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  1. Tom

    I'm back...

    By Tom,

    Yeah!!!!! I'm back ...Now I just need to figure out what I'm doing...lol
     
    lets see...first thing...read ....then I'll read some more....then I'll start writing again
     
    Hugs,
     
    Tom
  2. Tom

    I still don't believe it

    By Tom,

    the best thing in the world happened to me yesterday(friday night)
     
    I though Myspace was just another place to delete spam till last night.
    She found me!!! My wife(long term seperated) contacted me on Myspace.
    some people would say that is a bad thing, but you gotta get the rest of the picture. I haven't been able to contact Her or my son in a long time, about 11 years. Well needless to say, all the thoughts of being rejected came flooding into my head causing me to go totally nuts.
     
    So I called them this morning...I even talked to Kevin for a while today
    it went betterthan I could have hoped...dreamed. Sorry Dan, your review may have put me on cloud nine, but this just can't be beat
  3. Tom

    I am so bummed

    By Tom,

    Okay, so I have been fighting with chapter 7 for about two months now and since I didn't feel really comfortable posting about the problems I am having in the mentoring forum, I ended up just pounding my head against a brick wall.
     
    Well, I decided to send what I had to someone before I deleted it(again) to get some input. the person I sent it to read the entire story, IMed me and asked, "Why are you writing chapter 10 stuff for chapter 7?"
     
    After I thought about it for a few, I decied that they were right. things that I thought were just filler, he wanted to know. And as I think back, there were a lot of coments that indacate I have been making that same mistake the whole time
     
    to make this short, I am basicly starting over with chapter 7 today, but the good news is, I have most of chapter 9 done already...sorry for even more delays
     
    Hugs,
    Tom
  4. Tom

    getting there

    By Tom,

    It's been a week since I heard about Grandma, and I think I have gone through every emotion you can think of in the last week. Heck, I've been so scatter-brained, I couldn't even focuse long enough to comment on any of the anthology stories...well, I held up long enough to post one, but that was about it.
     
    Things are starting to get back to a point where I can function again, at least for now, I am hoping I can get back to a point where I can write again soon, but it doesn't look verry promissing at this point
     
    just wanted to drop a note here to let every one know how I am doing
     
    Hugs,
    Tom
  5. Tom

    Monday really felt like it

    By Tom,

    You all know the title of my story...well let me tell ya how my week has been so far.
     
    I got up just like always on monday, had to turn the heat on so I froze my but off till the temprature in the house got up to 60. I got my shower done and had just started to grab a towel when my phone started ringing...at 6:20 in the morning. It was my sister that lives 100+ miles away. She was calling to tell me that one of the special people in my life had been taken to the hospital and had been there for a week. Well, I was kinda backed up at work, so I had to go in, but I took tuesday and today off.
     
    Yep, I had tuesday off, but that didn't make it any better. One of or dogs has really long hair, well when we let the dogs 'air out' before loading them into the trooper, she got shit all over her back side. We didn't use the heater for the first 50 miles, so we really didn't notice anything till then, but it got really bad, really fast.
     
    If you think today had to be better, just wait...it was snowing when I woke up this morning, and I left the window down from the dog. Well, by the time I noticed the window, the front seats were covered with slush, so I was outside with a hair drier for 2 hours trying to dry out the seats. by the time I was done getting the seats dry enough to sit in, we had just enough time to get to the hospital before I had to head home for work in the morning.
     
    Now, I know my grandmother is 88 years old and I know she has had a wonderful life(she even raced motorcycles when she was in her twenties) but to see the strong willed Matriarc(sp*) of my family, the woman that used to get up early enough to have 'Micky Mouse' pancakes waiting for me every Saturday when I was 6 years old; to see her down to 92 pounds, lying in that hospital bed, so thin and frail, was turly heart breaking. To know that today's good bye will be the final one I can give her, leaves an agonizing emptiness in my being.
     
