Why "The JewelryWriter"?

Wow! Getting the renewed version of my jewelry business launched isn’t as easy as it was the 1st time around when I knew less than I do now and had less money! Surprising, isn’t it?

Now, there are too many options, too much information, and too much unsolicited advice given by people who swear they have your best interests at heart. It’s too much, I tell you!

A few weeks ago, I watched “Inside the Actor’s Guild” on Bravo when James Lipton was interviewing Eddie Murphy. An aspiring actor asked Eddie what kind of advice he would give someone like him.

Eddie said, “None.” Then he told a story of when he had asked Rodney Dangerfield for advice when he was just getting started. Rodney told him to quit cursing.

Eddie didn’t change his act, his career took flight, and some years later, Rodney’s response to the whole thing was, “Who knew?”

Eddie basically said that sometimes advice given can dampen your spirit, which can mess up your game, so you should follow your gut.

That’s what I’m trying to do. But, oh, all the voices, options, and decisions…Wow!

My gut said, “Do the blog. And call it “The JewelryWriter” because you love to make jewelry and writing was always your first love anyway.”

I can remember writing songs and poetry when I was about 6 years old. When I was about 9, I tried to write a novel complete with illustrations – stick people with luxurious hair! When I was in the 11th grade, I wrote a paper that Ms. Kasberger, my 11th grade English Lit teacher, said was “a hair shy” of getting into a literary magazine.

Here I am now, 20 years later, combining the two interests.

I created The JewelryWriter so that I can share my successes, failures, struggles, and triumphs in the handcrafted jewelry industry. I intend to inspire as many people as I can as long as I am here.

If I inspire someone to step out and start his or her own business – Great! If I tickle a funny bone and make someone smile – Wonderful! If I stir someone’s creative juices and some mind-blowing idea comes from it – Absolutely fantastic!

Right now, I’ve got to go figure out how my scanner works. It’s taking ugly pictures of my jewelry, so I can’t post any of them or put them on Ebay so that you can see what I’ve been up to. I can’t have that.

Otherwise, I’ll have to go back to canvassing businesses and making deals for the businesses to get a cut of the jewelry they sell. It works, but it’s not fun, and I really, really want to have fun!

If anyone knows about the Visioneer OneTouch 7300 USB scanner, please leave a comment. Even if the comment is: The Visioneer sucks! Get this instead… :)