Hi Ho Hi Ho- Back to Writing I Go

An update on my health....I am cancer free and can wait 1 year rather than 6 months for paps & mammograms. If you don't get regular check-ups and cancer screenings PLEASE do! They can save your life.

Writing is a distraction and coping tool for my bipolar and anxiety. Writing places in my world and it's less stressful there. Though it can be stressful if you are struggling with the plots, characters and many other things. Over the last week I have noticed a change in my behavior and moods. They have been better.
I have jumped back into my writing. I started 'Love of Nessa' (might change title) this last week. I have been writing every day and a few of them I wrote over 1500 words when my goal is 500.
I'm trying out Scapple, a mind mapping program. Never really plotted my stories and I doubt I'm using it the way I should. Instead of plotting the stories I'm plotting character bios and relationships. I tried plotting on it and I don't know if I like it yet. Maybe. Here are tow pictures of my mapping...

Character Mapping

Plot Mapping

Today, before I write with @FriNightWrites I am updating my Scrivener with the characters. It might take some time but I have a few hours. Here's a picture of it so far...

Scrivener for 'Love Of Nessa'

I now have to find character inspiration pictures on Pinterest and the web. That's my goal, to have all characters' picture done.

As you can see I'm doing better and writing is the key to keeping it that way. 

Here's a look at 'Love Of Nessa':

Nessa is a meek uneducated female wolf shifter. She is handed over to mate an Alpha and it scares her. Through the first few chapters she struggles with her new role and fights it some of the time. Her mate has his own struggles... An Alpha that shares a property line starts sabotaging the pack and will end up starting a war (something that hasn't happened in over three centuries).

That's all I got so far.

Politics & Life

I usually never vent my political views online but today I must. Confirming DeVos was one of the worst things the Senate could have done. No experience in education and ideas that will cost billions that could go to improve what we have and what every school district is trying to do. Charter Schools and vouchers are not the solution.
DeVos's kids went/go to private charter schools, has she ever stepped foot into a public school? Yes many of our schools need help. I'm lucky I live in a district that is great. My son did poorly in the previous district and went from D's & F's to B's. He graduated with a 3.4 GPA. My daughter will graduate high school with 12 college credits if she doesn't graduate early. Though she might stay her 4 years just so the district pays for he college classes. Her GPA has always been 3.9 to 4.0. We are a small town and if DeVos gets her way we would have to consolidate with at least 1 other district, That would put the classrooms at 30+ kids unlike now with maybe 15. That gives less time per student with the teacher.  How is that better?
I have know Senator Charles Grassley for 37 years. I grew up with his grandchildren. He may not remember me or my family, but I don't care right now. I thought he had my views on DeVos, but today he voted 'YES'. I am disappointed and enraged. He is the longest sitting senator in history, he needs to retire because I think he is loosing his mind. My grandmother supported and work with his campaign for years in the early days. It's what got me well educated in politics. She's been gone form this earth for 11 years. If she were here today she would have a heart attack. She was a die-hard republican but this last year would have killed her. Grassley would have had many lectures from her. I intend to give him at least 2 once he is home in New Hartford, IA.
If Grassley does not retire after this term and runs again, I will switch sides. I will campaign against him and let out secrets that I overheard as a child.
Another Iowa senator votes 'YES' as well. She is not my district senator but I will make it hard for her re-election as well.
I have always been an Independent voter, if I had to choose between Republican and Democrat I'd go Democrat all the way.
This country was founded on freedom, corporations have no right to take over the Government and that is what is happening. The seven countries Trump has authorized passengers to be detained are seven he has no business ties to. The countries that are the most threat are not included, which can only mean and has been fact checked to be true, are the ones he has business ties to. Trump has violated the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Then add in he refusal to cut ALL ties to his businesses he is going to get us all killed.  North Korea, China & Japan are going to be the first countries to strike against us. WWIII will happen.
I am well adverse in most mental conditions. Trump shows signs of being a narcissistic, bipolar sociopath.
Controlling the media, as he tries to do, will not be tolerated for long and all his mouth is going to get him is a swift departure from this world. Either someone in the US will assassinate him of a country will take him out. One way we all die of WMDs (weapons of mass destruction) and the other our country will be able to recover this mess Trump put us in.
Here is a link to the senate vote on DeVos courtesy of 'The New York Times' See what your senator voted.
The next step is to food your senator and congressman with calls & letters to start the process of impeachment. That is if you want our country to be what the founders wanted it to be.
Over the past several months I have noticed a change in my moods and behavior despite my medication. I have had to switch it around a bit because of all this destruction of our country.
P.S. Hello Secret Service and Homeland Security... I made no threats just used my freedom of speech! Bite me! If you feel I'm a threat you are more than welcome to visit me any time. Just be prepared, I'm an OCD bipolar with rage issues and I don't take my medication before 9am CST. I have been told I am not responsible for my actions until my medication has been in my system for 40 minutes. So, if you want to visit best be after 10am CST. Enjoy your President! I don't.

First Post of The Year

The last several months have been hell on earth in my life. I have made progress in coping with everything.

Anxiety level dropped yesterday when I found out the cysts in my breasts are just that and not cancer 🙌. The thought of cancer had me shaking and anxious for the last 4 months.

Money 💰is still an issue since my hearing for disability isn't for at least another 6 months. The process is long and dragged out but I understand. I know many people that have tried to get it and are able to work. The process saves tax payers money and keeps lazy people off of it. There it is the word 'lazy'. The last few months I have been called that for not working. HA! If I could work I would. There are days I wish my illnesses away just so I can get a paycheck I earned. Yes, that's right, I want to work. Doctors tell me it's not possible. My legs keep swelling, my arthritis is in more joints than before, my anger & rage is not always under control & my anxiety around people is worse. The pain of it every day gets worse but I manage. I could work, my opinion, not the doctors. If I even try to get a job it's blocked by several of my doctors. Then you have the people that say 'why didn't you fight it before now?' Well, I didn't have enough wrong with me to fight with appeals and that would have made it impossible to apply for disability until 2019.

Enough of that. My writing has been slow and a chore. Today is the first day since Nov. 20th 2016 that I have been able to write and I can see my skills are a little slacking. I'm going to push myself to write tonight and every day for the next 30 days. I want to write at least 500 words a day. In preparation today I set up my faithful Aeon Timeline 2© for the new story-line and I have many ideas written down in a notebook📒. Scrivener© is set up as well. Now all I need to do is put those notes into a story. Easier said than done. My mind won't focus for long periods of time and the words don't seem to come. I can picture the scenes in my head but the words are lost. Here is what I know:

• How the species🐺 began
• First 18 chapters of characters
• When it starts (2011)
• Ages of characters (18-20,000+yrs old)
• What is happening in the first 2 chapters
• The species' history
• Laws
• Hierarchy

What I need to know:

• Professions of characters
• Likes & dislikes of characters
• Ceremonies' process

Once I have that I should be able to write it without many issues. Though my mind keeps jumping back to the previous series I was working on. This new one has no connection to that series and is making it hard.