The Beaten Path

As of late I have gotten off the beaten path of editing my second book “Silent Screams”. Other things have caught my attention and as any dawg will do I lost concentration of what I was doing and playfully chose a different direction.

By doing this I fell behind my self set schedule by about two weeks. Now that I got my first e-proof and looked it over I realize that I am going to have to bust ass and play catch up to get the ARC’s ready to send out.

The last two days I have spent an average of eight to nine hours daily editing my book. I went in a new direction while editing this one and it seems to be a better fit for me. I read, re-read each page and fill a note book with the corrections listed on each page, then each line.

Today finds me finished with that part and now I am going page by page in the notebook fixing each line in the book. I don’t know if it will speed things up or slow me down but it’s working.

I need three blurbs for the back cover before final print and release. I will be reaching out via email to a few people to see if they are willing to help me before my April 5th deadline. I understand this would put a squeeze on them but since it wouldn’t be a full review they wouldn’t have to read the whole thing I would think. Interested? What say you?


On to the next…

I had to go out to the Secretary of State this morning to renew my tags, no not dog tags, for the truck smart ass. 😁 It has been raining since around 4:30 this morning and warm at 37 degrees so it has been melting all the snow. ‘Whoopie!’


After a good afternoon nap curled up in my dawgy bed I fell refreshed. Coffee is brewing and I’m in the mood to do a couple of hours of editing.

Then nothing sounds better than a good mix of sativa, indica and dawgy snacks to enhance a night at the movies in the dawghouse.

Peaceful Friday night to all.


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23 responses to “The Beaten Path”

  1. […] @Madam at WordPress ——-Review: 5 stars ★★★★ The poetry comes in honesty from an earnest heart, wide open. Off the bat, I know I am getting into a mind, heart, and soul created with purpose and that believes there is a lasting reward in life. I can sense diligence in this writer with a passion and zeal for writing, shining words onto the reader. Read the review here […]

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  2. Good morning Ernie Dawg is always special 🤗🌹🌹

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    1. Good morning noga noga, I wish you peace and happiness today and always!!!

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  3. @Madam at WordPress ——-Review: 5 stars ★★★★

    Heart-Connecting is a book filled with gratitude, thankfulness, acknowledgment, honesty, human feelings of lustfulness, and expression. Emotionally charged by inner feelings of love and openness to feel. It is truly refreshing to be a person who admires Jesus and reflects in purity yet helps me recognize I too am still human and not to feel shame in feeling.

    Inked Stained Love: Desire and Heartache Penned in Poetry written by Ernest Federspiel

    The author Ernest Federspiel gives thanks to his creator Jesus. He dedicates the book to his mother Dorothy Jones, his friends, and supporters. I love that he acknowledges his guides, his mentor, Willie Torrance Jr., and his sources for publishing his work on their sites right as the book opens.

    The poetry comes in honesty from an earnest heart, wide open.

    DEAR ERNIE, I RECIEVED MY COPY THIS MORNING. WHAT A BLESSING TO ME TO BE ABLE TO HOLD A COPY OF YOUR WORK!

    I am working on reading the entire book and so far id like to share my take as you are looking for ideas. :)

    (please excuse any grammer and writing that sounds off, I am still learning to be a good writer.)

    The book has a wide table of contents; Pages 1-102 are filled with poetry accompanied by an image per writing that is creative to its theme.

    The book opens with a poem called, “I’ve seen stars,” and in it, Mr. Federspiel writes, “I’m praying to you Jesus Please help me see, I’ve no friends to help me now, I’m losing my sanity. Who am I… supposed to be?

    I believe we have all individually found ourselves asking our inner self, who am I?

    Personally, after I found myself being alike my ex-husband and loving everything he loved. He was a man about his ego and fitness. His passions revolved around his muscles and health. His diet and his water and caloric intake.

    I ended up losing my sanity to save his. I appreciate Ernie’s openness in sharing as I no longer see myself fitting in a closet of shame over that time in my life.

    Ernie ends this poem with, “Praying that pretty soon I can find peace of mind.”

    I like how Ernie transitions this there after going into a poem of gratitude in the following page called “Thankyou,” stating, “Please make me be a better person each day,” shining to the reader the heart of this man pleading in humility and relying on Gods grace.

    Off the bat, I know I am getting into a mind, heart, and soul created with purpose and that believes there is a lasting reward in life. I can sense diligence in this writer with a passion and zeal for writing, shining words onto the reader.

    Mr. Federspiel’s book continues with words of strength, reflection, faith, and strong emotion.

    As I dove into page five, I found my mind intertwining with the words again. In this piece, called, “Behind a Cloud,” he writes, “And stretch out the sunshine, that it needs so very much…. With out your loves silver linings, the rain that is now falling, are the tears on my face.”

    This truly breaks my heart as my quite time of reflection reminds me I must deal with my brokenness. Recently, I found myself falling in deep emotions that connected to my heart without my own permission.

    I saw that I fell in love. As I reread this poem, I smile with sadness as I inhale his words, “Because this lonely rose is dying, without your sunshine or embrace.”

