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The future is now!!!
Currently, I am still working on my family history book. It is definitely
a labor of love, major emphasis on labor. I don't know why it's so hard to write. Well, yes I do--because it is
book length. And I am majorly impatient. Once the words are in my head, I expect them to pop out onto the paper
instantly. My favorite thing from Stephen King was in the novel 'Tommyknockers'. Bobbi, after halfway turning into an alien, creates this typewriter that runs on mucho batteries. However,
the machine plucks the thoughts from her head as she is cleaning house or taking a poop, then types them up. Voila!
Instant book from thoughts! When I first read that back in the 90's, I was like, I SOOO need one of those! I guess
I should let it go, but dude I sooo need one of those still!
Anyway, I currently have this disease where I fall asleep instantly at 11pm every
night. Maybe it's just being in my 30's. Maybe it's being a mother and being woken up by a little one at 6:45am
every day. Which is crazy because I have NEVER been a morning person, just a late night up reading person. I don't
know, but it really sucks because once everything around the house is done, it's 10pm and I've to try and write something
in that little time slot. Then the news comes on and it's snooze city.
Yeah, I know. Take advantage of the little stinker's sleeping habits and
start writing in the morning. I mean, I don't have to be at work until 9am, and it's really laid back (as you can
tell, since I'm updating from work) If I tried really hard, I could probably get in a good hour's worth of work, which
translates to about 3-5 pages. But I am lazy! Well, mostly just in the morning. The people at work, whom I sincerely
love and loathe at the same time do not engage me in convo until after 11am because it takes me that long to wake up!
However, I have started writing a scary story. This is really scary, as opposed
to my zombie story which is really more funny and ironic than anything else. I want this to scare you. I want
you to be afraid to reach for slippers under the bed, and jump at shadows on the wall. I want to bring the fear I felt
at dreaming this story to the page, and to your heart. We shall see.
But back to the family history book. Right now,
I am chronicling my ancestor Ester's capture from Africa. She is being led to Elmina Castle, where she will suffer numerous indignities before being shackled on a ship to come here. This is easy
to write, but I tend to forget a lot of stuff, so I go back often to clean up passages. Once this section is done, I
will do flashbacks to the Middle Passage. No in depth coverage, we all know what happened. But just certain
scenes will be described, until we get back to the part where she is ensconced in the South as a slave.
I am writing this for my Grandma, who is counseling me. She is 80
years old! And I really want to finish this year so she can read it. I am trying to use my love for
Grandma to get me to do what needs to be done. Send me encouraging words and love!
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Future Projects:
A Black American Family Saga: The Jacksons
A novel detailing the history of seven generations of Matriarchs
Diary Of A Discontented Sister
A Collection of Poetry by Tatisha Marie Jackson
Say What?!
Short Stories By Tish
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