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Thursday, September 4, 2014 6:54:12 AM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Are We the Crazy Ones?:
CJ said, "" I write only because there is a voice within me that will not be still." ~ Sylvia PlathTime: 7:14 AMWord count on my current WIP: 10,515Song on my playlist: "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling StonesWhat I'm drinking: A..." more
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 4:48:00 PM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Are You Disturbed? Are You Scared? You Should Be!:
CJ said, ""Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open." ~ Natalie GoldbergWord count for current WIP: 9,867 (Not counting typed out plotting and some dialogue.)Currently..." more
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 10:01:53 AM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled The Price I Paid for Walking Away from a Dream:
CJ said, " It’s 7:50 AM, and I’m enjoying my fourth day of my eight day “stay-ca.” Sitting at my desk with my coffee, listening to Milky Chance’s, ”Stolen Dance,” and organizing my day in my head. I took PTO in order to throw..." more
Sunday, January 13, 2013 8:15:59 PM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Getting My Little Duckies In A Row... Once Again!:
CJ said, " "Like stones, words are laborious and unforgiving, and the fitting of them together, like the fitting of stones, demands great patience and strength of purpose and particular skill." - Edmund Morrison What's the current song on my..." more
Monday, December 31, 2012 5:25:26 PM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled 2013: Not for Cowards:
CJ said, "It's New Year's Eve! Another year has been spent and a new one is about to begin. Resolutions are flying around like mosquitoes over standing water, and as I relish in the victory that was living through the 2012 apocalypse..." more
Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:13:17 PM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Blissful Living:
CJ said, "On the playlist at the moment... Santeria by Sublime.I'm vaping my Pina Colada flavored e-cig, and watching the delicate rain fall softly on the back patio of my tiny, quaint beach cottage while I reach deep within, and reconnect with my long lost..." more
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 9:32:24 AM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Something Beautiful Is Happening...:
CJ said, "At the close of 2010, I created a beautiful "Vision Board." Well, before our move back home to Florida, I hastily disposed of it (Ughhhh!) and have regretted it ever since. That makes two that I've now lost.So the other day, my dear friend and I..." more
Thursday, October 27, 2011 6:17:31 PM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Wet Jeans & Sandy Feet:
CJ said, ""Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca."Longing. Heart-breaking, gut-wrenching longing. I remember that feeling. Mine was not of a homestead or family estate. It was of the ocean. Salty air, sand between my..." more
Sunday, October 23, 2011 6:30:12 PM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled I've Come Home:
CJ said, "Yes, I know. I'm fully aware that I've basically fallen off the face of the earth for the past nine months. I don't even know where to begin other than to say that my family and I have taken drastic measures to change our life-flow this year.The..." more
Friday, January 7, 2011 11:18:56 AM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Panning for Gold:
CJ said, "It's freezing, flippin' cold out there! But, at least we had a snow-day today. Yay! Love an unexpected long weekend.I've been spending a lot of time wrestling with myself. I have the part of me that likes to have everything planned, and the part..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 4:03:06 PM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Love Being A Writer!:
CJ said, "“Love being a writer.” – Maurice Erickson (Filbert Publishing) I love what I do. Right now, with no accolades, no applause, obscure, and unknown, with all of its frustrations, I still love what I do. Why? Because, I’m a writer. From the..." more
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 12:34:59 PM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled How Will You Judge Your Success As A Writer?:
CJ said, "I think as writers, we all come to the realization that it may take some time to become a success. I know that everyone has differing views on what writing success is or isn’t. For some it may be getting published, and that’s it. For others, it..." more
Friday, December 31, 2010 6:22:35 PM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Happy New Year's (Eve)!!:
CJ said, ""For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice.And to make an end is to make a beginning." ~T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding" I know it’s only New Year’s Eve, but, I woke this morning with a renewed..." more
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 10:04:45 AM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Time to Cast Some Vision:
CJ said, "The other day, I made myself a new "Vision Board." Most of you would know what I mean by that... a "dream" board where you adhere pics of things you're working towards in your life, inspirational quotes that fuel your energy to get there, as well as..." more
Saturday, December 4, 2010 5:37:47 PM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Let's have a "Write A Handwritten Letter Day!":
CJ said, "Okay, so, I was just thinking about the beauty of the written word, and it occurred to me how public schools are not focusing much, if any, attention on cursive writing. At least, not in my daughter's school. What a travesty!In this modern age of..." more
Monday, November 29, 2010 10:25:21 AM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Picking Myself Up by the Stilettos..:
CJ said, "It's been nearly one full year since my last post.Shocking, I know!It's been a year of learning, and change, for me in so many areas. I've taken on new challenges, and I've let go of certain things that I had previously found my identity in...." more
Friday, February 12, 2010 8:22:47 AM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled A Book Lover's Diary:
CJ said, "My sweet husband bought me a wonderful little "Book Lover's Diary" for Christmas last year. With everything that has transpired this past year, I've yet to do anything with it. But, I absolutely LOVE IT!So, as I'm enjoying another "snow day," I've..." more
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 11:57:00 AM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Counting the Cost of Taking a Risk:
CJ said, "Presently, I'm enjoying a rare and totally self-indulgent day to myself, afforded to me by the always hoped for, sometimes prayed for, ever welcomed event called the "snow-day."Being that I work in a preschool, when the upper grades in the district..." more
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:03:49 PM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Hellooooooo out there...:
CJ said, "Well, it's only been in November since I've last posted. SHAME!!!! LOL!Let me update you guys on the latest...I'm feeling FABULOUS! Seriously! I feel really good.I was out of sorts for a while. Had a bit of surgical shock and fatigue that was..." more
Friday, November 13, 2009 9:21:30 PM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Hello my sweet friends...:
CJ said, "Wow! I cannot believe how long it has been since I've last taken time to blog. A lot has transpired, and I've been trying to find my "life-flow," if you will. In case you're wondering (as I've been questioned by several of you), I'm doing quite..." more
Friday, October 10, 2014 7:59:50 AM
CJ Raymer wrote a blog post titled Pushing the Button:
CJ said, "Current word count: 65,731 (In final revisions of my current manuscript.)Song on my playlist: "Hey Ya" (The acoustic version by Obadiah Parker)Drink of choice: A VERY large coffee. (Caramel Macchiato)It's just after 8:00 AM, and I'm attempting to..." more