Welcome to storiesbyfrances.
Alright then, I´m no longer ashamed of finding pleasure in sitting in front of my computer or scribbling furiously on a note pad, constantly frustrated by how fast pens run out of ink (Honestly, could anyone please teach me how to magically refill my pens? I´m running out of money buying new ones…). I don´t consider it problematic that I´d rather spend my evenings taking pictures or getting wonderfully lost in short stories than watching TV or playing stupid computer games. Though, of course,it does turn me into a loner sometimes.
So what! From now on, I will take full responsibility for the gibberish I put on the internet for all the world to see and read. However, the invitation that used to greet curious readers on storiesbyfrances still applies. Browse around, enjoy reading, comment.
And if you wish to contact me in person to discuss the wonderful nonsense I put up here or to get information on the characteristics of my camera or to talk to me about your life or if you wish to tell me that you dislike everything I wrote, feel free to contact me via email. I´d be happy to engage in a conversation with you.
email: storiesbyfrances@gmail.com
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Hi Frances, Thanks so much for stopping by and liking my post! Loved your comment.
It’s really great to meet you and I’m glad to find your blog! I will be following and look forward to reading more!
Oh no no no, it´s my pleasure! I look forward to all the great recipes you will post and all those delicacies that I can discover on your blog!
I like your ‘about’ page, it’s so honest and pro-active! Don’t you wish all of that pondering and those genius insights your brain comes up with when your trying (and failing) to get to sleep could be recorded somehow so you could write it down?
Yes! I wish there was some recording device that would just write down my thoughts for me and put them in categories like “short stories”, “Pulitzer material”, and “Where´s the dustbin? Oh, right, over there…”. My thoughts keep me from falling asleep almost every night. I keep pen and paper close to the bed, but that doesn´t always do the trick. But if you ever go through the same thing, try Death Cab for Cutie´s record Transatlanticism. It´s so soothing, you will fall asleep right away (and I don´t mean to say that their music sucks, I mean to say that it so great and calmative that even my busy mind will come to rest).
Thanks for stopping by. I really appreciate it.
Cool I’ll definitely try, I’ve been meaning to get into them properly. Check out ‘That Home’ by Cinematic Orchestra my mate drums with them and recommended it to me as something more gentle. To be honest I cry every time I hear it as it’s so lovely, so maybe not late at night!
You can listen to the whole Death Cab for Cutie record on youtube. Honestly, it´s the only record I can play from beginning to end without skipping a track.
Found That Home on youtube. It really is an emotional song. I will try it tonight. Thanks for the suggestion.
I admit, will be the first to do so, that I need to write more if I want to get good at it, but I have never had the issue you have. I always run out of words (good ones anyway) while the pen still has plenty of ink.
I used to prefer pen and paper. Rheumatoid arthritis took that away form me. The keyboard is best for me now ( I have tried the Dragon and cannot get the knack of it).
Liked your page so far
Hey friend
I have nominated you for a Sunshine Award (can hardly be your first) because you make me smile and that goes a long way with me.
You can see what I know of the rules at: http://createdbyrcw.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/sunshine-award/
Ahh, Randy, you sweetie!
Thank you
Hi Frances,back in Jan,2013 l wrote you a comment.Now ,first l like to thank you for following my blog.You have the right idea to be a successful writer and novelist.You have the ambition and you have the tools to shine like a star.Sincerely jalal (please read my about)
Its a delight to visit your blog.Wishing you the best.jalal
well, you love what you do. And that’s where i follow you!
Hey Mr. Independent, thanks so much, I really appreciate it
I´ll be a regular on your blog
Great!
You are a very interesting person, i have red your headline and good luck with what u do and never give up
Thank you
Thanks for following me Frances! You have some great photos on your blog, Im looking forward to reading some of your stories when I get a chance!
Awesome writings! I’d like to nominate you for the Liebster Award. I hope you accept it. Here is a link explaining the award: http://sheilamariegrimes.com/liebster-award-nominations/
Sheila, you are such a sweetheart. Of course I accept!
http://storiesbyfrances.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/1445/
Have you tried to publish any? Any luck? From my (unsuccessful so far) attempts to procure an agent, I’d imagine short stories are more difficult. And I really pity poets; no agents want them.
