Good morning fellow newbies, old hands and joyriders from outer space-
Just looking around this morning, measuring for carpet and drapes and figuring out what pictures to put on the walls.
After years and years of writing boring business books, business proposals, consultant reports, training manuals and software designs, I got this strange idea that I could write a novel that might sell more than 500 copies. So I started talking about it. I must have talked about it for too long because one day The Love of My Life told me "Stop talking about writing the damn book and start writing it!" I managed to realize that was good advice. Still, it took another 10 years of starting and stopping six potential books about all kinds of stuff before I finally had a vision. I've been writing this vision for almost a year and have begun to believe that it will actually be finished in my lifetime.
Since I don't know what I don't know I began to look around to see what others have gone through. Doesn't mean I'll learn anything from it, but at least when I fall into a pit I can say that I was warned.
Anyway, I managed to bring my first ever website to life and it tells more about the project: http://theroaringroad.com
So a tip of my old fedora to all of you, and if you'll bring the donuts I'll make some really great fresh coffee and maybe we can laugh over our trials and tribulations in writing.
Just looking around this morning, measuring for carpet and drapes and figuring out what pictures to put on the walls.
After years and years of writing boring business books, business proposals, consultant reports, training manuals and software designs, I got this strange idea that I could write a novel that might sell more than 500 copies. So I started talking about it. I must have talked about it for too long because one day The Love of My Life told me "Stop talking about writing the damn book and start writing it!" I managed to realize that was good advice. Still, it took another 10 years of starting and stopping six potential books about all kinds of stuff before I finally had a vision. I've been writing this vision for almost a year and have begun to believe that it will actually be finished in my lifetime.
Since I don't know what I don't know I began to look around to see what others have gone through. Doesn't mean I'll learn anything from it, but at least when I fall into a pit I can say that I was warned.
Anyway, I managed to bring my first ever website to life and it tells more about the project: http://theroaringroad.com
So a tip of my old fedora to all of you, and if you'll bring the donuts I'll make some really great fresh coffee and maybe we can laugh over our trials and tribulations in writing.
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