Looking for beta readers for my memoir

I have completed my first draft of my memoir "PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME LIVING GAY WITH CEREBRAL PALSY" and while I have one or two beta readers. I am looking for a few others preferably authors or English majors, but I am open to others critical readers. If interested, email me at rjconfiant@hotmail.com.Thank-you in advance.Robert

This Covid thing

My bubble has become so smallI do not see my friends at allIt does not seem real, I knowWho know how long this will go? I cannot say how long I can copeThere doesn't seem any hopeI have been alone so longIt all feels, so wrong. This Covid thing,No one knows what else it will … Continue reading This Covid thing →

My memoir

My friend suggested this title: PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME LIVING GAY WITH CEREBRAL PALSY a memoir Robert Confiant Based on the title, would you be interested in reading this book? —Robert Confiant 18 August 2020

I finished the first revision on my memoir

I finished the first revision of my memoir. It is far from over, but the first few steps are complete. I have started passing it around. —Robert Confiant 16 August 2020

I caved

I said, "I was going to take a break." I lied. I went ahead the next day and I started my revision. I am already on Chapter 11. It's been a productive week. I might as well keep going. I don't know how much further I will get done. I head back to my full-time … Continue reading I caved →

I completed my first draft of my memoir

I completed the first draft of my memoir last night. This morning I started my first revisions and additions. I had planned on taking a week off and to start another project. However, when I woke this morning, I sat down in front of my laptop and began the revision. I guess will continue onward. … Continue reading I completed my first draft of my memoir →

Coming to an end, but…

Six more chapters to go to complete the first draft of my memoir. And here I am, I am writing two chapters out of sequence: the second last and one of the other six chapters. Crazy. I am jumping back and forth between chapters. When I get stuck on one chapter, I go to the next … Continue reading Coming to an end, but… →

Working those chapters

I wrote two chapters so far today. I hope to complete another chapter before the end of the day. I didn't do much writing over the weekend. I didn't like what I had written when I last left the memoir and I wanted to let things brew before I attempted the chapter again. It worked. … Continue reading Working those chapters →

If you have been wondering

If you have been wondering why I haven't posted any of my usual insights, or themed excerpts of my life, you should know that I have been busy writing my memoir. I wrote 5,000 words yesterday and rebuilt one of the chapters I lost Thursday night. I don’t want to give great detail on the … Continue reading If you have been wondering →

Why is it?

Why is it that when I cannot write worth of damn from the laptop; I discover I can write easily from my phone? —Robert Confiant 18 July 2020