Hello. I\u2019m Camille, and I want to take a moment to introduce myself to readers who might not know me. My ethnic background is primarily Italian with bits of German and Polish. Of course, I am an American. But inside America, some of us identify with our ethnic background, and mine is European primarily the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have had many experiences in my life, most of which were the result of working as a bartender. I\u2019ve lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Austin, Texas in my lifetime, and now I reside in the Chicagoland area. I was raised in a western suburb known for its peppers and spicy inhabitants. My father was a Chicago police officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is a quick overview of who you are meeting. If you made it this far, I appreciate you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While I\u2019ve started other blogs in the past, and haven\u2019t seen them through, this time I know it will be different. This time, I have two published books under my belt, some filmmaking experience, and much more. Plus, this blog is on my personal website, which I built in WordPress. So yeah, I have so much more to share this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this space I want to focus on writing and the process of creation as a whole. You may get whiplash the way I jump from one subject to another, but that\u2019s how I am in my creative life. One day I\u2019m writing a novel, the next a screenplay. Then I\u2019m baking bread and harvesting oregano from my garden. One day I\u2019m drawing comics and the next I\u2019m working with India ink. Oh, and don\u2019t forget music. I try to pump out a few songs on my guitar every day. It doesn\u2019t take long and it puts a smile on my face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have always been this way. I don\u2019t know if I have some sort of attention issue or just get excited by the next new thing. But then I think that it doesn\u2019t matter. My niece told me once, \u201cI believe everyone on Earth was put here to be creative.\u201d And I couldn\u2019t agree more. For some, they focus all their creativity in one area and they become experts. I am of the thought process that if it looks like fun, try it. And that\u2019s how I live my creative life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, if you can handle the zigzagging subject matter of this blog, welcome! I promise you will, at the very least, be entertained.
Peace, Camille<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hello. I\u2019m Camille, and I want to take a moment to introduce myself to readers who might not know me. My ethnic background is primarily Italian with bits of German and Polish. Of course, I am an American. But inside America, some of us identify with our ethnic background, and mine is European primarily the Mediterranean. I have had many experiences in my life, most of which were the result of working as a bartender. I\u2019ve lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Austin, Texas in my lifetime, and now I reside in the Chicagoland area. I was raised in a western suburb known for its peppers and spicy inhabitants. My father was a Chicago police officer. This is a quick overview of who you are meeting. If you made it this far, I appreciate you. While I\u2019ve started other blogs in the past, and haven\u2019t seen them through, this time I know it will be different. This time, I have two published books under my belt, some filmmaking experience, and much more. Plus, this blog is on my personal website, which I built in WordPress. So yeah, I have so much more to share this time around. In this space I want to focus on writing and the process of creation as a whole. You may get whiplash the way I jump from one subject to another, but that\u2019s how I am in my creative life. One day I\u2019m writing a novel, the next a screenplay. Then I\u2019m baking bread and harvesting oregano from my garden. One day I\u2019m drawing comics and the next I\u2019m working with India ink. Oh, and don\u2019t forget music. I try to pump out a few songs on my guitar every day. It doesn\u2019t take long and it puts a smile on my face. I have always been this way. I don\u2019t know if I have some sort of attention issue or just get excited by the next new thing. But then I think that it doesn\u2019t matter. My niece told me once, \u201cI believe everyone on Earth was put here to be creative.\u201d And I couldn\u2019t agree more. For some, they focus all their creativity in one area and they become experts. I am of the thought process that if it looks like fun, try it. And that\u2019s how I live my creative life. So, if you can handle the zigzagging subject matter of this blog, welcome! I promise you will, at the very least, be entertained. Peace, Camille<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miscellaneous","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n