Recently, a friend of mine told me about a project that he's going to start working on. It's something that he's been wanting to do for awhile, it involves using his God-given gifts, and it's going to take a lot of time, resources, and energy. But he seemed really excited about it. And it got me thinking...
Once I graduate from grad school, I am going to start writing a novel. It won't cost me much except for time (and lots of coffee from whichever establishment I find to have the comfiest chairs, the least junior highers, and the tastiest beverages) and effort. I always complain when I don't have something else going on in my life besides work, and this is something I've always wanted to do. You know the whole idea of having a dream job? I think being an author would be a dream job.
So I've started researching how to go about submitting work to literary agents (the people who try to sell your book to a publisher), and although I am in the most basic of basic stages in this process, I am thrilled. This is something I have always wanted to do. It's a little scary because I have no idea if I will end up putting hours and hours into the project and have nothing to show for it (ie, can't find anyone to represent me or to publish me), but that is not going to stop me from trying. I really do believe this is something I can be good at. Great at, actually.
Heidi Marshall - coming to the shelves of your local Barnes & Noble soon.
Comments (8)
That last line shows me that you need an editor. I volunteer for the job. Heeheehee.
Dang it. Sometimes the brain and the fingers are on different planets.
Not a word, Scott. Not one single word.
Awesome. Go for it.
What's the book gonna be about?
Go for it! What're you gonna write about?
How about I call it "The Dictionary: Full Throttle"?
I was thinking maybe I could write a fantasy series about a young boy who discovers he is a wizard, and goes away to boarding school at a place called Nogwarts. I think it's gonna be huge.
Honestly, I don't know yet what it will be about. Some sort of fiction - interesting plot twists - loooove - struggle - we'll see.
Okay, I'm excited to read this novel when it's done, so you'd better actually write it!
Last weekend, I was talking to a friend that I haven't seen in a couple of years. She asked what I want to be when I grow up, and I said (half joking and half serious), "A best-selling novelist."
She smiled and said, "Well, I think you're pretty novel."
So there you go. No matter what happens with this novel that you write, I think you're pretty novel!