It has been forever since I've been here, so long in fact I forgot the password I'd assigned to access this blog. After some password assistance here I am.
Inspiration sometimes comes in surprising packages. I have been thinking about my novel but not enough to actually do anything about it until tonight. It is so dumb I can't believe I am actually going to share it. My hubby took me on a date. We went to dinner and since nothing else was showing we went to see Julie and Julia. We hadn't really heard to much about the movie but we had a sitter so we went. The movie is about Julie Child and Julie Powell. I won't spoil the movie but there is a scene when Julia Child receives the first copy of her cookbook. I know I am writing a novel, which has nothing in common with a cookbook but when she opened the envelope and pulled out the book I almost cried. I think any writer would agree that holding a copy of a book they'd poured so much of themselves into would be a wonderful feeling. I knew if I ever wanted that dream to come true I needed to get past everything that is holding me down and write. Writers, write, not just talk about it.
I mentioned it on the way home and my wonderful supportive, husband, said "it'll happen." Knowing you have someone on your side, who believes in you is priceless. So, let the journey continue.
My husband reminded me how long it's been since I have graced the blog-o-sphere with my presence, so here I am.
I have been thinking a lot about why I am writing a novel. If anyone has tried you know it isn't easy, unless your Danielle Steele or John Grisham. Yet no matter how hard it is I keep going back to it. Trying to make it sound just right. Writing about people who I want a reader to care about. Do I enjoy my rear end getting sore from sitting for so long? Do I enjoy having people read it and tell me my grammar needs some help? Do I enjoy others saying, "Oh you're still working on that." (like I should have been done months ago.)
I don't enjoy any of those things, yet I continue to sit for hours and poke out sentence after sentence until midnight. WHY!!
To quote someone quite famous because "I have a dream." My dream may not be as world changing as Dr. King's but God gave me the dream. He put it in my heart, He is the one who wouldn't let the idea leave my mind.
God has placed in everyone a passion. I think we can have more than one. I am passionate about my husband and kids, my relationship with God. Now after realizing this crazy idea to write a novel is from God, I am passionate about it.
It may take a long time to see something published but that doesn't matter. I can be happy just knowing I am chasing the dream.
