I have told my wife over and over again that someday I am going to write a book. I am inspired by National Novel Writing Month (http://www.nanowrimo.org/ ). Normally this happens in November, but there is no time like write now. I have after all been trying to get out of the habit doing things tomorrow and not today.
When I was in college I took a short story writing class. The best way for me to start writing was to do exactly that - start writing. I figure I should just do the same now. For the entire month of April I will be writing five pages a day. I am allowed to write more if I wish and Sundays are optional. I must however write five pages each day Mondays through Saturdays.
I want this dream to become a reality. I often have that Marty McFly mentality that I'm going to be no good. But I will always be no good unless I try to do it. My former teacher said that writers write. It sounds obvious, but it's true. If I just write I will be a writer. Even if I do suck at least I can say I did it, which is more than I have been saying of late and a big reason why I started this blog in the first place. So here goes nothing... I mean something!
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