Ok- time to put it on the table: I have always wanted to be a writer… for a living. I assumed I would be a writer, in fact.
It just seemed that other jobs came along instead.
I have a friend who is tackling getting published very aggressively, yet he cannot get published. So, I am very aware that getting published is a separate challenge. What I need to understand is whether or not the challenge of completing a book is a task I would enjoy.
Resolution: I have had an idea for a mystery novel set in Dallas for quite some time. I commit to writing this before we leave for South Dakota. Not enough time, you say? Au contraire… I have been sitting on this idea for years. How much time does one actually need to get off her ass and finish something she’s started (yep, I actually have started it).
Will it be good? Who cares – that’s not the point. The point of this is to write one from beginning to end. I need to know how that actually feels.
I’ll buy a copy when you’re done.
Reading is one of the things I’m looking forward to having more time for post-Friday.
Remember.. writers write every day. Because that’s what they do. So make time to write, and I’ll gladly lend a critical eye.