Working
through the Pain
by
E.S. Moore
There are
times when writing seems impossible. It’s not because you don’t have the ideas
or the time, but because life decides to slap you upside the head a few hundred
times and watch as you quiver on the floor, wondering if the pain will ever
end. You feel trampled on, like the entire world is out to get you. You wonder
how you could ever sit down again and put words to the page when the next
disaster is inevitably around the corner, ready to knock you flat on your back
once more.
It’s easy to
tell someone to suck it up and deal with it. It’s also easy to give in and let
the doubt monsters and the immense weight of the world keep you from doing what
you really want to be, and probably should be, doing.
I’ve had a
pretty rough stretch over the last few months. There have been family health
issues, vehicular problems, and damage from storms and trees. You name it, I’ve
probably dealt with it—or at least that’s how it feels. It seemed like every
time I turned around, something bad was happening. It got to the point where I
pretty much vanished from the world because I couldn’t bring myself to face
other people, even online.
But I still
forced myself to work.
I think
that’s the key to getting through the pain. Things could have been far worse
for me if I’d simply given up and hidden away in my room until the proverbial
storm had passed. Instead, I sucked it up, planted my butt in the chair, and
did what I could.
And you know
what? It helped. I was able to forget, or at least suppress, all the pain and
misery I was feeling. I was able to focus on something I enjoyed, something
that kept me busy. It was a distraction. It kept me sane.
Is getting
back to work right for everyone? Probably not. And it wasn’t always easy for
me. There were some days I didn’t want to do anything, yet I at least gave it a
try. I think that doing something you love in the worst of times can help you
work through the pain. It’s like a therapy you can administer to yourself. It
shows you that even when the world appears to be against you, you can still
fight through it and find some semblance of joy.
I found my
peace by getting back to work, back to the writing I love. When things fall
apart around you, what will you find to put things right again?
BOOKS
Even a vampire has to face her inner demons…
Kat Redding is the very thing she hunts: a vampire, thirsting for
blood, capable of killing any creature unlucky enough to get in her
path. The difference is, Kat kills her own kind in order to protect
human Purebloods. She’s good at what she does. Good enough to earn the
nickname Lady Death—and the enmity of every bloodthirsty being around.
But now a vampire Count is intent on merging his House with a werewolf
cult to create a force of terrifying power.
Kat can’t allow that to happen. Even if it means taking on a den of
weres and a vampire more ruthless than any she’s encountered before. She
has the weapons, the skill, and a few allies. But that may not be
enough to eliminate the Count before her own dark nature rises to the
surface—and costs her whatever is left of her humanity…
In the darkness, it’s easy to lose your way…
Kat Redding is a vampire with a job to do—wiping out the vamps and
werewolves who prey on Pureblood humans. Someone has to do it…as long as
that someone is her. But suddenly Kat, also known as Lady
Death, has competition, and it’s causing problems. Vampire houses and
werewolf clans alike are blaming her for a spate of gruesome murders,
and Kat needs to figure out who’s really responsible before she becomes
the next target…
On the hunt, she forms an uneasy alliance with both the Luna Cult and
a powerful rogue werewolf. But the truths Kat’s uncovering—about her
enemies and her few remaining confidantes—are far from comforting. And
when the chance comes to leave her life of vengeance behind, Kat must
decide whether her real motive lies in protecting the innocent, or
sating her own fierce hungers…
AUTHOR BIO
E.S. Moore was born and raised in Ohio where he still lives with his wife and son. When he’s not writing, he can be found at www.esmoore.net and on Twitter.
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