Just finished the rough draft of my book Riding Waves four months ahead of schedule!
(70,000 words and 254 pages)
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Riding Waves Book Chapter 4.1
Now
February 2012
As I lie in bed, I keep thinking about the
last few months of my life. I know that Dan and I got into another fight
tonight, but my thoughts keep drifting back to what happened between Dan and
I in January and what he expects from me now whenever we are alone. I should stop thinking. I could go watch TV
with my sisters, I am sure that they are still awake. I could talk to my mom
about this, or my dad. I could write in my journal about what happened tonight
with Dan, but instead I lay in bed thinking.
Dan and I have been together for seven months now since our first date going to the carnival last July. A few weeks after we started dating, Dan started to confide in me. It made me feel so good when he said that I was so easy to talk to, and that he felt that I would not judge him for the way that he felt. He told me that no one really cares about him. His parents work all the time and his brother is older and too busy to bother with him. He said that his sisters just talk to each other. Ashley is one of his sisters and my best friend, so he knows not to criticize her to me, but she never really talks about Dan so I know that they aren’t very close. Dan has always gotten himself into trouble for as long as I can remember.
Dan and I have been together for seven months now since our first date going to the carnival last July. A few weeks after we started dating, Dan started to confide in me. It made me feel so good when he said that I was so easy to talk to, and that he felt that I would not judge him for the way that he felt. He told me that no one really cares about him. His parents work all the time and his brother is older and too busy to bother with him. He said that his sisters just talk to each other. Ashley is one of his sisters and my best friend, so he knows not to criticize her to me, but she never really talks about Dan so I know that they aren’t very close. Dan has always gotten himself into trouble for as long as I can remember.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Riding Waves Book Ch 3
Then
May 2011
I can’t believe that I am graduating from
high school. It feels as if my life is just beginning to start as I stand and
wait for them to call my name. Some people think that high school is the best,
but I never really loved it. I enjoyed certain classes, but I look forward to
college. I want the freedom to pick my own schedule and classes. I saw my
family watching when I walked in during the processional, so I look over at
them and smile. Ashley is sitting way back behind me because we are
alphabetical. I see her row stand as I move towards the stage.
Riding Waves Book Ch 2
Now
January 2012
After my mom says goodnight on the phone,
I walk into the bathroom down the hall. As I stare at my reflection in the
mirror, I look the same as I always do, but I can’t seem to recognize myself. I
quickly wash my arm and change into a long sleeve shirt so that I can’t see
what I have done again. As I lay back in bed to finally sleep, I do feel
better. That’s the problem. My arm stings, but I don’t hurt from Dan’s words
and actions anymore. I still hurt, but only from the cut forming on my arm. I
know that I am not trying to kill myself when I do this. I don’t think that
even the pointed part of a comb or a nail file can do much damage, but as I
touch my arm, I feel a slight scar from the last time.
Author Susan Marie Schulhof
Sharing my truths
Author Susan Marie Schulhof
Sharing my truths
Riding Waves Book Ch 1 Poem
Live Life With
Courage
By Harper Anne Johnson
Follow your passions,
Spend time with your
Loved ones,
See the world around you,
Help
others in need,
Show others the real you,
Enjoy
everything,
And
Choose to
Live Life with Courage!
Riding Waves Book Ch 1
Then
April 2011
“Live Life
With Courage” was the quote printed
under my picture in the yearbook. The yearbook staff asked all of the seniors
for their favorite quote, so I wrote my own quote based on a poem that I wrote.
I feel embarrassed when people ask who wrote it, so I just say that I don’t
know. Ashley is the only one that knows the truth, and my family, of course,
since the poem is hanging on the wall in my bedroom.
Author Susan Marie Schulhof
Author Susan Marie Schulhof
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
Riding Waves Book Description
Riding Waves Book Description
It can be challenging at any age to balance your needs with the demands of another’s but when Harper starts dating Dan her life
spins out of control. As this relationship takes her down a path that is full
of pain and turmoil, she doesn’t know how to deal with her emotions until a new
friend helps her find a better way to confront and release the pain. Can she
learn to ride the waves of life without going under? Will she be able to find
her way back to happiness and to herself?
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