    Now, I am not one to entertain a sad heart yet reading this now helps me reflect and inspires me to express myself in other ways such as writing my own poem in connection with how I am feeling after I read this piece.

    I can see that without this person, I am less of who I want to be, yet also, I’ve grown in other areas of my life that I needed. And he did help me already gauge and improve in the area of that expertise so I suppose I am content.

    I appreciate this pain of short grief and loss knowing I am not alone and that it is common to feel this and it is part of life, something I wish I would have been taught at a younger age to avoid this delay of knowing.

    Page six jumped at me like a freight train lights on a chilly winter noon waiting at a subway station after hours and continually missing my train. The poem, “Confused Relief,” seems to be a life experience the writer reflects about and holds wisdom in its words, “Turn right,” Mr. Federspiel writes, “you can be saved by getting on your knees to pray.” Placing myself in the young characters’ shoes, I would be grateful I came upon the human counseling me to turn my ways upright.

    Truly a refreshing word for a writing and reading segment in a book.

    Page seven opens with “Come to believe.” The poem is about a man who speaks testimony on how he could only find peace in his faith and belief in Jesus by bending his knees. He cries out to the heavens writing, “At last, I think I might finally be starting to understand The meaning of the poem, “Footprints in the Sand.”

    Quite remarkable to me as a Christian believer in Jesus, I feel the restoration the writer describes, is truly a successful blessed testimony.

    Page eight amazed me with, “WINGS OF ANGELS I,” where Ernie describes how a female angel speaks truth into his soul, an astonishing vision many I say.

    “WINGS OF ANGELS II,” Ernie taps into a deep extensive idea ordinary humans give no thought to. He writes, “Halo’s don’t always sparkle the way you think they should Their jobs often soiled trying to keep the human race good.”

    When I was in the hospital, I would envision certain nurses as not as human but as angels. I saw how the others treated them wearing them down to their core after a 12-hour shift day in and day out yet they would return shortly after finishing the shift, sleeping, eating, and back at it. This did not make sense to me, I saw a mighty warrior, a soldier of goodness, the kind one at least.

    Ernie’s words bring me here to a moment of gratitude to God for sending wonderful people that touched my heart and lived moments with gentleness when I needed that the most.

    Page ten goes into a writing called, “FRESH AGAIN,” where Ernies seems to have been relieved from a Jezebel Spirit or in other words, a horrible person who suffocated the fresh air from his lungs. He seems to be in joyful spirits by the time of writing this work and it brings a smile to me as I took found myself in this same comfort after being relieved from a similar ex. “Sunshine feels good on my face; I eagerly embrace the warmness of getting back into the human race,” he writes.

    So far, I am joyful I have a copy of Ernies book, I only whish I could plan to have it autographed by Ernie himself!

    (to be continued…)

    :D Blessings!

    Cristy

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    1. Thank you so much for this beautiful and heartfelt review Cristy. I’m happy to see that you found something that resonated so deeply to you.

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  4. Best wishes Ernie.
    Sounds like you have it under control .
    Have a great weekend.

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      1. My pleasure Ernie.
        Thank you 🤗

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  5. I’m interested and willing to help out in any way I can! Also, I know I keep saying the review is coming and it is 🤣 😆 it’s half-written, just want to make sure I do it justice. 🙏 playing catchup can be a pain but sounds like you’re making great progress ☕️ ✌️ ☕️

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    1. This one is going much smoother than the first one. And no hurries my friend.

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  6. Critical editing is essential to a successful book, Ernie. We typically spend as long in editing as we did in research and writing. I’m proud of you for putting that time into your baby.

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    1. Thank you Mary. I’m sure learning a lot.

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  7. The image of you in the rain is everything !!!! It’s so weird, I’m writing a poem-ish tale about you and I walking through the WP rain and had to come over and visit. It’s amazing the whole editing process and how great that you have shared the experience. Congratulations! I will happily write you a blurb and can way before the deadline. Stay cozy ;-) ~ <3

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    1. We must be on the same vibe tonight. Can’t wait to read it and thanks for the offer. I will send you an email over the week-end. 👍🩶😎

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      1. Yay … I’m hoping by tomorrow morning, my morning (lol) it will be complete. I can do the images, but thinking your expertise could bring it to the level only cats can dream of (hahaha) … cause ya’ll go straight to heaven !!!

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  8. Good wishes with your editing and final draft. Well done! 🌻🌞

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    1. Thank you Sara. 🙏🙏😁

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      1. You’re very welcome, Ernie! 🌻🌞

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  9. I had to do that this month as well; give the state of KY some money. I’d really like to have kept it. But, gotta have a car. 🚗

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    1. Prices in the North are crazy for tags but what can you do?

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      1. My car is 13 years old. Which makes it a sight cheaper.

        Best of luck editing your book. Something I found to help me; it’s not perfect. Convert your document into a pdf and have it read aloud. There has been several times I’d have to listen, read, listen, read because what I wrote did flow the way I wanted it to.

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        1. Thanks for the great advice, I’ll have to check it out!!!

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