting to hear Neil Diamond’s Cracklin’ Rose so, as I write this I am listening to Cracklin’ Rose. You know you want to. Go ahead. You’re alone. No one’s listening to your music choice.

I’m here to sort out ideas, fine tune my writing skills, and learn a thing or two. Please feel free to critique (using kind words) my writing, offer suggestions, point me in the direction of helpful resources. I’m here to learn. Now. Ramble on, Baby.