Do you remember the moment you first had a thought that you could write? I'm talking as an adult. :) For me it was this moment at work several years ago where I looked around my little cube and thought, what am I doing here? I'd rather be home. Bringing this up to the DH was not a good idea b/c he reminded me that I was all for equality among men and women and that meant me in the workplace b/c he wanted to stay home too. But he decided to be generous and said that I was more than welcome to stay home if I met one of two conditions:
1) if I pop one out
2) become independently wealthy
Ha. At the time I didn't care to pop one out and it's not in my destiny to win with a lottery or gambling. Seeing the chance of Robert Redford offering DH a million for a night with me was very slim I had to think of another way to become independently wealthy.
Well, sitting in my cube that day I realized that I had all these stories in my head and my 6th grade English teacher had said that she would be surprised if I didn't become an author so I had no choice. Authorland it was. I figured I could write a story, send it to an agent and seeing how it was obviously the greatest thing she'd ever read I'd be offered a half a million to publish and someone might even want the rights to a movie.
Stop laughing.
That book is hiding in the closet, fearful of seeing the light of day. It was so bad that I actually fell asleep reading it. I've since learned that I can't become rich in this field, at least not monetarily. However, I feel rich for all the things I've learned about the writing world and all the friends I've made. (Aww, do you have warm fuzzies now???)
What's your eureka moment?
can we wear one of these at conference? 'Cause that would be AWESOME!
For Christie!
hahahahahaha
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My 'Eureka' happened about 2 or 3 years ago, when believe it or not, DD (hubby for those who don't read spork) said "Why can't you just write a book? You read so many you should be able to." And because it's that easy to crank these babies out (NOT)...here I am now: 2 almost decent un-submitted manuscripts and one hiding in the closet beside Karilyn's.
Of course, this was just a money saving ploy on his part...which, really DD? How's that working out for you? hehe!
Great blog! I love the friends that I've made in the writing world. (warm fuzzies all around!) :) It's really great to hang out with people who have creative ideas and similar goals. And maybe I'm naive but I believe that we can be successful in many ways with writing including financially. :) I'm keeping my fingers crossed anyway. :)
My aha moment was a few years ago. I had been thinking about writing a book for several years but had never made any effort. One day I realized time was passing so fast that if I didn't get started I never would have the chance. I sat down and wrote about 15 pages and was hooked. :)
insert music: the way we were
my moment came when i was 15 in my sophomore English class. we had to write a poem and something just clicked. i'd always been stronger in language arts than math, etc., but it was kind of like falling in love with my husband - i knew instantly that this was what i was meant to do with my life. i never questioned it, i still don't question it. i feel it, i'm compelled to do it, it's who i am. it's what i do at work (because they pay me to do so). it's what i do in every spare moment i have. i'm like an addict. but that's how much i love it. i'm a writer.
Wow you all have such great stories. Here's mine.
About three years ago I was sitting in a training session with a motivational speaker. I had been thinking about writing a book but was too intimidated to give it a try.
The speaker was an amazing woman, tons of accomplishments in many different areas. I asked her how she mananged to become an expert in so many different fields. She told me that whenever she wanted to learn more about something, she spent an hour each day studying or researching that topic.
Just think about it. After one year, you would have 365 hours of knowlege.
For over a year I read everything I could find on writing. I took online classes, a class at a community college and talked with authors.
After about a year and a half, I was ready to take the plunge.
I don't have any hidden manuscripts
because I deleted my first two attempts...and it felt good to be rid of them.
I agree with Christie. Writing is addictive. It's part of who I am and I'm all the better for it.
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