Out of Time

Hello, for this blog I thought I would share a poem I wrote in July that I had forgotten about. It wasn't untill my husband was looking for a spare sheet of paper in a note pad that it was found, so here it is!

Out of Time

 

I watched you rise, I watched you fall

You had a life, you lost it all

You laughed and cried, you schemed and lied

So unaware you were broken inside.

 

You lost your faith, your hope, your dreams

This life isn’t always what it seems.

 

Mistakes were made, No lessons learnt

Far to many bridges burnt

Then just when you were ready to try

Unwillingly you said goodbye.

 

 

Please feel free to let me know what you think by leaving your comments below.

Keep chasing your dreams!

 

@steffiemarie28

Chocolate Shop Epidemic

I'm starting a Chocolate Shop Epidemic!

Recently I had my poem 'Chocolate Temptation' published in issue 12 of Graffiti Magazine, then last weekend I handed over a framed copy of my poem to The Chocolate Emporium in Ilfracombe to be displayed in their shop. This story is going to appear in The North Devon Gazette next week.



The handover by Rob Lott Photography!

This small achievement got me thinking...what if more than one chocolate shop were willing to display my poem? So two days ago I contacted Nutcombe Chocolates in Dunster and asked if they wanted a framed copy of my poem to display in their shop. They were more than happy to join the chocolate shop epidemic. So tomorrow I will be visiting their shop to hand over my poem, as if this isn't exciting enough...they have a chocolate fountain!

My goal now is to have my poem displayed in as many chocolate shops as possible including some of the ones that have made The Top 10 Chocolate Shops, including Harrods Chocolate Box and Melt which are both in London.

I am hoping to gain some media help to promote my quest. An appearance on ITV's Thismorning or Daybreak would be fantastic. It would also be great if my local news (BBC Spotlight SouthWest and ITV Westcountry news) got involved. The publcity would be fantastic not only for me but the businesses displaying my poem.

Lets start a 'Chocolate Shop Epidemic'!

Keep chasing your dreams!

@steffiemarie28

Poem Presentation

I am very excited to tell you that yesterday, I handed over my poem 'Chocolate Temptation' to the owner of The Chocolate Emporium in Ilfracombe to go on display. My poem has recently been published in issue 12 of Graffiti Magazine in September 2012.

I recently contacted my local newspaper The North Devon Gazette about my poem and asked If they would be interested in giving me a write up.They were more than happy to feature my story in their paper.

Here is the photo that will be used in the article

The handover by Rob Lott Photography

 

I will keep you posted when my article has been published.

 

Keep chasing your dreams!

 

@steffiemarie28

Cancer Research Campaign Update

For this blog I thought I would give you an update with how my Cancer Research UK Campaign is going and what my next mission is, so here goes...

I made front page of The North Devon Gazette, you can read that article here - http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/steph_s_song_seeks_to_inspire_1_1465862

I had a write up in The North Devon Journal, you can read that here - http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/Singer-seeks-producer/story-16633857-detail/story.html

My story has appeared in both EX33 and EX34 North Devon magazines.

My story made ITV Westcountry news, you can watch that interview here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnwwZPTlbss

I performed my song live on BBC Radio Devon, you can hear that interview with John Govier here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj35JZQkvLA

So far I have raised £131 on my Just Giving Page, If you would like to make a small donation towards Cancer Research UK you can do via my page http://www.justgiving.com/Stephanie-Lott

My single 'It Wasn't Meant to Be' is now available to download from iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and eMusic, all proceeds go to Cancer Research UK. For just 69p you can contribute to this amazing charity, here is a download link - http://www.amazon.co.uk/It-Wasnt-Meant-to-Be/dp/B0091KFB22/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350380752&sr=8-1

I am still on a mission to find an established artist to record my song to help raise as much money as possible for this great cause. My next goal is to gain national profile. I will of course keep you all updated with the progress of this.

And just to finish, i'll end this blog with my official Cancer Research UK  single 'It Wasn't Meant to Be' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoXoptiiHpk&feature=plcp

Keep chasing your dreams!

@steffiemarie28

Waves

As it is national poetry day, I thought I'd share a poem with you that I have written and hoping to have published. The poem is called 'Waves', I hope you enjoy it!

Waves

 

Our wonderful world is made up of days

A moon with its stars and a sun with its rays

But our wonderful world has got its own craze

It appears to have an obsession with waves

An ocean wave for us to surf

A seismic wave to rock the earth

A wave of joy at every birth

A wave of dreams for all its worth

A microwave to cook your dinner

A brainwave making you a winner

On the same wavelength as a sinner

A wave of tears won’t make you thinner

The Mexican wave when winning the game

Tidal wave, freak wave you’ll drown just the same

A wave of sound when calling your name

A wave of hope to banish the pain

Electromagnetic, a wavy disturbance

Tsunami, a ripple are waves of persistence

Heat waves, wind waves show their insistence

Light wave, standing wave, shockwave resistance

We enter the world with a wave to say hi

A wave of emotions when truth is a lie

A wave of sorrow for each time we cry

Then leaving this world with a wave of goodbye

 

Please leave any comments you might have, I'd love to know your thoughts!

 

Keep chasing your dreams!

 

@steffiemarie28

I’m Published!

I am very excited to be able to tell you that I’M FINALLY PUBLISHED! When I first started this blog I told you about all the projects I am doing in order to accomplish my dreams. One of those dreams was to have a poem or short story published. Since that blog I have been submitting work to magazines, and despite a few rejections I persevered and I submitted my poem ‘Chocolate Temptation’.

After the submission it felt like forever waiting for a response. About four weeks had passed without hearing anything and I started to accept another rejection. I couldn’t believe the morning I received a message from the editor of Graffiti Magazine saying they loved my poem and was going to include it in their next issue. It made my day as it was completely unexpected.

You can order the next issue of Graffiti here http://www.wilkiemartin.com/graffiti.php

Being published is another dream I was chasing that I have caught, and I’m not stopping there. My next mission is to have a short story published, I can’t wait for the day I see one of my stories in a magazine!

 

Perseverance and determination are definitely needed to achieve your goals.

Don’t give up and keep chasing your dreams!

 

@steffiemarie28 

Another Article

I was very excited to wake up this morning to find my Cancer Research UK story has been published again, this time in EX34 Magazine. I am really happy to see my campaign is going strong and being heard by so many people.

It’s great that so many papers/magazines have been interested in my story. This publicity is what is edging me closer and closer to accomplishing my goal to find an established artist to record my song.

 

Where I am at…

My story is due to appear in the next issue of EX33 Magazine. I am also going to have a small article in October’s Molten news and a possible article in South Molten’s newspaper.

My single is now available to download from iTunes, Amazon and google play. I am very excited to find out how sales are going next month. I will keep you posted!

I am also on a mission to get another TV appearance to promote my campaign. I am hoping for national profile on something like The One Show or This Morning. This is proving to be quite difficult but I’m not giving up!

 

Keep following my blog to see how I progress.

Keep chasing your dreams!

 

@steffiemarie28