About a year ago in February of 2015, I began to write my first novel. Now I hadn't written anything in my life, but the traditional essay's or research papers for college, so this was my first book that I was beginning to write.
I was inspired by the movie, The Fault In Our Stars, based on the John Green, best seller book. It inspired me to write a book myself, which has lead me on a journey, which I have only found...well...very interesting.
You see I am a beginner in novel writing, but I found that I could tell a story and thought that I could translate it into a book, to inspire others. What I discovered, was that I am great at telling a story, but expressing it in words has been my struggle. Who thought that putting an expression into words could be so difficult at times, I managed to get through it the best way that I knew how, which was to not give up.
I wanted to start a blog in hopes that it could help others. That they weren't the only ones on this journey of novel writing or becoming a first-time author.
Out of all the things that I have had to experience in my own life, writing a book has been the scariest thing that I have had yet to encounter. I am terrified. I am not going to lie. It is a nail biting experience, because in the back of your head you know you have an awesome story to tell, it is just putting it into words which is the stressful part.
You want it to be perfect and so you do everything to do so, but what I have had to discover on my own is that you just have to go with the flow, and not force the ideas to come to you. That they will come...just give it time.
To make a long story short, like I said I started my first novel in February of last year, and I didn't complete it till December 31st of 2015. Talk about a sign.
Then I let it set for two months as I began another novel, which is the polar opposite of my first novel. It doesn't get boring that is for sure.
As someone who listens to there intuition, last week I had the urge to pick the first book back up again and begin to start the editing phase, and that is where I am now.
This time around I am only concentrating on re-writing it to make it better. I am not worrying about grammar or punctuation, which I will be the first to admit, that I am horrible at doing. Right now I'm just concentrating on content. That is all.
Even while writing it the second time I am having trouble with describing gestures and putting them into words, but I know that I will add more description when the third edit comes. I guess we all live and learn from our experiences, huh?
My intention of writing this is again to let others know that your not alone, and that there are others who are going through the same thing you are. God know's I am. But no matter how stressed you get while writing, take a breathe and don't force the story to come. Allow it to come to you.
Have an awesome day.
I was inspired by the movie, The Fault In Our Stars, based on the John Green, best seller book. It inspired me to write a book myself, which has lead me on a journey, which I have only found...well...very interesting.
You see I am a beginner in novel writing, but I found that I could tell a story and thought that I could translate it into a book, to inspire others. What I discovered, was that I am great at telling a story, but expressing it in words has been my struggle. Who thought that putting an expression into words could be so difficult at times, I managed to get through it the best way that I knew how, which was to not give up.
I wanted to start a blog in hopes that it could help others. That they weren't the only ones on this journey of novel writing or becoming a first-time author.
Out of all the things that I have had to experience in my own life, writing a book has been the scariest thing that I have had yet to encounter. I am terrified. I am not going to lie. It is a nail biting experience, because in the back of your head you know you have an awesome story to tell, it is just putting it into words which is the stressful part.
You want it to be perfect and so you do everything to do so, but what I have had to discover on my own is that you just have to go with the flow, and not force the ideas to come to you. That they will come...just give it time.
To make a long story short, like I said I started my first novel in February of last year, and I didn't complete it till December 31st of 2015. Talk about a sign.
Then I let it set for two months as I began another novel, which is the polar opposite of my first novel. It doesn't get boring that is for sure.
As someone who listens to there intuition, last week I had the urge to pick the first book back up again and begin to start the editing phase, and that is where I am now.
This time around I am only concentrating on re-writing it to make it better. I am not worrying about grammar or punctuation, which I will be the first to admit, that I am horrible at doing. Right now I'm just concentrating on content. That is all.
Even while writing it the second time I am having trouble with describing gestures and putting them into words, but I know that I will add more description when the third edit comes. I guess we all live and learn from our experiences, huh?
My intention of writing this is again to let others know that your not alone, and that there are others who are going through the same thing you are. God know's I am. But no matter how stressed you get while writing, take a breathe and don't force the story to come. Allow it to come to you.
Have an awesome day.
