The Scrap that Started It All
It was one of those odd October days where you're uncomfortably warm in the sun, but chilly when the breeze cuts through your jacket.
But I was inside on this particular day because it was a Sunday and despite the fact that my brother was out and my parents taking a nap, I was still supporting my boys in the green and gold. That's right. I'm a die hard Packers fan.
This was the fall of 2006 and my "Pack attack" (as I like to call them) was having a rough season. That Sunday they were letting me down again and my enthusiasm was low. On top of that, I had just started high school a month ago and I was ready for a new writing project, having finished a novel several months ago at the end of 8th grade. (Now, at the time I thought that book was destined for success, but in writing, time does not make the heart grow fond--but more on that story another time).
As it was, half-time found me rummaging through the old wooden desk in my room, searching as if I thought an idea would just be sitting in one of the drawers, glowing and emitting ethereal music.
Not quite.
I did however find a small scrap of paper that, judging by the quality of the handwriting (or lack thereof), I had written during the 4th grade. All it said was, "There is a magic pen. It writes stories. Owner gets credit. Pen is discovered."
For whatever reason, five years after originally jotting down that little idea, on that crisp October Sunday, I was ready.
The second half of the game was on, but the TV was muted as I took my writing notebook into my lap and began plotting out the novel that would take me 3 years to write, 1 year to edit, and the rest of my life so far to market.
The result is "Mightier than the Sword", my first published novel, which is available on Amazon.com.
I have just joined goodreads, but I'm hoping it will be a good medium for connecting with readers and I will be continuing this blog for those who are interested not only in "Mightier than the Sword" but in one humble writer's perspective on the whole life and process of being a writer.
But I was inside on this particular day because it was a Sunday and despite the fact that my brother was out and my parents taking a nap, I was still supporting my boys in the green and gold. That's right. I'm a die hard Packers fan.
This was the fall of 2006 and my "Pack attack" (as I like to call them) was having a rough season. That Sunday they were letting me down again and my enthusiasm was low. On top of that, I had just started high school a month ago and I was ready for a new writing project, having finished a novel several months ago at the end of 8th grade. (Now, at the time I thought that book was destined for success, but in writing, time does not make the heart grow fond--but more on that story another time).
As it was, half-time found me rummaging through the old wooden desk in my room, searching as if I thought an idea would just be sitting in one of the drawers, glowing and emitting ethereal music.
Not quite.
I did however find a small scrap of paper that, judging by the quality of the handwriting (or lack thereof), I had written during the 4th grade. All it said was, "There is a magic pen. It writes stories. Owner gets credit. Pen is discovered."
For whatever reason, five years after originally jotting down that little idea, on that crisp October Sunday, I was ready.
The second half of the game was on, but the TV was muted as I took my writing notebook into my lap and began plotting out the novel that would take me 3 years to write, 1 year to edit, and the rest of my life so far to market.
The result is "Mightier than the Sword", my first published novel, which is available on Amazon.com.
I have just joined goodreads, but I'm hoping it will be a good medium for connecting with readers and I will be continuing this blog for those who are interested not only in "Mightier than the Sword" but in one humble writer's perspective on the whole life and process of being a writer.
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