Hello. I’m 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’ve 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’ve started other blogs in the past, and haven’t 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’s how I am in my creative life. One day I’m writing a novel, the next a screenplay. Then I’m baking bread and harvesting oregano from my garden. One day I’m drawing comics and the next I’m working with India ink. Oh, and don’t forget music. I try to pump out a few songs on my guitar every day. It doesn’t take long and it puts a smile on my face.
I have always been this way. I don’t 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’t matter. My niece told me once, “I believe everyone on Earth was put here to be creative.” And I couldn’t 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’s 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