You’re the BEST version of yourself

I dunno...
Even on "good days", I'm still just an a-hole..

The best version of myself is what I always present before the judge.


















Wait? Did I say that out loud?

That’s true lol

You’re too humble imo

I'm proud of having
- published a book

- shooting a handgun and a rifle at a range in the US. And hitting all targets in one go. DANGED proud of myself. And being able to shoot was a dream come true!

Sis I like to shoot but only once at state fair

I would never have thought of you as an Annie Oakley..

Hahaha, you have NO idea how I enjoyed shooting! Now I doubt I can handle much recoil, but there was this man who'd built his own rifle for the range that had no recoil whatsoever. You could put it against your teeth and shoot and nothing would happen.
I did shoot that one.
Dang, if I lived in the States I'd go shooting on a very regular basis, haha. Dunno why I always wanted to do that, but it really was a dream come true! And even more special as I had not expected it to ever come true since we aren't allowed to have weapons here. you can get a permit when a member of a shooting range, but who can afford that? Not me, hihi.

Oh I can imagine, I have done a fair bit of shooting myself, just for fun , when on holiday, they have gun ranges in Poland and Ukraine which are cheap and accessible to all, it is some rush, and gives you respect for weapons and the damage they can do..

Yes respect indeed! I remember we got a tour of the range premises by the owner and there was a large section they were going to use for advanced shooters only. They'd do shooting games there -so in the woods, not on the ranges- with live ammo
Now that I would not do. If you need that thrill, go paint-balling. That might be painful, but at least you come out alive.

But cos I liked it so much, I wrote a scene on shooting (at a range) in my 2nd novel :) I would and could not have done so without the experience.

Will have to get hold of your books some day..

The 2nd is still at the publisher's, awaiting approval. I should get news on that any time now!

I'll look forward to reading it..

Not sure if it's your thing... It's contemporary BDSM romance :)

Hmmm.. I may just have to oil down my gimp suit to read then..:)

It's also a love story, not just BDSM. It's got to be about something substantial as well for me. And what I liked about that subject is that you can also touch upon the deeper things that move people to get involved in it, and to do so in a lighthearted way of course.
So in a way what inspired me to do this is bring some awareness concerning BDSM as many don't get it at all. All in a storytelling, lighthearted, and if possible fun way.

The most wonderful thing of writing is how a character comes to life! Sometimes I have to change them from my original plan as I begin to really feel them as if they were real and then the original plan doesn't fit their personality anymore.
So I know what I want to write about, the crude story line, but how it pans out exactly is always a surprise. It is a wonderful process!

Reminds of a date I had with this Bulgarian woman a few years ago, she wanted me to take her to see 50 shades of grey, 20 minutes into the film and she wanted to leave, and we were sitting in the front So embarrassing, but she was a good kisser..
OT
I never got to see what went on in the film..

Haha, sounds like fun.
I never watched the movies either, except one I think, cos someone here posted a link to watch it online. So I thought, what the heck, if it's free and easy...
But I wasn't impressed. Problem with movies is that they had to go for a general public and thus likely had to leave out many things that were in the book (I suspect, I haven't read the books either).
In that sense writing is much better.

Someone I knew had the first book, I read a few pages when I visited her, but I found it boring as hell. To each their own, lord knows she got rich enough from sales, haha.

Yeah it was fun while it lasted..
Wasn't really looking to go to the movies that night as I had only bought my gimp suit and wanted her opinion