I still want to write a book.
The more I think about it, the more I think it’s a wonderful
idea. I didn’t say I want to publish a book, I simply want to write one.
But one does not simply decide to write a book. I’ve been down that road already. The trouble with writing is that it’s so easy to find an idea, grab onto it, and impulsively start writing.
But then what? You wake up the next day and you’ve lost the excitement and inspiration you had the day before. You sit down and look at the 5 pages or so you’ve managed to write and realize you still have hundreds of pages to go and you simply can’t do it.
If you haven’t planned where you are going, then it just sits there.
And even if you have planned it, like I tried once, you start writing and you lose interest.
The biggest problem is finding something to write about. I don’t have the creativity to craft some thrilling mystery, action, or fantasy novel.
But one does not simply decide to write a book. I’ve been down that road already. The trouble with writing is that it’s so easy to find an idea, grab onto it, and impulsively start writing.
But then what? You wake up the next day and you’ve lost the excitement and inspiration you had the day before. You sit down and look at the 5 pages or so you’ve managed to write and realize you still have hundreds of pages to go and you simply can’t do it.
If you haven’t planned where you are going, then it just sits there.
And even if you have planned it, like I tried once, you start writing and you lose interest.
The biggest problem is finding something to write about. I don’t have the creativity to craft some thrilling mystery, action, or fantasy novel.
Anything I try and write about ALWAYS ends up
becoming a sappy romance story. Pretty sure that’s what happened to the
Twilight Series.
I’m not going to write a book about my life philosophies. Everyone wants to do that. And I think Dale Carnegie's already cornered the market on that one (How to Win Friends and Influence People anyone?).
So one day maybe I'll be struck by a sudden idea that is worth devoting a great chunk of my time and effort for. I hope it's soon because authors have said that the voice you have as a youth always changes and you can never go back to it. Maybe it's because I'll get cynical and jaded. I hope not.
When that one day comes, I'll remember the advice an author gave. She gave herself the task of having to write at least 100 words a day. This is effective because once she started writing then there's a flow that keeps going, and you're almost always bound to write more than 100 words a day. Now THAT is an efficient and smart system.
But for now, I guess will just have to put my dream of writing a book on hold. I'll wait for you, Epiphany, and when you come, I'll be ready.
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