Chad Mullens's invitation is awaiting your response

Chad Mullens would like to connect on LinkedIn. How would you like to respond? Chad Mullens Author | Copywriter | Leader Confirm you know Chad You are receiving Reminder emails for pending invitations. Unsubscribe © 2014, LinkedIn Corporation. 2029 Stierlin Ct. Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

Chad Mullens's invitation is awaiting your response

Chad Mullens would like to connect on LinkedIn. How would you like to respond? Chad Mullens Author | Copywriter | Leader Confirm you know Chad You are receiving Reminder emails for pending invitations. Unsubscribe © 2014, LinkedIn Corporation. 2029 Stierlin Ct. Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

Add me on LinkedIn?

Chad Mullens Author | Copywriter | Leader Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area Hi Blogger, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Chad Confirm that you know Chad You are receiving Invitation to Connect emails. Unsubscribe This email was intended for Blogger (theTummy). Learn why we included this. © 2014, LinkedIn Corporation. 2029 Stierlin Ct. Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

A good sweat can clear your mind

I just did "P90X; Core Synergistics" because I've felt that my hard work over the last three years was being thrown away with all of the time spent on the computer writing. It may have to become a daily thing again. I will have the confidence of looking and feeling good, and I will sweat out all the bad crap in my body. Additionally, I feel clear headed and ready to take on my day. My only regret is that I was not able to write at all today because I dinked around FB too much.

Tomorrow starts my weekend, so hopefully I will be able to workout again, get a clear head and rock it on the story front. The goal will be three really good chapters!

Sis has offered to act as an editor for me. Hopefully I can get the errors out of the posts to io9, and have people concentrate on how awesome I am :)

Arrgg!!!

What made me think it was a good idea to become a writer? How in the hell am I supposed to balance a full time job, working a God awful shift while still trying to be a father and husband? WTF!!!

It would be nice if my family would support what I am trying to do. Instead, I get yelled at and demoralized because I am absent minded and sit at a computer for a few hours every day. Well duh! How am I supposed to get anything written if I don't sit at a computer? How am I supposed to come up with stories if I don't think about things?

All I ask is for a little support. Is that too much to ask? I still keep the house clean, still do all of the cooking, still spend time with my family. When can I have a little time to myself? Why can't I create something and be proud of it, instead I have to listen to a rant about how selfish and lazy I've become. Is it any different from when I was spending an hour to an hour and a half working out every day? Nope, that was still unnecessary and "stupid". Well I have a few words for those that have issues with me trying to improve myself...

And for those of you that pretend to give a crap and pretend to be supportive, here is a suggestion of my own. If you say you'll read it, then friggen read it!

Kudos to the Black Squirrel

I've been in the office at work pouring over "Telepaths" by the black squirrel...it's awesome and eerily similar to the plans I had for "In My Mind...", well sort of. The exciting thing is that I think she has given me the inspiration to continue the story. After seven years of debate, I think I have found the missing link. Telepaths and some other stuff of course. It was there all along, but it took a well written story to bring it up from the depths of my confused mind. Kudos Black Squirrel! Don't worry, I'm not going to steal from you :)

WTF

What the Hell? I decide to browse some blogs and all that I can get is sex related topics...am I in an alternate universe? Or is it as simple as Blogger is the new X-Tube??? Just saying. I suppose that my rants will be safe after all, no one will care about little ol' me, they'll just skip over for the next money shot...

Somewhat blue thoughs

Since the inception of my writing site, I have been diligently plugging away on the keyboard. I am inspired by everything I see; from patrons at my place of employment, random things my daughter says, to my ever present vivid dreams...Writing is a great outlet and I am having a ton of fun doing it!

BUT...

I spend hours on the computer. My daughter misses the time we spent together, my body is reverting back to "fat ass" status, and I find myself desperate for approval. I know this is a juvenile response, it's just that I want some sort of vindication that the effort I put forth is worth the sacrifices I make with my family? Is this a common thing for a writer? Will I be able to cope with it if I never get published?

In an effort to generate readers, I have formed a Facebook group for my writings (Writings by Chad Mullens) and I am getting no response, other than, "I'll get to it eventually..." or, "How do I stop getting messages every time you post something?" I am also posting twice a week on io9.com #thursdaytales and #saturdayshortstories, there I have found some talented writers and an excellent forum to hone my skills. I seem to keep making tiny violations to the code of conduct, unintentional mind you, but probably annoying to the people running the site. I am slowly learning all of the p's and q's and hopefully continue to get feedback from the readers there.

I feel like a spoiled brat demanding attention, validation, some indication that what I am trying to do is worth it. I guess in the long run, I'll have to stick to my guns and finish what I've started. I have to go with my intuition, the little voice in my head that tells me, "If you finish it, they will read it..."

On a positive note, my brother has told me that he and his wife are resuming the project of illustrating the Agnot and Nathanial tales. (For anyone who cares, its a series of children's books we started a few years back, and for reasons that do not need exploring at this juncture were placed on a back burner...) I am really excited to see what comes of Jeremy's drawing talent and Liz's awesome skills with a paint brush. I really hope they are going to finish at least one of the books.

If anyone actually is reading this, I'm sorry for whining. I just can't bring myself to do it with a person. After all this medium is my outlet.