My problem is not that I am a normal person that wants to be different. My problem is that I am different and I fail at being normal.

 

 My problem is not that I am a normal person that wants to be different. My problem is that I am different and I fail at being normal.

 I have thought about what it would be like to have control over my creative side. I have no control. It controls me and it has always controlled me. There was a time where I took a break many years after my son way born. While I was able to greatly perform my duties as a father- not allowing myself to work (as in let my mind go with the creativity)  I left myself a mess. My brain races, I have 1000000 million ideas. Now i am not saying that they are all good ideas. Some of them appeal to people some of them do not. These racing thoughts, ideas, what have you will often haunt me to sleep. I often overwhelm myself with projects leaving some to never be completed. I believe though that this is due to stress and fear. Then never ending need to produce for money. Once this project gets set and done it will give me enough money for the next, once this project gets set and done it will leave me money to get by for the next, and so on. I have done quite a bit of charity work and will continue too. I will continue to help the poor and help the hungry. I will continue to teach children, and I will continue my work as an actor/ vocalist/ writer/ poet/ Entertainer. The latter... I have no choice. If I die a poor entertainer I will die an entertainer. I was raised that money is not important, it is how you choose t live your life that is important. I wish I was raised otherwise cause as I have learned. No one really cares about you as an entertainer.... unless you are a famous entertainer.... until then. Everything in life seems to be based on how much money you make. I do not drink, smoke, do drugs. I act, write, sing, and teach. I will continue to do these things and I have no choice in the matter and no control over the arts, With out them- I will lose my mind.

I am sure I will mostly likely continue to be a struggling entertainer that will be judged by people who say that money isn't everything and it is what you do with your life that counts as they are blindly lead by the dollar bill and walking all over the poor to get to it.

If I could sit down with Jesus and have this discussion today. I wonder how it would go. Either way, Happy Birthday Jesus.

 I am roughly 17,000 words in to one of my new projects- A DOLL IN THE WOODS,  16,942 to be exact. I wish I had been keeping track of this from the beginning. I have discovered since I have starting keeping track that I generally write every other day. I am aiming to write everyday. It seems like I am writing everyday- but I guess it is every other day. When I am done I will list how many words i write a day for will be writers out there that like to keep up with that for their personal records. The story is getting real interesting though. I can't wait to finish it... one day 

I have received word that the short film I have an appearance in Death Follows, is being shopped around for festivals right now. Eventually I believe to be in a compilation of short works put out by Potent Media.

Apocalypse Kiss has picked up world wide distribution and will be available on DVD and REDBOX in 2014. 

I have also signed on to work with a group called SKYE RADIO THEATRE, which is going to be doing weekly online radio shows very similar to the 50s. I am working on a story for this right now with a young lady currently titled "Horner"

I have also been back on the phone with the Trademark offices about another NEW CHARACTER. I think people will really appreciate this character and what I am doing with him. 

Of course, Slo Frank is gearing up as well for his new show too.... More to come on that.

Well oh well... I will get to writing the New years Resolution. I wonder what my sons is. I wonder what my girlfriends is, and all my others friends and fans are. If you would, if there are any readers out there at all. Please, please, please, post em in the comment box.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE, and remember It's CHRISTmas, not Greedness. We are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ not celebrating how many gifts we expect to get.

I love you all and Thank you for your constant support,

Christopher Inlow 

p.s. as  a reminder. I do not go back and check this- it is written in rough draft form and left in rough draft form. Getting words out of my system and hopefully helping some people and guiding them along the way.

 

 

I tell stories- That's what I do....

Today is 12/18/2013

yesterday I only wrote 395 words for a total of 13050 Total Words in my new story A DOLL IN THE WOODS. That is no where near what my daily goal is. Which is why I am trying to change up my system. I have started documenting how many words I have written per day, which hope to challenge myself as I change up my system to get these things done. Another thing I may do... is work on the story first- Then write this blog.

Writing is very important to me. It is a constant job. No matter what- I can write and I love it when a story begins writing itself. When I am so involved and the characters begin to come to life. Writing stories constantly keeps my imagination working and is a main ingredient when it comes to bringing worlds to life, which is what I see. Everything that I do, tells a story one way of another. Acting, Singing, Writing, it all tells a story.

As far as a Sunday School Teacher,

The approach I use is very similar to Bibliodrama. I am teaching Drama to kids.

My class age ranges all over from Kindergarden to 6th Grade. I was given a work book that has the stories from the bible I am suppsed to be teaching every week. I use those stories.... but instead of using the work books- I have the students read the stories out loud. Sometimes the older read them, sometimes the younger read them and I have the older kids help them... either way... they are read. Then We divide the characters up between the students and we act out the entire scene from the bible. Afterwards, we sit down and discuss what we just acted out. Not just what we acted out.... but how they feel about what we just acted out... each students interpretation of wehat is going on.

