Signed: BITTER

Calm down take a deep breath, count 1 2 3;

He left you it's alright, u'll be fine u'll see;

Remember you're a girl, you've got charm you've got swag;

Look on the bright side of things:

He left you, he's a fag.

Cheer up there are other things in life to do;

like keying his car, busting them windows or hey!

Get a tattoo!

Life goes on, why shouldn't you?

Heartbreak is a cycle,

He breaks your heart, you break one too.

So hey! Jump back in that saddle of aspirations;

And don't stop until you reach that destination;

Of inspiration through isolation;

From a month of no copulation.

SIGNED: BITTER

Woman Scorned: My First Completed (and unpublished) Novel

Woman Scorned..........................................................

This is the title of my first completed book - well, the first draft of said completed book.

The story centers around Sadie, a young black woman who is a devoted Christian with a bright future ahead of her. She meets her boyfriend, Joshua, her Pastor's eldest son, in her senior year of high school and they begin a very innocent courtship. 

The relationship continues into her final year of her pre-law studies where they take their relationship to the next level and have sex for the very first time. After this, Sadie finds out that Joshua is not as innocent as he pretends to be, as she discovers that he has been cheating on her since they've been together.

Sadie gives him an ultimatum and instead of remaining faithful to her, he tells his father that she seduced him into sleeping with her, among other lies, thus tainting her reputation.

After being banned from church, Sadie picks up and leaves her hometown with her best friend and a complication in tow. In her hiatus, she builds up a hatred of Josh so strong that she thinks only of revenge. During those years apart, she blames her poor choice in men on Joshua.

Sadie ends up finding out even more dirt on Joshua which adds more fuel to her fire. It is time to act on her revenge. Her plan: to seduce him, get him to fall in love with her again, and then air all his dirty laundry in church when he is set to preach.

Follow Sadie's heart-break, feel her anger, and smile when she exacts revenge...knowing that hell truly hath no fury like a WOMAN SCORNED.

The Start of my Writing Journey

So, my writing journey began last April (2012) when the title of a novel came to me loud and clear. The title Woman Scorned was so interesting to me that I was so excited to begin writing. It went well for a while, until I started having writer's block.

Then, I was no longer interested in writing...I got bored. 

However, the moment I allowed someone to read my work - or at least how far I'd gotten - and was given positive feedback, it was all the fuel I needed to reignite the fire and write until I was finished.

Suffice it to say, it was a mediocre start to my writing journey, and I am, by no means, a literary expert - I'm learning as I go along - but, if I didn't start, there would be no drive for me to continue. Since the First Draft completion of Woman's Scorned, I have completed another First Draft of a novel, the first in a series of three. Furthermore, I have had three - count 'em, three (3) - additional novel ideas.

I am happy for this journey, even though sometimes I feel I am going crazy with all the thoughts swirling in my head, threatening to be lost in forgetfulness if I don't stop writing my current novel and write the down every bit of information that my mind has come up with - this has happened to me on too many occasions.

Despite my emerging mental health problems (yes, you can laugh...I'm laughing at myself), if I didn't START...I wouldn't be where I am today: two books down, another almost finished and four more in the works, and yes, two sheets away from crazy. Lol!!!

Hmm...I'm beginning to wonder if starting this journey was a good idea.