Although
November was supposed to be the month that we authors write like crazy and
contribute to NaNoWriMo (as I said I would) sometimes things come up in life
that we can’t avoid. I began the month
very hopeful that it would be a good month, but the month was gone all too
soon. November is now gone with her
sister August who left a few years ago.
They want me to move on and be OK.
They also want me to write. So that’s what I’m doing to start out my new
year.
I need to
start by telling everyone to get out and get Colleen Hoover’s books (or stay in
and download them to your e-reader.)
She’s the reason I finally thought I could write a book. Maybe someday she’ll read this and say, “Hey,
I knew Lisa before she was rich and famous…” For now, maybe I can just share a
little back story.
About a
year ago I met my new best friend and we created a “book club”. We shared books back and forth on our Kindles
and she loved a book called Slammed that she said I had to read. I read it and its sequel Point of Retreat. I knew that although she had “lent” me the
books on Kindle, I was going to have to own them because I would be rereading
them many more times. I bought both books that night and checked out Colleen
Hoover’s website. If I really like an
author’s books, I like to check out whatever I can find about the author too. I
want to know them as a person to try and figure out how they could write the
book that they did and maybe help me figure out how I could write mine.
By
exploring Colleen’s website I discovered the world of self-publishing and indie
authors. I’d always wanted to write, but
never really knew about the possibility of doing it without a publishing
company signing you to a contract. I
learned about self-publishing (and maybe a little about following your dream)
from my research.
So thank
you to everyone who has supported me so far, mostly the never-ending support
from “my book club”, my mom, and my husband. Mom, you know you’re “invaluable”.
Terry, I couldn’t ask for a better
husband. You cook me dinner and tell me to go write while you’re cooking. “Book
Club”, nothing mushy, but I couldn’t do this without you. OJ. (Sometimes going
through Hell is easier with a friend and I’m glad you’re mine)
Happy New
Year to all. Thank you.
Lisa
