April 19, 2008
Bliss
Written by Cindy Kirk in Jaunty PostIn my current WIP (work-in-progress) my heroine is searching for her bliss
Before I started writing, I had a good life. I had a nice family, good friends, and a career I enjoyed. But it wasn’t until I started making up stories and putting the words down on paper that I found my bliss.
I absolutely love to make up stories and it gives me the greatest of pleasure when a story comes together just right, when a phrase conveys exactly what I meant for it to convey, when the characters become real to me.
It was hard for me to put myself out there and attempt to write a book. It took me 3 1/2 years to sell to Harlequin and I picked up more than my share of rejections along the way. But once I began writing I realized I’d found my bliss.
I’m not a good cook. Flowers and plants do not flourish under my care, they die. And I’m not handy or craft-y at all. But writing, well, from the time I’ve been small I’ve made up stories. Until recently I thought everyone did. Wow, was I out of touch with reality.
The reason I brought this subject up is that last night a friend of mine told me she was looking for something more in life, some passion of her own to pursue. It got me to wondering what your passion is?? Is it writing or something totally different? Or, do you feel your life is full enough without passion mucking it up. Inquiring minds want to know. 
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Shana Says:
Well, obviously my passion is also writing. But sometimes I wish that it was something easier and relaxing like reading or gardening. Sometimes I wish I didn’t have a passion, so that I could sleep in! But then I would have a huge hole in my life and would never have experienced the joy I do with writing. So in the end, I wouldn’t trade it.
limecello Says:
Hi Cindy,
I’m not entirely sure what my passion is yet - hopefully I figure it out soon. I had a similar conversation with a classmate on Friday, that made me want to smack him. I was talking about career aspirations, etc - or just career choices in general - and he set the bar really low, but just kept saying “I just want to be happy.” This is hard to explain - yes, I agree with him. I want to be happy too, but that’s not a bar to having career aspirations or wanting to be successful.
Maybe I’ll just be a student forever