What makes this even cooler is that I have moved the classroom in to The Fellowship Hall which is where the stage is being rebuilt in my fathers name The John R. Inlow Memorial Stage.They get to act on the stage!!!!

Once again, stories. Not only and I teaching kids stories, I am teaching them the art of presenting stories and rebuilding the stage is providing a place for other people and groups a place for them to tell stories. The stage is being rebuilt in my fathers name, The John R. Inlow Memorial Stage. I loved my father alot he was a great father. He also loved stories.

I am still $20,000 dollars away from getting this stage fixed and even after that it will always be a work in progress..... people can make donations at
http://wesleyva.org/

By The Way, I will check to see how many orders came in from the 5 ten Restaurant. Hopefully quite a few- every dollar helps....

other things to do today

- List some cover songs for Above The Silence
- Mailing list names (becaise I didnt finish this yesterday)
- write!

Christopher Inlow

Introduction to Being Christopher Inlow and I.

Today is 12/17/2013

 I am currently at 12, 655 words in my new story currently titled A DOLL IN THE WOODS.

My name is Christopher Inlow. I am an actor, singer, writer, children's poet and uhhhh not so children's poet. I act in film, I act on stage, sing for a band called Above The Silence and sing in the shower. I am an entertainer. Most importantly I am father to my 14 year old son.

This is the first blog in my collection of Being Christopher Inlow. I have been wanting something like this that will basically document what I am going through an entertainer. Let me say that this will most likely always be written in rough draft form. With every thing else going on I don't feel it necessary to quadruple check my War Journal here.

One of the main reasons I wanted to get this going is because I wanted to set a daily system of what i should be doing from day to day and how my various projects and life is going. I tend to stay involved with quite a few things and like many others I think I tend to get overwhelmed.

I can explain what I am up to, where I am at, did this work, did this not work, etc, etc. I am not trying to win any awards with this "blog" I am simply trying to control the outcome of my life by adding structure and a new system that I do not have. If I can get in the habitr of writing in this every day and explain what my goals are for the day perhaps I can get intro the habit of completing all of my goals.

So let me start,

There is a stage being rebuilt at Wesley United Methodist Church, which is where I teach Sunday School now. It is also where I and my family have been attending church since I was 5 years old.

Today is the last day to pre- order your food for the fund raidraiser at the 5 ten Restruant in Alexandria. The people there have been very nice and have created a menu for this event for us to order from. 50 percent of the money from the food ordered off this menu (From the first 200 people who order) will be donated to the stage. You order the food today and you pick up the food on Friday Dec 20th. I will be placing my order here shortly. Below I will put the menu for you to see.

I will also MUST work on my new story for a couple of hours at least.

I have also started reading the book "Faith in the Land of Make Believe" by Lee Stanley. I woke up at 4am this morning and began reading this. So far it is a- okay.  I am liking it. I think everyone should constantly be reading. Your mind should always be working. That is the only way you will get any thing accomplished in life. There is alot of stuff to accomplish too. I have a lot of projects and Ideas. I can't wait to share them with you.

1) work on story
2) order food for fund raiser
3) clean something for heavens sake!
4) BAND PRACTICE at 6:30pm
5) Read  FAITH IN THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE
6) Mailing list stuff

This blog/ war journal is going to be a project all in it own. Thank you for coming on this adventure with me...... if there is any body out there..... I will try and write a closing post every day as well. Just so I can keep up from day to day with what all I completed. It's a crazy world.  I love to create. This is what I was put on this earth to do.

THE MENU

5 Ten Restaurant

8339 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309

703- 780- 4292

YOUR ORDER MUST BE PRE- ORDERED by Tuesday, Dec 17th 2013 at 10pm!

To be PICKED UP ON DEC 20TH!

The restaurant is generously donating 50 percent of the money made from this event to the stage project.There is a selected menu is listed below.

AVAILABLE MENU!

Eggs rolls  (2 eggs)    $3.49

THE FOLLOWING ORDERS COME WITH FRENCH FRIES

AND 1 CAN OF SODA OR BOTTLED WATER!

Subs and Sandwhiches

#28 Steak and Cheese  .................... $8.99

#29 Cheese Burger .................... $8.49

#31 Chicken Steak and Cheese.................... $8.49

#35 Avocado Salsa Chicken ....................$8.99

#36 Honey Mustard Chicken ....................$8.49

#44 Bacon Cheese Burger .................... $8.99

THE FOLLOWING ORDERS COME WITH

1 CAN OF SODA OR BOTTLED WATER!

Pho Soup

Chicken Noodle Pho Soup  9.99
Beef Noodle Soup Well-done 9.99

(Drinks available- Diet Coke, Coke, Sprite, Pepsi, Bottle Water)