First, I was thinking about what someone said to me a few weeks ago about starting the writing thing. She said, "Wouldn't it have been great if you would have discovered your passion for writing when you were in your 20's? Then you would have many more years ahead or you to write."
Ouch! I admit I'm no spring chicken, but I also don't have one foot in the grave yet either.
It got me thinking though. What if I had started writing when I was younger? Where would I be?
I can tell you, because I know the answer to this one.
I would probably have written the most boring and mundane books you have ever read. Strike that...because no one would have probably read my books. I completely believe that it has taken me to this point in my existence to be able to have the experiences and heartaches in life to come up with the inspiration and creative ideas for the stories I'm writing. Without the past there would be no writing future for me. I have been able to pull from so many instances in time that from this point forward I can write until I'm 110 years old. But I don't plan it. I'm sure my eyes will go from all this staring at computer screens.
I think that anytime you start something you love and are passionate about, is the right time. There's no turning back the clock. Unless you're writing a time travel novel, then I guess there is.
Okay, second train of thought for the day.
If money wasn't an object, or you won the lottery, what would you do? And I'm not talking about a bucket list, because quite frankly I think that's a little depressing to think about. But, what would top your list of things to do and how much would you, as a person, change.
A lot of people say the same things: buy a house, a car, travel, pay off debts.
But if you ran through your list and had money and time to spare, what would you be doing to make yourself happy and to feel like you had a purpose to your life? I have met people who 'Have It All' and they aren't any happier with their life than the average Joe. They may afford more things and never want for anything tangible, but personally and emotionally they are just like everyone else.
Money only gets you so far then you need to look for what it is that will drive you forward...other than a new Porshe. It's the drive within you that needs to push you to accomplish things in your life that make you happy. And one thing I've learned after 39 years of searching (I say 39 because I found it last year) is that you have to do things for yourself because it makes you feel good about it, not because your looking to get rich quick or impress anyone.
When you accomplish things for yourself it's worth all the money in the world because it belongs to you and no one else.
Getting published would be amazing and fantastic but, even if I write 25 books and never get a single one out there, I will still write number 26. Because at the end of the day, they are my stories and my own personal legacy for myself.
Pages to date: 108 (You know why)
Pages on New Book: 7
Rejections:8
Queries still Out There:9 Will send out 4 or 5 on Monday. This was one of those weeks that was gone before it even started.
Songs of the Day: Sade/Soldier of Love
Fluke/Absurd & Al Jarreau/Ain't No Sunshine
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