    I don't know when her time here will come to an end, I only know the end looms near, and can not seem to work concentrate on anything else at this point. I will continue writing IFLM, but I have got to take a break from everything for a while, so I just don't know when I will get the next chapter finished
     

     
    Tom
  6. Tom
    I need some help. yes, I know what you are thinking, and I am not talking about guy's in white coats and one of those jakets that make you hug yourself .
     
    here is the problem, I have major issues about Jeff and John getting together...at least sexually I have never written a sex scene and am very nervous about it. well, I say writing prompt number 12, and just had to do something ...I still can't believe I did it
     
    Anyway, I really need some feadback on what I posted there...click here to read
     
    please come back and leave your comments Thanks
     
    Hugs,
    Tom
  7. Tom
    Yes, sometimes it sucks to be me ...but today...it really sucks to not be me .
     
    yep, somebody flipped my coin and I landed 'sunny side up' yesterday .
     
    I sat down and got two pages done on IFLM before I had to get to bed. Today I figured out how to end the story.
     
    I really have to thank everyone that has read it so far, and even more importantly, left all the reviews and comments. I am kinda bummed out that some of the comments pointed out how confused people got, but I guess that kinda happens when the only clue given to indicate how bad John was hurt, was very vague and clear back in chapter one. I will fill in the rest of the picture as the story progresses, but some of the important points won't be easily noticed
  8. Tom

    just thinking out loud

    By Tom,

    HI Everyone,
     
    I haven't been up to writing much lately. It seems that I have fallen victum to a really strong mood swing, making it almost impossible to write the next chapter without strangling Kevin and shooting Jamie in the foot
     
    when I add to that the fact that I have picked up a cold and have been working 60 hour weeks for the better part of 2 months, I feel like I'm shutting down inside.
     
    since this seems to making me feel worse...I'm just gonna stop here...maybe I'll finish it tomorrow
     
    Tom
  9. Tom

    It's coming soon

    By Tom,

    Hi all,
     
    since I resigned from the committee, I finally found the time to finish chapter 5. Kurt might give it back to me before friday, so all I will say is that I'll post as soon as I get it back
     
    Hugs,
    Tom
  10. Tom

    I'm Running away....

    By Tom,

    Well, maybe it's more like Driving into the future
     
    the bad part is I'm loosing internet access for a few months
     
    I'm going to school to drive big trucks!! Of course, this means that I have got to get a Notebook type computer and one of those celular internet cards before I can get back on line so I am going to be out of touch for the most part all summer .
     
    The worst part is I won't be able to finish The rider's pride, Sky's the limit, or Living in Surreality till I get back
  12. Tom

    Let's face it, I'm in a slump

    By Tom,

    Yep, that's what it is, a torturous, agonizing, completely agrivating slump. Now don't get me wrong, I am still wofking on chapter 7 almost every night, The problem is, every time I go back and read what I have, I keep reaching out for the delete key. Nothing seems to sound right when I read it back to myself. I even had to get a second opinion on the fifth attempt at this chapter, just to keep from scrapping this draft.
     
    Most likely, it's because of my grandmothers condition. She is holding on, but she had to go back into the hospital. Waiting for the 'final' phone call seems tosomething that is always on my mind.
     
    The basics of all this, I just can't trust my own judgment right now. My solution to this problem is fairly simple, I am pasively looking for a Beta reader while I force myself to not use the delete button. I am going to have someone read through this before I have it edited, so if I can't stumble across someone before it's ready, I'll have to change tactics.
     
    One other thing about the beta reader thing, I am looking for a volunter, but I need someone that is going to use that red ink aggresively and can give reason for each use of that red ink. Kurt is great at spelling, grammer, and 'flow', so now I need someone who is opinionated and maybe even a little mean
     
    I can't tell you when chapter 7 will be ready, but I hope it will be soon
     
    Hugs,
    Tom
  13. Tom
    hehehe...I asked Kurt a question a few days ago and got a fairly straight answer...they wanted more.
     
    the next question I asked him got a resounding "Not Sci-fi"
     
    the part he is going to laugh about, when Kurt said they wanted more, I told him "I'm not going to start another story till IFLM is done...the part where he might dis-own me...it's Sci-fi
     
    this is just a few words strung together, Kurt hasn't even seen it yet; heck, he might make me get a second editor for this one...lol
     
    Tell me what ya think:
     

    Island in a storm



    By Tom(lostone)



    Chapter 1


     
     
     
     
    The proximity alarm; I was really beginning to hate that thing. In the last 30 days, the alarm had gone off 40 times. At least that was what the on board computer was telling me. I
  14. Tom

    I saw something...

