On writing and a media article
Sometimes writing, especially creating fictional stories, can be plodding and tedious.
I have decent momentum and structure with my current novella. It may just be under 100 pages printed and probably rather inexpensive. It will be an action story in its center but also psychological about its main character. It may be out as soon as this summer.
On a The Irish Times column by Trish Murphy:
“I’m female and in my 40s. I’m single, so maybe friendships are more important to me than to people in couples or with families. I find I feel disrespected a lot by a variety of people in my life and am often hurt, disappointed and left feeling drained by the way I’m treated. I realise I’m the common denominator in all these failed friendships and familial relationships.
I wonder sometimes if I expect too much from people, but surely if I’m upset, there’s something wrong. How do I know if I’m just overly sensitive? I do have two exceptionally good friends, so it’s not everyone in my life. But life is very quiet.”
A few thoughts. Respect is difficult. You have to earn it, but if you don’t get it for no good reason, you tend not to want to show it in return to the person showing disrespect. I brought up the idea in a blog post a while back about what it is we are expecting from other people: some type of gratification on various levels? The more important thing is to respect yourself.
“I tell ya: I get no respect.”– Rodney Dangerfield