About Me

March 28, 2011

JannaT + Writes =JannaTWrites

Yes, my creativity is astounding, but please don’t judge my blog by its name.  I’d like to think that my blog title is bland because my creativity is spent on actual writing.  Then again, I could be delusional…you decide.

I have a hard time writing the “About Me” page mainly because I’m simply not that interesting.  I’m at my one year mark of blogging and, just like I need to make adjustments to my clothing after holiday overindulgence, I felt this page needed some updating.

My paranoia about the internet has given way to cautiousness.  Sorry…still no age, birthday, home address, social security number or credit card information.  Here’s what I will tell you:  I live in Arizona with my husband, 2 kids, 3 cats and 2 dogs.  I have a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (if I got my masters, I might be able to do something about my many neuroses).  After an interview for a position working an overnight crisis hotline for $9 an hour, I decided the salary wouldn’t come close to covering the therapy I’d need if I took the position, so I went to work at an insurance company instead.  There’s a good chance I’ll need therapy anyway

In high school, I started writing poetry (thanks, Holly).  I finished my first novel in January 2010, after many years of failed attempts at novel writing.  Writing was the easy part; queries were much more daunting.  I’ve since put the querying on hold to focus on writing a second novel and several short stories, many of which I will post on my blog.  (My poems, stories and other writing samples are under the Random Writing tab.)

Once a week, I write about my spiritual journey.  My other posts are about life and/or writing.  The two sides of me are so intertwined that I can’t possibly distinguish one from the other.  There’s a lot of negativity in the world and I try my best to allow my faith and hope to shed light on the positive side of life.  No matter what I write, I don’t take myself too seriously. 

My goal is to immerse myself in the joy of writing, in the here and now – not focus on the down-the-road, which may or may not include publication.  I truly believe that if my writing is meant to be published, it will happen in due time.  No amount of obsessing worrying about it will change what is to be.

Thanks for stopping by my place and catching a glimpse of my life and writing journey.  I hope you stay a while.

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