Melani Blazer

If today were a scene from a book, I’d definitely be flipping to the back page to see the outcome.

But it’s not, and I’m reminded by the philosophy I’ve had since I can remember–and what really drove me through high school. Everything you do today will affect the rest of your life. Maybe in a good way, maybe in a bad way. Maybe in a big way.

Today I’m at a crossroads and hopefully by 5pm today, I’ll know which direction my life will take. Either way, I know it’ll have an impact on me. It’s always so frightening when you’re on THIS side looking forward. Yet tomorrow I know I’ll be doing one of two things. (I’m hating surprises right now…)

While I can’t go into more detail, I can say this doesn’t affect my writing directly. There might be some changes to my life that affect my online time or what I can dedicate to writing, but in the last few days I’ve come to see how much writing calms me and gives me a security blanket. It’s not going away, that’s for sure.

Plus, being in this position gives me the perspective I can use as a writer, to stretch my characters to their breaking point and give them live altering decision and events.

I’ll be back later to (hopefully) share good news.

ETA: Been and done. I’m exhausted and have nothing to report, other than I hate talking about myself. I’m going to predict things are more likely to stay the same than change, but at this point, it’s move forward waiting for the signal at the crossroads to change.