After years of dreeeeeaming
and make believing about being a WORLD famous children's book author, about
gazing out of my beautiful study, into the deep blue sea (I live on the beach
in this fantasy) as I while away the hours writing with a quill and a notebook
(I am quite old fashioned), it dawned on me that unless I actually DID
anything, it was never going to happen.
So, I decided to do
something about it... yes, that's right, and I'm going to go it alone (and by
alone, I mean with the help of my very wonderful family, friends, and lots of
other i've discovered along the way).
I have made the commitment,
that by the end of this year, I will have released my VERY first children’s
story.
It’s really quite exciting
and terrifying at the same time – some days I literally can’t sleep whilst
other moments I’m petrified that I will literally sell no books, and everyone
will know what a rubbish writer I am. To avoid moments like these, I’ve spent
many a time trawling through the best of Google+ and Pinterest to find
inspiring, motivational quotes like these…
My personal favourite, and
most relevant one, is probably this one:
So
what have I achieved so far? I hear you ask. Inquisitive aren’t you… well, this
year, I have:
Got my very own US Tax ID (which I need to sell stuff on the likes of
iTunes etc), which forced me to endure HOURS waiting at the US embassy to
collect a tax ID and even more HOURS calling them followed by the emotional
turmoil when I discovered my tax ID was rejected as I hadn't included all the
information. DISASTER. Thankfully, it’s sorted now.
Found an AMAZING illustrator, Sarah Ray, who will be bringing to life my very first book. She is a very talented and hilarious author who draws very silly things and is a perfect match for my equally silly stories. She has ALREADY created a rather fabulous logo for me. Cute, isn't it?
I
have also spent what seems like the last month of my life on social media in an
attempt to grow a fan base.. nearly 3,000 on Google + (wahaaay) and a mere 96
on facebook.. Hopefully next time I write I will have reached the 100 mark.
So,
that’s pretty good if you ask me, and I commit to writing on the b-e-a-uuuutfil
blog once a week to share with you wonderful readers my progress so far, and,
at the very least, act as a diary so one day I can reminisce as I sit looking
out at the sea in my beautiful writer’s study, at all the things I’ve achieved.
Toodleloo
for now!!
Oh,
and if you’d like to be see my fantastic Google + and Facebook pages, please
do. I've conveniently included the hyperlinks above... and here too...
And here...
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