There is a certain kind of beautiful
that I know I'll never be. You know, the kind of beautiful that stops people
mid-sentence and people write songs about. It’s the kind of beautiful that
never has to be qualified, like 'oh you have such lovely eyes' or 'what a
pretty face you have.' Just lovely. Just pretty. That is the kind of beautiful
that I'll never be. I struggle with this on a daily basis, bombarded by images
of women who are airbrushed and photoshoped and have nothing to do but workout
and focus on themselves. To be clear, I don’t blame the women. If you have a
god-given talent (mine is writing, some people have their face) then you should
use it. I blame the media and society for allowing these things to continue on
and perpetuate this notion of how women should be. I’m sure it’s possible to
walk right past these images and not allow them to bother you in the least and
I can do that on a good day. Today is not a good day. Being a woman is hard.
Being honest with yourself is even harder.
So, hi, BTW. I’ve been gone for a
while. No, I’m not dead – just working on my life. Smack in the middle of edits
of Playing With Fire, it is a much
more strenuous process this time and I’m very glad for it. My editor, her name
is Farrah, is super calm and understanding. I’m like, flipping out and she’s
like, ‘All is well, Christy.’ LOL The book is up on Goodreads and here is the
link should you be so inclined to add it to your TBR list:
I’m excited for this one. I want to
redo my website and throw some PR around. Have you heard that saying: you have
to have money to make money? That is a true saying. I don’t really have any
upfront capital to invest, nor do I have any willing investors, so promoting
will come down to me, my laptop, and some long nights begging for blog tours
and praying for reviews. It will be worth it though, in the end. I can feel it in my bones.
I promise not to stay away so long next time.
I missed reading your work/thoughts/ideas! I noticed you'd deleted Twitter, which Felicia confirmed, which is a shame... I miss your Tweets! Anyway, stay strong and I can't wait to read "Playing With Fire"!
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