I have always loved to read, even when I was a little girl. I will read up to six books a week just for my enjoyment. There is just something about opening up a new book and entering a new world full of opportunities and problems. They usually end up with a happy ending but there are some twists, turns and unsuspected characters. Reading is a getaway and will play like a movie in my head.
I guess this is why I have entertained the thought of writing my own book. When I open a new book I always want to know what the writer was thinking and how much work went into creating this world within some pages. Sometimes I want to pick up my laptop and write until I can't write anymore, but I don’t know what I want to write or even if I want to write in third person or first person. What kind of book do I want to write or the twist and turns within the book? Do I need to know all of this before I write or should I just start writing and see where the characters take me? I typically read romance novels or series such as; "The Mortal Instruments." There is something about creating a world outside of my own that is awe-inspiring to me.
I want to write a book with plot twists and a mystery involved that ends happily and can involve a series. Some of my biggest idols have written series that involve similar people and places, but aren’t about the same people.
I think what worries me most about writing a book, is that no one will want to publish it. But, when you really think about it, JK Rowling was denied by 12 publishers before someone finally decided to take a chance on her and her "Harry Potter" books. Look where they are now with an entire empire behind them. I have this desire to write for the world to see what I have created. There is something about having your own writing out there that makes me excited at the idea.
I just don’t know where to start. Do I start with a general outline? Let my mind flow and see where the words take me? How do I get a publisher to look at my books? Can you really make a career out of writing? Is this something that will consume my life? I think what I need is some advice on where to start or what I need to do first. I guess I’ll just have to start writing and hope that someone likes my writing enough to be as addicted to it as I am with some of my favorite authors like Jennifer Ryan, Cassandra Claire and JK Rowling. I think I need someone to mentor me or teach me what I need to be a successful writer. My secret desire to write is finally out in the open and I can only hope that someday you will be reading a beloved series that I wrote.
