I had two very awesome sentences in this spot just now. I loved them very much and spent over an hour staring at them and trying to figure out how I could take them and turn them into the beginning of a blog post. Then I sent them to my friend Wendy (she of the BFF fame) who responded “those might make the beginning of an incredible book!”
And so it goes: another one jumps on the “you should write a book!” bandwagon.
I have dreams of writing a book someday. Someday. But not now. The type of book I would write would be but a drop in an already filled to capacity with wannabes bucket and likely get lost amongst everybody else who reads Jen Lancaster and Laurie Notaro and thinks “I want to write one of those!” I know this about my type of book and my type of market but it doesn’t stop the dreaming. It certainly doesn’t stop people from telling me “you should write a book!”
What “helps” this along is the fact that two of my friends are now published authors and a third has been working on her staggering work of incredible genius for, oh, about a decade. Each time someone I know makes a stride in the literary world, someone else turns to me and says “your turn…but you know, no pressure.” Nope. No pressure at all. [Here is where I'd need a Sheldon Cooper-esque sarcasm sign]
But oh those sentences. They really were awesome.
I wish you could have read them.
What about you? Any unrequited dreams people keep telling you to pursue that you keep saying “eh…maybe someday.”?
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I, too, am a wannabe author. And wannabe professional artist. And booking agent / music manager. The list goes on.
People tell me that I should be a teacher. I enjoy imparting knowledge but have no tolerance for those not willing to receive the knowledge (i.e. 95% of the student body)
By Natalie on 06.08.10 5:57 pm | Permalink
NaNoWriMo (national novel writer’s month) inspired me to write a book! Actually I wrote 2 but hated the second one. So now editing it into print is on my “I will do it one day” list.
By Marilyn on 06.08.10 7:34 pm | Permalink
Another for the wannabe author club, although at this point I’d be happy to find the muse for some decent blog posts (no updates since Feb. 2009?!?! bad mousie). Still, I’ve started adding an appallingly long list of blogs related to publishing to my RSS. My two favorites are “Editorial Ass” and “Query Shark.” When I do finally finish my epic sci-fi trilogy, I’ll be better prepared for the business end of things because of what I’ve read there (I hope).
By mouse on 06.09.10 5:05 am | Permalink
I have been trying the past few years to accomplish this zen like state where I’m content with life as it is and to let things come in their natural progression. I still have the mundane goals everyone else has, get a promotion, own a home, maybe even have a child eventually, but not to let the things I want stop me from enjoying the things I have now. For the most part, that’s going well.
If I wanted to be known for something, I’d want it to be my voice. Either just for speaking or for singing, I’m told its pleasant. There was a time I thought of being a radio DJ but that aspiration fell by the wayside. And though I love to sing, I don’t think my tone will get me very far past the karaoke bar.
By Vallie in Portland on 06.09.10 9:28 am | Permalink
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