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Thomas

My book, Surprise Endings, is now available for sale.



I'm doing 38 things
  

Thomas's Life List

  2. 1. Brighten at least one person's day, everyday.
    7 entries . 109 cheers     		286 people
  3. 2. help people escape cults
    9 entries . 64 cheers     		6 people
  4. 3. complete NaNoWriMo 2009
    2 cheers     		6 people
  5. 4. Run every day
    4 entries . 29 cheers     		263 people
  6. 5. Develop MSI (Multiple Streams of Income)
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. Add an entry to each of my 43things things.
    2 entries . 42 cheers     		2 people
  8. 7. Clean up my first novel
    2 entries . 26 cheers     		1 person
  9. 8. Clean up my first NaNoWriMo novel
    2 entries . 25 cheers     		1 person
  10. 9. Submit one poem a month for publication
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. Submit one short story or article a month
    7 entries . 22 cheers     		5 people
  12. 11. Start work on my memoir
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. Finish work on my CULT story
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		3 people
  14. 13. Take more photos
    1 entry . 22 cheers     		3,479 people
  15. 14. Send something to post secret
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		666 people
  16. 15. Quit KNOWING what other people think
    1 entry . 44 cheers     		3 people
  17. 16. stop stressing about things beyond my control
    1 entry . 50 cheers     		43 people
  18. 17. write a best-seller
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		218 people
  19. 18. run a marathon
    1 entry . 26 cheers     		10,453 people
  20. 19. Make a habit of giving people the benefit of the doubt
    1 entry . 32 cheers     		2 people
  21. 20. make a difference
    1 entry . 18 cheers     		6,788 people
  22. 21. defend someone defenseless
    1 entry . 26 cheers     		2 people
  23. 22. Sing the National Anthem at a sporting event
    9 cheers     		15 people
  24. 23. Get a second tattoo
    9 cheers     		82 people
  25. 24. Be debt free
    26 cheers     		2,035 people
  26. 25. Unconditionally forgive myself
    34 cheers     		1 person
  27. 26. Send a message in a bottle
    10 cheers     		3,651 people
  28. 27. live passionately
    20 cheers     		5,600 people
  29. 28. Find out who is subscribed to me.
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		49 people
  30. 29. do more volunteer work
    18 cheers     		120 people
  31. 30. Attend an ex-cult member workshop
    5 cheers     		1 person
  32. 31. buy a stranger something from their Amazon wishlist every month
    3 entries . 26 cheers     		1 person
  33. 32. Take one photo each week and post it on web.
    3 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  34. 33. Create a List of 365 Life-Inspiring Quotes
    70 entries . 11 cheers     		105 people
  35. 34. take 100 photos of strangers
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		9 people
  36. 35. Write Comedian Article for Today Magazine
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  37. 36. Write Twelve More Songs
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		1 person
  38. 37. reflect daily in a 'one sentence' journal
    16 entries . 6 cheers     		176 people
  39. 38. publish a romance novel
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		8 people

How I did it
How to publish a book of poems
It took me
2 years
It made me
feel awesome

How I did it: The hardest part of publishing a poetry book, assuming you already write poetry regularly, is meandering through the publishing industry's mine fields.  Generally, poetry books don't sell well -- even for established poets -- so getting a major publishing house to agree to a deal is near impossible.If you don't mind going the self-publishing route, there are a number of avenues available.  I've tried two of them so far.  Th… Read how I did it…

Oct 06, 11:28AM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to not push her away the next time she shows up
It took me
24 years
It made me
feel more mature

How I did it: I think the key to not pushing someone away is communication and faith.  Not necessarily faith in God, but faith in yourself and faith in the person who has won your heart.  There are going to be tough times and if your first inclination is to run when things get too serious or scary, you're going to need both faith and communication to come back down to a place where you can feel safe staying.Give talking things out a… Read how I did it…

Sep 24, 04:33PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to publish book of short stories
It took me
2 years
It made me
feel accomplished

How I did it: Like clawing through the underbrush of an ancient jungle on hands and knees, eating nothing but bugs, berries, and mushrooms of dubious origin, fighting off scurvy, dysentery, and delirium, and then, finally, when the concept of hope seems to be the pinnacle of all foolishness, breaking through the trees into glorious civilization.  That's what starting and finishing a major writing project like this is like.The stories started … Read how I did it…

Sep 16, 02:01PM PDT | 2 comments | 6 cheers


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Recent entries
publish a romance novel
I'm Halfway There 1 month ago

I’ve written the rough draft of a romantic comedy but it’s been sitting on my computer’s hard drive since 2004. I’m not sure what holds me back from getting this published as I really love the overall story. Jenna, the protagonist, is one of my favorite characters from all of my writings.

I need to get this cleaned up and published and let people decide whether this thing is worth reading or not.

Maybe I’ll post an excerpt or two here. :-)

Sep 24, 03:25PM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments


publish a book of poems (read all 4 entries…)
Almost There 2 months ago

I have uploaded the document and cover PDFs and I’m waiting on news from the publisher. If all goes well, though, this book should be available for sale within two weeks.

Sep 18, 07:29PM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments


Develop MSI (Multiple Streams of Income) (read all 2 entries…)
Surprise Endings 2 months ago

My first step toward multiple streams of income involves a project I’ve been working on formally for two years now, but whose roots go much, much farther back.

Today, September 16, 2009, my book, Surprise Endings, was published and available for sale on line.

I’ve worked very had on this project and I’m confident that you will be satisfied with the quality and content of the final result.

https://www.createspace.com/3398687

Sep 16, 02:09PM PDT | 2 comments


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The world wants to...

play poker for free change the world get my parent's trust back Invest learn the Cleveland shuffle learn to Charleston go to synagogue more often live somewhere else grasshopa wants to be a vegetarian exercise every morning Create a personal recipe book be 1337 love and be loved in return Symbient32 wants to fall out of love speak my mind be more punctual watch Saw 1 & 2 stop eating meat move out of my parents' house stop being so judgemental Worry less. Take the Real Age Test Be more green improve my IQ learn to speak English fluently ritualdisgrace wants to Take more pictures exercise regularly not hate stupid people
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