Do you have a book in you? - 10 things to think about to make it actually happen 1 – How much do you want it? – Let yourself daydream for a bit. Imagine what it would be like to see your name on the cover, hold the book in your hand. Ask yourself what you really want? Is this a new career direction, is it a way to use your creativity, to feed your soul? Or do you have big dreams of a bestseller turned blockbuster? Connect with your goal and let pull you forward.
They say we all have a book in us. They also say we all have a marathon in us. I for one definitely DO NOT have the desire to run 26+ miles or commit to all the training required! I DID want to write a novel from my mid-twenties. It wasn’t until nearly thirty years later though in October 2019 that I became a published author. My first novel, Pivotal reached the 2020 finals of the People’s Book Prize and The Page Turner Awards. If you too have been sitting on an idea and just don’t know if you can make it happen, ask yourself these questions and see if you can give yourself permission to start.
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2 – Do you have the skills? – Yes, if you believe in your creativity, you have the determination to make it happen and the persistence to keep going. The average novel is anywhere between 80 and 120 words. It might seem like a mountain, but you just need to break it down into small chunks. Books are written one word, sentence, paragraph, page at a time. 3 – Do you have an idea? – Write it down. You’d be surprised at the number of people who carry their stories around in their heads and never write a single word. No second guessing. No worrying about what people might think. Get it out of your head!
