My Next Story and Some Good Ideas to Consider

Lately, I've been focusing a lot more on my short stories. I recently posted one of my first short stories to youtube, and I was really happy to hear what several of you thought. I was a bit nervous at first, but I think I'm really going to enjoy this. I have another short story that I've worked on, recently, and I'm planning to post it up soon. I still have a few edits to add, before I post it. This next short story is called "Wishes in the Sand". It's one of my favorites, so I plan on making it into a book. I just have a few things I need to work on, first. I have difficulty making dialogue flow well in my stories, so I stick with short stories. I've been reading several books, that focus a lot on dialogue, to help me out more. It never hurts to read other author's work to help critique yourself. You can always improve your work, and it never hurts to do so. Reading a wide range of books, and asking others for their input, is always something you want to consider.
I look forward to hearing your inputs on my next short story.
I would also enjoy to hear what you all have. I know several of you are pretty talented authors. Since I'm asking you all to read my work, I'd love to hear some of yours in return.
Leave me a comment if you have something you'd like me to read. I love hearing what people have within their imagination.

Short Stories to Youtube

Today I don't have the regular discussion topics going on. Actually, I wanted to tell you all that I've opened up my youtube now. I've been writing short stories for some time, and I've been wanting to share them. I thought, rather than posting them on here and taking up a ton of space, I figured that reading them would be a lot easier. For the people who aren't much on reading, I thought it may be nice to hear a story read to them for a change. I have a link to my youtube on the right of my page. I also have a section thats, below that, where you can watch/listen to my stories, directly from youtube, on my site. I would really enjoy hearing what you all think about my work. All my stories are kept to the copyright laws, so they're each stories that I have written myself. I really look forward to hearing what you all think.

Here's a direct link to the video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5r9Hod9Wbg

And Those Who Matter Don't Mind

I had something come to mind today. I remember my Psychology teacher saying how humans are social creatures. When you honestly think about it as more than a nice phrase, you can realize how deep it really is. Humans are social creatures. We want to be accepted, and we want to be liked. There isn’t a person out there that doesn’t genuinely want friends. But when you think about that, you wonder how far a person will go to be accepted. What things are a person willing to do in order to be liked? It’s sad if you think about it. Some truly wonderful people can easily be thrown into this situation and easily come out in worse shape then where they started.

Peer pressure is all around us. It’s not always as blunt as “sleep with me and you’ll be cool.” Sometimes there’s minuet things that can slowly change person, just because they have a desire to be accepted. Each person has their own beliefs, and each person has their own boundaries. We have lines that we don’t want to cross. When I mean ‘peer pressure’ I’m talking about everything. Not just someone asking you to do drugs, alcohol, and have sex. I’m meaning what’s inside you as well. How many people are willing to change their insides to fit in? Are you one of those people who doesn’t draw their boundary lines in permanent ink? If the people around you want you to change your inner thoughts, or your inner being, would you? Would you erase that boundary line, and draw it further, just to fit in? 

Nowhere is it written that you have to conform anyone to be accepted. You are your own person. When you change to fit in, you are giving up your identity inside. If whatever makes you YOU isn't good enough for someone, then that someone isn't worth it. The very famous, Dr. Seuss, once said said, "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." It means not to change yourself. If the people around you don't like you for who you are, that's their loss. You'll find, that in the world, there are millions of people out there. The ones that you find, who like you for you, can definitely replace the holes left by the ones who tried to change you.

Don't ever change yourself, and your boundaries, just to fit in.

Be your own person. Only change when YOU want to change something, and only when that something isn't because you want to fit in.