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Reflecting: I Just Want to Write
I remember when Musiq Soulchild launched his first album, Aijuswanaseing. If you weren’t hooked on “Love” in the year 2000, you were possibly sleeping through a classic.
Knowing the title, which is basically “I Just Want to Sing”, I finally understand the heart of such an artist.
For over a decade, I was a high school English teacher, and although some aspects were rewarding, I wasn’t fulfilled. I started a consulting firm for writers who desired to publish their works, and found it very gratifying, but not a great contributor to my bank account.
Sure, I could have raised the price of my services to become more competitive with other editors and graphic designers in the market, but I enjoyed assisting people who simply had a message to share, and a small budget with which to share it.
I wrote my first novel right out of college in the summer of 2008, while students and teachers were on summer break. I was excited when it was published the following year.
In 2010, the relationship with the publisher went sour, and my intellectual property was stolen. They had taken my first book, slapped in front of an edit of my second book, changed the title and the author’s name, and profited from my work. As a result, I erected a wall and vowed to publish myself to avoid future heartache.
I did, but with “doing it alone” comes more determination, more drive, more focus, more work. I’ve always been up for the challenge, but these days, I find myself saying: I just want to write.
I plan to release three different books within a year, and a possible fourth. I’m sure those who are aware are curious about my strategy and purpose. And it’s simple: I just want to write.
It took some time to heal from the disappointment of 2010, and I am now open to the Universe’s orchestration of help and guidance, which may present a person or entity to implement a “different” plan. Note, I did not say “better”. I see all that I have this very moment as “good”, and accept it as “best”, and I am grateful. Perhaps nothing more is necessary. As for now, I remain true to who I am, and what I desire.
I am a writer whose heart is to inspire readers to shift perspectives and live fulfilled lives saturated with peace and love for each other—lives that are productive and purposeful, where the individual recognize their power.
I’ve told many stories, and I have many more to tell. I just want to write. And I will.
Knowing the title, which is basically “I Just Want to Sing”, I finally understand the heart of such an artist.
For over a decade, I was a high school English teacher, and although some aspects were rewarding, I wasn’t fulfilled. I started a consulting firm for writers who desired to publish their works, and found it very gratifying, but not a great contributor to my bank account.
Sure, I could have raised the price of my services to become more competitive with other editors and graphic designers in the market, but I enjoyed assisting people who simply had a message to share, and a small budget with which to share it.
I wrote my first novel right out of college in the summer of 2008, while students and teachers were on summer break. I was excited when it was published the following year.
In 2010, the relationship with the publisher went sour, and my intellectual property was stolen. They had taken my first book, slapped in front of an edit of my second book, changed the title and the author’s name, and profited from my work. As a result, I erected a wall and vowed to publish myself to avoid future heartache.
I did, but with “doing it alone” comes more determination, more drive, more focus, more work. I’ve always been up for the challenge, but these days, I find myself saying: I just want to write.
I plan to release three different books within a year, and a possible fourth. I’m sure those who are aware are curious about my strategy and purpose. And it’s simple: I just want to write.
It took some time to heal from the disappointment of 2010, and I am now open to the Universe’s orchestration of help and guidance, which may present a person or entity to implement a “different” plan. Note, I did not say “better”. I see all that I have this very moment as “good”, and accept it as “best”, and I am grateful. Perhaps nothing more is necessary. As for now, I remain true to who I am, and what I desire.
I am a writer whose heart is to inspire readers to shift perspectives and live fulfilled lives saturated with peace and love for each other—lives that are productive and purposeful, where the individual recognize their power.
I’ve told many stories, and I have many more to tell. I just want to write. And I will.
