The Midnight Writers Journal

The wheel in this freelance writing and blogging business venture has started turning so rapidly that some days I think I won't be able to step off for even a minute. There is so much work rolling in and so much in the development area that needs to happen. I have to schedule a few minutes to breathe!

Now I'm not complaining! This is a good thing! The Midnight Writer's freelance network and Mountain Spirit Productions is evolving so rapidly that I am astonished at the pace. It's almost as if I had to reach a certain point of exposure and a certain number of posts per blog and achieve page rank on a few blogs for the momentum to speed up.

There are some wonderful new events happening and I have scarcely mentioned them. Let me give you a quick update here.

Last night I purchased a second hosted blog site but it will be a month or two in development before it is primed for release. I hope to dazzle you all with this one. It's titled The Midnight Writer's Journal and has the domain name http://www.themidnightwriter.net. If you click that now you'll get this funky parking page. That is because we have not completed the domain hosting transfer. I purchased the domain a year ago but the provider never enabled it to be mapped properly or else you would have viewed that domain name right here. Well, I've decided to buy a different domain name for this one, but it's a secret for now. I have to come up with more money for these projects. Don't worry, I'll release the news as blogs and updates go live.

On May 4, 2009, The Midnight Writer's Cafe was accepted into Smorty as an approved blog to write reviews for their advertisers. This is really exciting because this quest took over a year, 14 + months actually. Success feels good after putting so much effort into something.

Katy and Ryan at Trapped in the Office accepted me as a guest writer on their blog so that is exciting for me. I've featured this husband and wife team on this blog in The Midnight Special Spotlight. The link is availalbe in the sidebar if you want to check it out. Katy is a guest writer on several of my blogs and I really enjoy having a fellow contributor who loves freelance writing and has valuable information to share. Watch for more news on this team and check out their site. Be sure to click their other blogs while you're over at the office.

This winter I started blogging for President Barack Obama on his blog. I was so excited when the opportunity was first given to me and I really intended to post something there every day. I'm still excited and I'm reaffirming my intention to write more often so watch for exciting links there.

Being stranded and broken down in Alexandria really affected my husband and me physically and emotionally. We struggled very hard to get our van fixed and to survive the whole dilemma. We traveled a hard road returning to California six months later and have not actually crossed the state line yet. We broke down four times on the return trip because of faulty mechanical work and had to layover and buy many more parts. In Tennesee at the end of February and into the whole month of March, Cephas and I fell ill with some unknown illness. I was very ill with trouble breathing and I broke out in strange hives. It put us both in a state of being bedridden for a little while and honestly, we don't have our full stamina back yet. We are both still recovering.

During all these troubles, I strived every day to write something or to work on a project even when I couldn't really get out of bed. My mind and determination never gave up on making this freelance writing project successful. Now I'm more determined than ever to keep working on it until it becomes the dream I envisioned. At the same time, Cephas and I are taking some purposed rest and relaxation to help our recovery. We're placing the same focus on our health and restoring it as we have this blogging business. I'll be really excited to share this with you. As you read my posts you'll see all the great fun getting healthy that we intend to have and you'll see the continued evolution of this blog and our entire network.

The Midnight Writer's Special Spotlight has suffered greatly but I intend to remedy that real soon. I owe a couple great people an awesome review and it will be a pleasure. Wait till you meet these wonderful folks!

I'll be back soon to share more great updates on our projects at Mountain Spirit Productions. Will you share your blogging adventures with us right here?

The Midnight Writer