The Writing Has Begun.

For all of you who read my post last Thursday on thinking of writing a book, thank you. Also, thank you for all the suggestions and advice that I received! That being said, I’m proud to announce that I began writing my book on Monday night. Many of you just suggested I start writing. Not focusing on much of anything other than getting the words out. Honestly, I thought this would be harder. I’ve always had trouble getting started on things, but the words just seemed to come as if they had been needing to get out for quite some time. It’s such a freeing feeling.

Anyway, on with the book. I’ve settled on writing a book focusing on how it is possible to overcome obstacles and still manage to love your life. I’m planning on it being inspirational nonfiction (written in first person), especially since I’ll be constantly reflecting on my own experiences when giving others advice on how to overcome big obstacles in life. I’ve used the majority of my “Sense of Belonging” post as a sort of prologue, and the title of the first Chapter is “You are not alone.” (No other hints though. Sorry!)

I’ve written 3 pages so far (including the prologue) and I can’t wait to see where this takes me. I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from friends and family, some of which have said: “Finally! I’ve been wondering when you were going to go and do something like write a book.” I guess deep down I knew that writing would come back to me eventually, or more precisely, the desire to write. I also knew that it wasn’t something I wanted to force by any means. I knew that one day I’d finally want to share my story with others, and this is my chance.

What I have already come across though is the fact that I wish I could be my own editor. For instance, I have these few sentences at the end of one of my paragraphs that I absolutely LOVE. I think that’s a struggle for writers: Having the desire to write, while also being able to keep a certain distance from their writing. It’s always been hard for me. I’ve come to realize though that everything seems to work out in its own time, so I’ll just keep on writing. On the flip side of that though is the fact that I wish I had someone to edit my writing right after I wrote like (like page by page). I mean, I’ve written a little less than 3 pages at this point, and I feel like it’s pretty crappy. Yes, I know that this is my first draft and that first drafts are always shitty. There will be many, many, many rewrites. It’d just be nice to know what works and what doesn’t right off the bat you know?

I’d love to get some feedback/suggestions from all of you who are experienced with the writing process. After all, you can never have too many pointers when it comes to writing!