Not Your Ordinary Pieces

          Over the past two weeks, I honestly have not been doing much to promote my book, Scattered Pieces, but I have been giving it much thought. After all, every action is first incubated within the confines of our imagination. (SN: Feel free to quote me) I've contemplated website ideas that would promote my charity efforts and about doing a college/university book tour but to put these ideas into action requires a lot more energy than I currently have to exert. At the beginning of this month, I took my finals and decided to make every effort to relax before I embark upon my final semester in graduate school (which begins next month). But, my idea of relaxation is to work. I honestly have no concept of how to perform this verb, for I operate it as a noun: I enjoy the idea of relaxing. So, even though I haven't been actively involved in the promotion of Scattered Pieces, that doesn't mean I haven't been creative. Seeing two of my poems, "Elementary Lessons" and "Out of Body," published in Hardin-Simmons University's 2010 student literary / art publication, the Corral," inspired me to write more poetry and short stories for my upcoming book, which I aspire to publish in 2011. Presently, I'm trying to decide if I want to go the self-publishing route again with the next book or the traditional route. I change my mind like the wind, so I suppose I must wait to see the direction in which the wind blows me.

            I know this post has been uncharacteristically short (by my standards), but I promise to catch everyone up when more action occurs. Although there's been a thunderstorm in West Texas for the past four days, I'm going through a little dry spell, so please bear with me and pray for me. And, until I blog again....


Flora