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S.C. Parris

S.C. Parris

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Welcome to my Blog! Here you’ll find posts about my life, inspiration I find on the way, and of course, writing updates, excerpts, and cover reveals! I’ll even be reviewing books I read (if you’re here for movies I’m into, check Monster thoughts). Grab your tea (or coffee) and stay awhile!

Love and other Drugs
  • S.C. Parris
  • April 23, 2013
  • 7:00 pm
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It’s been a long time since I’ve had a semi-personal post on my blog, and it’s filled my thoughts, so here it is.
The love of our craft (whatever that may be), the love of…living, whatever it is that drives us, this has been on my mind a lot lately. I’ve recently gotten out of a funky state (what I call a state of depression or just a glum-ridden mood), and now I’m more or less of a ‘I love life,’ mindset once more.

I flip flop on these things time and time again. I’ve just accepted that it’s going to happen, I can’t always be rainbows and sunshine and what the hey, I’ve gotten more than halfway through the editing and rewriting of The Dark World while in this ‘funk.’ I like to live my life as though every second I have is precious time. And it is. So I try and make every second work for me.

Yes, a lot has happened recently (as I’m sure you all know by now), and I’ve been taking it all in stride, working on my stories, my schoolwork…etc. and generally trying to spread the word that I have a new short story out. Many have told me they would read it, but we’ll see in time, won’t we?

(Sigh)

As I sip my tea and stare at my wandering Siberian Husky as he paces the living room floor, I can’t help but smile for I am high…on love. The love of writing, the love of my opportunities, recent and forthcoming, and the love of my caring boyfriend, the love of my pain in the ass-sometimes dog, and the love of my life…in general. Life and all the amazing things it gives us.

Like writing.

Words can’t express what writing means to me. Upon reading over A Night of Frivolity, I’ve been so impressed with the state of that work and I can’t help but wonder what more I can pen that focuses on a more psychological mind frame.

Ah, I have been reading a fair bit of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and I find myself falling more and more in love with the deep psychological overtones that exist throughout the book (what I’ve read of it so far), and I really want to expound upon it more.

My hope is that more people read my ebook and want more of the story I’ve created. I already have the outline, the idea ready, it just takes a special…place in my mind to sit down and write that story.

We’ll see what happens.

Go check out A Night of Frivolity now and let me know what you think!

And keep your bite.

-S.C. Parris

 

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