Hate to be a cliche....

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And we're off!!!!

So I told myself at the beginning of the year, I was going to do something big! I told myself I was going to do something that I had never done before that would change my life....

To be honest At first I was talking about getting married...

But like most things in my life, Heavenly father has a plan of his own!! I have been writing since I was 14 years old. That's 11 years of my life I've devoted to an art form which I have been able to express myself in ways I'd never imagine.It's my passion.

Well in the beginning of the year I had been working on the manuscript for "Maniac" my newest book. I had been distracted by a lot of things going on,and had neglected that story until two months ago, when I told myself I was going to finish the manuscript before I turned 25 on June 14 of this year... Then on the Monday of that week, right before a Family Home Evening with my ward, I finished the story!

I felt so accomplished, I had been working on it for over a year and it was finally done!

So now what  happens?

I realized instead of the countless other stories I've written throughout the last decade, I was going to publish! I was ready for people to read my book, and to experience my art. Now one thing I've learned is you can't do it alone. So I created my own writing team "Max Literature Group" or MLG if you want to be cool! Max of course being my middle name, and the name of my grandfather on my mother's side.

I decided I'd self publish to Kindle after receiving opinions from others who were into E-Books. So I wanted to take this time to introduce you to my production team. My manuscript is in Post Prod, and I wouldn't be able to accomplish this without the help of my friends....

Gerald R. (Myself)- Founder/ Author

Colleen M.- Chief Editor

Mario M.Co-Editor/. Photographer

Brittany O- Graphic Designer

Alex H.- Photographer

Brandon M.- tech specialist 

With the manuscript in Post/Prod and the team united, we're setting for a release date just before General Conference, in late September. It's so amazing to finally accomplish a dream of mine that has been around for 11 years! I have an amazing team, and am so blessed with the talent Heavenly Father has blessed me with! Stay tuned for further updates and information! 

And we're off!!!!!

The Artist- 

10 Things I've learned in the past 25 years

So the last couple of weeks I've been doing a lot of reflecting and thinking about the first quarter of my life... I found myself at times asking "what have I learned?", "what have I accomplished?"

So I decided to share with you my thoughts, and stuff I've learned in the last 25 years!

1) how to turn "NO" into YES!!- All my life I've had people tell me I couldn't do this or do that! I turned it into a game of proving people wrong and never giving up.
2) Graduating College in 4 years isn't always realistic- I'm 25 and still in school. Oddly enough somehow I've been blessed with a "big boy" job, but I'm still in school. Might have helped to not change my major twice, but the Lord has his plan!

3) Planning isn't always fool proof- most things rarely happen when you plan them. And sometimes they rarely go as planned! Did I ever expect to be working in the I.T. world behind a desk at 17? Heck no! In fact I always saw myself either in the military or in Law Enforcement, but sometimes our plan isn't THE eternal plan. Sometimes we have to let faith take the wheel.

4)Faith- There was a period in my young adult years around 22, where I simply had no faith in anything other than myself... and even that was limited. Finding faith in a higher power other than myself was the best thing I've done with my life in my recent years!

5) Never be afraid to be yourself- So I'm very big into fitness. Spotts, writing, singing, anime, Sci fi... etc. I feel like at times especially when we were young, that we were expected to fall into a certain youth social group (jocks, goths, preps, artists, hipstets, preps, etc). I've learned, and the one thing I've seen my peers learning is that dabbling in multiple different activities is more than acceptable, and more or less expected! Life on this earth is too short to be one demensional...

6) Love what you do- I think it was a Sunday school lesson I taught where I really understood this. Now honestly in the last 10 years I've had some crappy jobs, from retail slavery to horrible sales. Those jobs sucked! I can only be honest! But they didn't have to suck. I was young and didn't take time to find an aspect I enjoyed. One thing I've learned is to find an aspect about your job and love it.... I love helping people. I do tech support, handling federal and business accounts. It's not always a walk in the park, but I get to help people. I try to hold on to that.

7) Learning to serve others-  I've been blessed to serve others. I've learned it's litterally like the greatest therapy ever! Going back to a break up I had earlier this year, I remember finding peace in helping others, it was through others I was able to recover myself!

8) Family first- my family is deeper than blood. There are friends I consider "extended siblings" likewise I love them and my family dearly. I've learned in my life without family, there's no point. My family has come through for me more times than I can count!  I'm ever grateful for them.

9) Smell the roses- life sucks sometimes, but that's no reason to be down. Make the most of it. Our time on this earth is a blink of an eye in comparison to eternity after this life! Enjoy the time here. Make the most of it. The struggle may be real, but that's no reason to crumble under pressyre! Remember there's an eternal plan and have faith!

10) age is honestly just a statistic- so I've prob been annoying my friends and family about my groaning of turning a quarter of a century. Sorry guys! I see my Cousin Don. Well actually it's my dad's cousin, but this dude is 50 years old and is a beast in the gym, and would give me a run for my money any day! I see my sister Tiera at 20 who gives me advice I'd expect from someone twice her age! Age is honestly what you make it. I don't know how long I have left in this world, but I'm not going to waste it sitting down, I'm going to do the most and live happy. I shall stay faithful and serve when I can. I will continue to learn and grow. Growing old isn't bad, heck it's pretty awesome! So here comes 25, and to 25 more years I say bring it on!!!

The Artist-

Let The Fun Begin!

So after about 14 months, I've finally finished my manuscript for my novel "Maniac". When the year began u told myself that I would finish it before I turned 25 this year. Well it was completed 5 days before the big date!

So now what...?

Well for starters, the fun proofreading and editing game begins. I plan on self publishing by the end of the year, while starting the parallel sequel "Un-Justice". There's also photography and graphic designing that needs to be done.

It's exciting though! I've been writing since I was 14 years old... I always wanted to write! But felt committing to writing might be an unsteady field of work. So I went to college for criminal justice/counter terrorism, and now here I am somehow in the I.T. field. Not sure when that switch over happened.

So here I am...

Nearly 25, and I'm about to live a dream of mine! Even better I get to work with my closest friends on this project, and I'm so thankful for them. Thanks Colleen and Mario!

so stay tuned! I'll be utilising this and other social media forums to update on the progress!!! This is so very exciting so stay tuned!

The Artist-