Ginger Easley
What are you working on now? Right now, I am presently working on a short film that will be available for distribution throughout ongoing film festivals. Part of my vision is to take my poetry and bring it into the visual voice medium. This is very exciting; to work with creative people who love to do film and business owners who want to be part of the arts movement as our city grows.
What’s the biggest regret you’ve ever made? A major regret I have made in the past was not taking a trip overseas. This was a planned trip, taking me to India and Tibet. A friend of mine decided not to go at the last minute and I was left hanging. Under some fear of mine, I did not go ahead with the plans and visited family, instead.
What’s the biggest obstacle you’ve ever had to overcome? The biggest obstacle I’ve had to overcome, overcome for sake of argument, is the fear of rejection. This fear is limiting, puts one into slavery of acceptance from others, and makes you vulnerable. One day, I had to throw this fear against the wall and face it. Rejection does not define me, I am stronger than that. This made me be the absolute and only person who would define me and I am the only one, to this day, who will. This action gave me, and still gives me, strength today.
What’s the worst job you’ve ever had? The worst job I ever had? This brings up a lot of memories from a lot of jobs; it’s really hard to put one in the winning position, they are so neck in neck with each other. Therefore, I will have to give the “worst job ever” award to the woman who told me that she did not have to pay me for my work, yet she hired me. I have never met such a person in my life.
I had just moved to San Francisco, California, with
a limited amount of funds and found a job as a server in a small restaurant. Again, I never met such a woman nor had I worked so hard, with pay, and ended up pulling a double-shift, with no pay. She gave some weird reason as to not pay me, yet she had no one to wait on her customers at the same time. On top of that, she demanded that I give her my tips because I made them at her place. I just left. Some of my friends thought I should take her to court and report her, but I just looked harder for a better position. I let the energy of not wanting to be at a place like that catapult me into getting a great job at a major hotel that helped me pay my way as I lived in northern California. I’m sure if she found this out, she would somehow try to take credit for this, also. It taught me a lot, though. You can shake off bad with good by looking forward and not in the rearview mirror. Just put it into action.
As a poet, how would you define success? Success is such a relative term, even as a poet. My definition of success is the opportunity to meet the people that have read my works. I know this sounds hokey, but I absolutely love it when someone comes to me and opens up their heart. Somehow, me sharing my thoughts has allowed others to explore their feelings, and this, I find most rewarding. It would be the true definition of success, to meet so many souls, on a soul-level.
What’s your biggest fear? My biggest fear, I guess, is that I will not get everything done that I want or need to get done. I am such the product of my generation. This is why I meditate. And even so with this, I still make a grocery list while sitting in perfect posture, and then make a list of different postures I should try while meditating. I can go further, and think of all of the meditations I should try while meditating. It’s a process. I’m working on it.
Do you think the internet is crucial to the success of writers today? If the definition of success is about monetary gain, then yes, definitely, the internet is a ways and means for the success of writers of today. It is a great way, and may be the only way presently, to network, market, and research your work. More and more businesses use websites. This includes magazines, newspapers, and journals to say the least. Many ask you to submit your poetry and manuscripts via email. In addition to this and with the ever-increasing price of fuel, people are making a conscious choice to stay home and get everything they need, and this includes information, books, news, etc., over the internet. So, I would have to say, that the financial success of a writer would be, to some degree, dependent on the internet as a way to get the word out.
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