Well I will just come right out and say that I do not currently LIVE in The South. But I was born and raised there. And that makes me a Southern Girl for the rest of my life. So “This Little Ditty – Stories of a Southern Girl” may be more aptly named “This Little Ditty – Stories of a Southern Girl living in Long Beach, California”. But that’s too long and not at all catchy.
So from here on out it is my goal to write a Little Ditty every day. Notice that I said it is my Goal. I am the mother of three boys, after all. And I want your expectations of this blog to be realistic.
‘What has driven you to do this thing, Christi?’ you may ask. Excellent question. I have recently embarked upon what my husband and I laughingly refer to as my mid-life crisis. After raising three boys, working in banking, office management and teaching a little dance here and there, I have realized that what I really love is language. I love reading it. I love writing it. I love telling tales and expanding mine and my boys’ vocabularies. And I want to do something with that.
I have written several stories for children that are not published. But a girl can dream, can’t she? And I so loved writing the things that I needed to find a way to write more. This is where my sweet husband comes in. He has a web-development firm *PLUG* www.jloop.com *PLUG* and is the master of all things web-related. So it seemed perfect for me to blog my writing. Don’t you think?
A quick heads-up….I will be writing whatever comes to mind each day. It may be a story. Or a poem. Or some silly thing one of the boys has done. So it will not be polished, but it should be fun. I am very excited to start. And I’m pleased as punch to have you along for the ride.
Hi Christi!
It was so nice to meet you at Writer’s Day on Saturday (we sat together at lunch, I am writing the mid-grade novel?) I just wanted to stop by your blog and say, “hi” and keep writing!
Laurie
Yes Laurie! It was great meeting you too. I hope the rest of your day was a success. I just loved hearing both Kathleen O’Dell and Libba Bray – the highlights of my day!
And thanks for coming by to visit my blog….You’re welcome any time!
Hi Christi,
We met at the parking outside the hotel briefly at the conference this summer. I thought we looked like sisters…Anyway, wonderful blog and ambition. Keep it up, keep dreaming and hope to run into you again.
Lois