When at First you Don’t Succeed…

Write, Write Again!

No. It’s not a mirage.

I’m BACK!

I know. I KNOW.

I’ve seen the signs that my mom has been posting around the interwebs:

It’s embarrassing, really.  My nose looks NOTHING like that.

Oh, and I’ve completely seemingly abandoned my blog and all the awesome, supportive bloggers I think are great.

And for that I say, I’m sorry.

I could regale you with a tale about how pirates took me hostage and I spent the last three months stuck in a cave, piecing together a raft from the driftwood and seaweed that washed up on high tide,

or how a rowdy gang of cowboys from the 1950s forced me to be one of them until I managed a miraculous escape involving a bottle of whiskey and a stubborn donkey named Rollo,

but I can’t because neither of those things are true.  Not even aliens were involved.

I’m not a world philosopher (yet), but it seems to me we all (aka humankind aka writers) come upon periods of our lives that are dampened by an internal darkness.

Basically what happened is that I went from this:

to this

Turns out it’s hard to be funny all the time.

But I’m not about to give up.  I DO remember what a joke is!  And I have a sack full of regections the size of my head to share with the world!

So I’m back, if you’ll have me back.  I hope youse do.

31 comments on “When at First you Don’t Succeed…

  1. Welcome back AG! Of course we’ll have you back!

  2. Emmie Mears says:

    WELCOME BACK! (Yes, I’m yelling.)

    So much news! I got my first regections! I got a puppy and a kitten! The puppy pees in the house a lot! THE WORLD MIGHT END! It’s 2012!

    And…oh, yeah…WE STILL LOVE YOU! 😀

  3. staceyfonas says:

    I’ve been wondering if maybe I’d accidentally unsubscribed myself from you. Glad to see I didn’t. Been going through the same thing for the past few months, but haven’t quite made my way back. Thanks for the inspiration.

  4. Adeel Salman says:

    YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaa AG IS BACK … loved this one as much as love others 🙂

  5. Adeel Salman says:

    more more more more more more more

  6. MPLanglinais says:

    YAY!!!! I’ve been checking here periodically and hoping you hadn’t died in a miserable playwriting accident (those are notoriously under-reported, btw), with no one out there to tell us what had become of you . . . SO GLAD YOU’RE BACK!

  7. Welcome back!

    Obviously…. you have been missed sorely.

  8. I’m so glad you’re back! The in-the-dark days are THE WORST. But the Regected Blog days are THE BEST!!!

  9. Aww! The first thing I said when I saw you in my inbox was.. “AG! Where the hell’s she been?” Sooo glad you are back, AG, and that you crawled out of that dark space.

    😀

  10. melynda says:

    It’s about D!@# time! I’ve missed the heck out of you AND got a book published while you were away! So glad you are back to play! Yeah!

  11. Mara says:

    I was just thinking about you yesterday and wondering where you were!! Welcome back. I missed your pictures and just you!!

  12. fishducky says:

    You know what they said? Well, ME, TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  13. I’m so glad you’re back. Missed you. Gone from Twitter too, right? Because I haven’t seen your nose there either. 🙂

  14. OpinionsToGo says:

    You bring a whole lotta “happy” to twitter!

  15. Yay! Glad to see you back!

  16. I didn’t even know you were gone. But I’m new here so, yeah…welcome back. I guess.

  17. minlit says:

    I was wondering why the yin/yang of my bitter lemming was out of whack. Welcome back. I too took a WordPress sabbatical (did I spell that right?). I used the time to plot my next world domination attempt. With a stubborn donkey called Rollo. More Regection Please!

  18. Of course. Hope all is better in your world now, it’s great to see you 🙂

  19. Joshua says:

    Welcome back. I’ll stay because of the jazz hands.

  20. Ailen Alien says:

    🙂

  21. Welcome back AG! You’ve been missed.

  22. Ah, Sticky, I’ve missed you.

  23. Debra Kristi says:

    Ooooh! Missed you, AG! Welcome back!

  24. Welcome back! (finally)

  25. Saronai says:

    Of course! Welcome back!

    As to periods of darkness…well, I read something once that made some sense. Something along the lines that a writer shouldn’t worry about the times when nothing comes. They haven’t “lost it” whatever it is and they aren’t talentless. Many times, like a rich and giving farm plot, a writer needs to lie fallow and just soak up and restock the minerals and rich dirty goodness before the next crop can grow rich and full again. I believe I’m heavily paraphrasing, but you get the gist. She suggested you follow your creative energies and lay fallow for awhile being sure to feed and enrich the soil during that time (lots of reading, exploring, other things not directly related to writing that interest you, etc.).

    Either way, glad to see you around again. I’ve not been updating as much as I should either, lots of doctor and dentist appointments lately. I intend to post about it this Monday provided I have the energy and don’t get stuck reading all sorts of fascinating time-sucking websites like I did this past Monday XD

  26. Richard Wiseman says:

    Hooray! My days got better when I saw this. Welcome back!

  27. lizamartz says:

    Well thank goodness you have returned from the black hole! My joy at your return reminds me of this bit of verse from Gilbert & Sullivan:

    Though your wife ran away with a soldier that day,
    And took with her your trifle of money;
    Bless your heart, they don’t mind —
    They’re exceedingly kind —
    They don’t blame you — as long as you’re funny!

  28. The Blackheart Poetess says:

    Welcome back AG, my Zombie Son! Yes, I am not longer me. 🙂 Missed you terribly.

    Hugs

  29. Ms. Marcie says:

    Hey you! Welcome back. I have been trying to reach you. Please e-mail because I want to use your site in my book and need your permission

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