I've never dreaded old age, but, never looked forward to it either. Then, my 49th birthday came, and on that day, I sat quietly and counted my blessings, and, this year has been an exceptional one. There had been tough times, but, there have also been great accomplishments.
My brother is a drug addict, and he stole our rent money for months, and this month, we were evicted because of it. Even when I did drugs, the rent was paid. The judge was sympathetic, but we refused to have my brother locked up, so, victim services wouldn't give us the money he stole. In the end, we're safe, and have a nice place in Torrington Connecticut, so, age has taught us how to deal with adversity well.
At the same time, my books have been selling well. A Life Gone Awry: My Story of the Elan School, is my biggest seller. One year ago yesterday, Elan announced that it was going to close, and news of this book spread to hundreds of thousands of people.
As much as I want to write romance, my memoirs aren't done, and I'm OCD, so, I can't move on until it is. I'm almost ready to release, Out of the Darkness: A Story of Love and Hate and AIDS.
How many writers have written four memoirs? None I can find. I don't know whether to be grateful for my screwed up life, or if I would have been happier living a normal 49 years, writing romance. I think I could stand the boredom of a ho-hum life, and, I love writing sex scenes, so I think I would have been happy.
However, I was dealt the hand I was, and I've played it well enough to live to tell the story. Stay tuned for news of my next release. It's going to be a good one
Thank you all for the birthday wishes
Happy (late) Birthday Wayne! Don't worry, you'll always be younger than me. And probably way more successful. ;) You're doing great, baby. If anyone can take demons and make demonade, it's you.
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Sucks about the rent money, but happy that you're in a good place now. Looking forward to your next book. Shame that life sucked big time, but you're strong and your experiences have touched and helped others. Wishing you much success. :)
ReplyDeleteI would say that you are exceptional even as a drug addict then... and you are a wonderful person. By the way it's CDO (alphabetically correct, doncha know). Have you drafted the outline for your memoires? Got a chronological framework? Names, dates, places? Are they going to jump around or go straight forward? Don't tell me, I'm just asking leading questions.. :D Make a pb&b and get to work buddy! (b=banana)
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