Ok so I am randomly posting my thoughts on Facebook and Twitter today for a reason, in case you're wondering, what is Felicia talking about now? So earlier today, I'm cleaning out my flash drive of old photos for blogs I've posted to make room and stumbled across a file that said "Book". Nothing stood out to me so naturally, I double-clicked and POOF, there's a novel I started writing last year on 9/28/10 and did not finish it. Confession, the "book" only has three paragraphs and no title which leaves me with not too much to work with. As the usual ritual I do before I write, I asked God what he wanted me to write about?
S-E-X-U-A-L A-B-U-S-E almost screamed out me from the inside. I potted big time and said, "No, God please not another sad and depressing issue to write about." Here's the issue I have, two books have been about domestic violence and the last book is about HIV/AIDS..... that's 3 out 4 books about serious issues in our community. That one book left is a women's devotional book. I feel as if people are gonna start seeing me as the "serious writer about diseases and violence." Which I don't want to be known for. I want to write about "girly" and happier issues and topics.
Here are my Facebook status and Tweets from today so far:
You ever heard God speak to you about doing something that you just flat out don't want to do? <---- yep just had my moment lol but I know better and better get to doing it
Last thought I just had: God will take you to some places you've never been before and give you the courage to write about it
I have to say this again, this message came from my good friend Nicole and it slapped me in my face when I read it on her blog:
"Your gifts will be used to help others, encourage them, inspire them, maybe even bring them closer to God. God can use you through your gift to draw someone closer to Him."
I've never been sexually abused as a child but I know that there are people out there who have been, so I can see God's reasons for this, uummmmm but why me to write about it is my ONLY question? I'm seeing a trend with my novels, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS and now I'm to write about sexual abuse? Will this trend of important issues that plague our communities, ever end in my writing career (I'm claiming that)? I don't know, I guess we'll have to stay tuned to find out ..........
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