Published as in published on my blog? ^^ So far, none of my short stories have ever been published, unless you count a high school newspaper and a collection of short stories from my creative writing class. I think there is a market for short stories, but it´s quite difficult for writers of short stories to get published. Maybe you should enter short story writing competitions. The range of these competitions is usally broader and might lead to one of your short stories being published in magazines or newspapers.
Actually, I did write one for the Baltimore CITY PAPER, but I missed the deadline. D’oh! It’s there for me when I can get to other such contests, but I’m too busy w/ other stuff. I don’t intend to publish it on my blog because it’s not as funny (and good) as the stuff on my life for the books. I created the blog just to pique agents’ interests after I consult them. But now that I’m in the editing stage for my books, I blog a lot as a creative outlet.
I also have ideas for other stories, but don’t really want to invest any more time until if/when what I’ve done starts to pay off.
Howdy Frances! Nice meeting you on the blog-o-sphere! Wonderful nonsense is fabulous. Cheers!
Nice meeting you, too. I just read about Teddy´s adventures. He´s a cutie
Killing tampons and all.
That’s me, too. I’d far rather write and read than watch TV. Cool site! Interested to check out your stories.
Hey Jessica,
Right?! It´s so much more fulfilling to read a book than to watch something stupid on TV!
Cheers, Frances
Hello You have a very nice blog here. I love your collections! Keep spreading the joy and beauty by stories to the world, my friend.
Thanks Cyril
Thank you, Cyril.
Always Welcome Friend.Nice to meet here.Good luck for your future writing.
Thanks Cyril
You have so many awesome photos!
Thank you, Scott, I really appreciate it.
I just checked out your blog and you are right: a corn dog without a stick is a criminal offense!
Cheers!
I know, right?!!! :>
I hope you don’t get me wrong, but I couldn’t read this short post just because I was distracted by this beautiful girl on the right, just looking at me
Seriously, it took me some effort not to look back every few seconds xD
Hey Przemek,
You are one sweet guy!
Thanks so much (you actually made me blush).
Cheers, Frances
Fascinating post.how about recording your thought before start ?just an idea,.I think you be a successful writer.Best wishes.jalal
Jalal,
thank you very much, that´s really very sweet of you.
The thing is, and most bloggers will probably agree, that the post usually only comes into existence the moment I start writing. Sometimes, I don´t even know where I´m going and in the end it turns out to be something totally different than I had thought it would be.
Plus, I´m old-fashioned about writing. I love to jot down ideas and I only type them, because it would take me ages to hand-write it.
Cheers,
Frances
I totally agree about reading/writing rather than watching TV….it’s actually kind of depressing to let your own life pass by because you’re watching other people live!
Cheers to you!
Courtney Hosny
http://www.oneweektocrazy.com
Hey there, Courtney,
Don´t get me wrong, I do watch TV. But only on the very rare occassions that there is actually anything good on. And that´s rarely ever the case.
Lately, I´ve picked up photography as a pastime and I´m telling you, it´s so much more fulfilling than stupid TV shows.
But you are right about the depressing part of TV. Plus, their lives aren´t half as fabulous as ours
Frances
Now you’re thinking like a writer.
Keep the pen moving. (or…the computer…)
I too like it the old-fashioned way….May your pens get refilled soon
Good luck
If possible , please review/comment my small work -THE FALL, thanks
Each “writer”/blogger has his (in my case: her) way to go about. I just like the old-fashioned way. But I´m also the kind of person that sniffs a new book´s pages
yeah, right, so using pen and paper is more like a sieve for me, whether I like what I write.
I just love taking notes. It has become a rather old-fashioned thing to do. Few people bother to simply jot down things on paper anymore. I enjoy it, though. And note taking is to capture random thoughts. So don´t think before jotting down ideas. However, I have to admit that I compose my posts on the computer. But deleting or revising is so easy when typing on a computer, isn´t it?
like your attitude!
my way to save some ink: thinking before writing.