    By Tom,

    actualy, I was wandering the Efiction a few minutes ago, just clicking around when I stumbled on to something. it kinda shocked me when I opened up the top ten lists, and found myself on three of them. The more I thought about that; then remembering what Max03 said, questioning my opinion about my writing; maybe I need to start listening more to people, instead of just hearing what they are saying...so hear it goes...the frist try....let's see if I can do it....Maybe I can write(a little)
     
    of course, I just have to change topics now...hehehe
     
    How many of you wear 'boxerbriefs'? I have always had great satisfaction wearing 'the skimpiest thing I can find', but I have heard so much about how comfortable boxerbriefs are, and concidering winter is on the way, I thought I should at least try one pair...well, I included them in my latest Jockey order, so I can't give an opinion about them yet, but I still can't believe I'm gonna try them
     
    BTW...I sent Kurt, chapter 6, hope he like's it enough to send it back for posting...hehehe (Sorry guys {this is Kurt} it will be a little bit, hopefully Monday or tuesday... I am going out of town this weekend. Sorry.)
    Hugs'
    Tom
  15. Tom

    I resigned

    By Tom,

    Yep, I resigned from the WST yesterday. I almost regret doing, it but not quite. when I joined the team, I had hoped to make a diffrence, but with work going into overdrive, and the committee responsabilities, I found that I was starting to miss my writing more and more.
     
    I also found that my stress levels had gotten to the point where everything was starting to push me toward a depressive mood swing. The one thing that confirmed my need to resign was one word. when something is bought it to a committee format and is presented as "NON-NEGOTIABLE"...I felt as though I was no longer on a committee
     
    The only statment that really means anything at this point is...ten minutes after Myr told me he had granted my request, I felt relieved...relaxed...almost happy again
     
    Hugs to all,
    Tom
  16. Tom

    Sorry it's been a while

    By Tom,

    hehe...Sorry it has been so long. Chapter 5 is still in the writing stage. Getting a new committee going is really time consuming...and then they asked me to lead it. but it has been really fun so far
     
    I am being told there are some really good things to come here at GA, so stick around
  17. Tom

    depressoin sucks

    By Tom,

    Hi all,
     
    Just thought I'd drop a line and tell everyone what's going on with my story. I have posted chapter 3 and sent chapter 4 to Kurt for editing. chapter four went in a direction I didn't expect...and it brought some memories back up from those places in my mind best not explored. Now, every time I sit down to work on chapter 5, I just seem to lock up.
  19. Tom

    delay in life

    By Tom,

    Hi all, Just had to stop in and chat for a while. I feel kinda bad about the delay in posting chapter 3. It got up to 110 degrees outside my house sunday, and my computer room doesn't have airconditioning. For the past three days I haven't been able to run my computer long enough to write more than five words. Add that to the 10 hours of overtime in the last week, and I haven't gotten anything written. Kurtie has chapter 3 right now, but as all teenagers know, the parents take priority...and his 'mum' is being very time consuming. Hopefully, both kurtie and I can get back on track after the long weekend.
    Hugs, Tom
  20. Tom

    been a while

    By Tom,

    I couldn't post last night. It took to long to calm down after reading my first reviews. I finally got 3 after I posted chapter 2!! I just hope chapter 3 is liked as much . Most of the story just seems to form all on it's own. I started out with a destination, but I don't really have a road to travel on. It makes it really easy to not give out spoilers...cause I don't even know what will happen . I did get three responses from nifty today
  21. Tom

    blog this...blog that

    By Tom,

    Yup, It's my blog... I'll never know what to put in here. So, where I work, it is that time of year. the time for random o/t and long days, and given the editing marks Kurtie left on IFLM ch2, it may be a few days before I post 2 or even start 3. And just for the record...A snail walking across my keyboard can get a story out faster than I can . The next chapter will be posted by friday though, after that, I just don't know
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