Comments on: The Journey—and You http://writersinnerjourney.com Part salon...think tank...creative meditation...inspiration Thu, 17 May 2012 02:59:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jon Perkins http://writersinnerjourney.com/why-i-created-the-writers-inner-journey/comment-page-1#comment-19337 Jon Perkins Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:27:17 +0000 http://writersinnerjourney.com/?page_id=46#comment-19337 Meredith, I appreciated very much reading your story in The Orange County Register on Saturday, February 18, 2012. I too have a story to tell. In fact, I have written five novels, none of which are published. (Except 'Emerald Cove' which is available on Amazon and I wish it weren't. It requires extensive editing and formatting.) I started writing in a panic because my retirement expired and we needed money to pay the bills. So I wrote a novel called 'Continental Divide' based on a discussion about our present-day political environment with my son-in-law's father. I discovered something that had been hinted at by accomplished writers: the characters will reveal themselves. I then wrote a second novel, 'Nelson's Hook,' a whimsical story about a loser who discovers space-time dimensions and with another loser seeks to sell the concept. They are both kidnapped multiple times by a host of greedy individuals who they manage to elude. Then, a third novel was 'Emerald Cove,' a story about a young and beautiful woman who marries a wealthy older man. They live in Emerald Cove, and life is blissful until her husband mysteriously disappears and she is accused of his murder. Now here's the interesting thing about writing this book: I am a male, and the protagonist is female. This surprised me, because she literally grabbed hold of my hands and wrote her story. She didn't stop there. She wrote two other books with the same characters, 'Crystal Cove,' and 'Diver's Cove.' I started a fourth novel, 'Crescent Cove,' with Darcy Watt, but had to give it up. My funds finally ran out, we were foreclosed on, and I had to file bankruptcy. I can't find a job although I was a successful executive and have an MBA degree. So I took a job selling insurance for AFLAC. I just started and have yet to sell anything, but I'm optimistic about our future and our ability to survive. The writing will have to wait, but I am anxious to get started with it again, and I know I will. Darcy is waiting patiently. Thank you for your insights. Jon Perkins Meredith, I appreciated very much reading your story in The Orange County Register on Saturday, February 18, 2012. I too have a story to tell. In fact, I have written five novels, none of which are published. (Except ‘Emerald Cove’ which is available on Amazon and I wish it weren’t. It requires extensive editing and formatting.) I started writing in a panic because my retirement expired and we needed money to pay the bills. So I wrote a novel called ‘Continental Divide’ based on a discussion about our present-day political environment with my son-in-law’s father. I discovered something that had been hinted at by accomplished writers: the characters will reveal themselves. I then wrote a second novel, ‘Nelson’s Hook,’ a whimsical story about a loser who discovers space-time dimensions and with another loser seeks to sell the concept. They are both kidnapped multiple times by a host of greedy individuals who they manage to elude. Then, a third novel was ‘Emerald Cove,’ a story about a young and beautiful woman who marries a wealthy older man. They live in Emerald Cove, and life is blissful until her husband mysteriously disappears and she is accused of his murder. Now here’s the interesting thing about writing this book: I am a male, and the protagonist is female. This surprised me, because she literally grabbed hold of my hands and wrote her story. She didn’t stop there. She wrote two other books with the same characters, ‘Crystal Cove,’ and ‘Diver’s Cove.’ I started a fourth novel, ‘Crescent Cove,’ with Darcy Watt, but had to give it up. My funds finally ran out, we were foreclosed on, and I had to file bankruptcy. I can’t find a job although I was a successful executive and have an MBA degree. So I took a job selling insurance for AFLAC. I just started and have yet to sell anything, but I’m optimistic about our future and our ability to survive. The writing will have to wait, but I am anxious to get started with it again, and I know I will. Darcy is waiting patiently.

Thank you for your insights.

Jon Perkins

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