Day - 370

Challenge Complete???

I was able to finish the rough draft of "Untitled" on March 31st, the day before my deadline. Now all that is left is to edit this bad boy and then send it off to Lulu.com for self-publishing.

Looking back on the last year, I will admit that I am surprised that I was able to write three novels. I don't know how to write and I don't have any writing training. I do know that writing is something that I love to do and I enjoy it immensely. I think that with time and practice, my writing will only get better. Do I think the three novels that I've written can stand up to books on the NYT's best seller list? Absolutely not! Do I think that the novels I've written show potential? Absolutely!

So in the words of the band Pillar, I will ask the question..."Where do we go from here?"

The answer to that is...forward!

I am going to continue to write and for kicks, I will continue to post updates on the blog. If I was able to get a foundation for writing in just one year, I wonder what will happen in another year? Maybe I will get to take some writing classes? Maybe I'll find an editor? Maybe I'll get some rejection letters from publishers?

I do know that I am in this for the long haul. I'm humbled and comforted by the stories of famous authors like Ted Dekker who struggled before getting published. Also, stories like Jenna Black's give me some confidence. Jenna Black wrote for 17 years without getting published.

So here is my game plan peeps! I'm going to finish editing "Untitled" and then send it off to Lulu.com for self-publishing. Then, I'm going to take the three novels, "Crush," "Red Bow," and "Untitled," and send the manuscripts to local publishers. The worst they can say is they don't want to publish it. The whole point of sending those to publishers is to take a step in the right direction of breaking into the writing game.

Yesterday, I thought of where I want to take the third book in the "Bow" trilogy. Then, I want to either tackle an intense thriller/mystery book that I have an outline for, or a drama/love story type of book I have an outline for.

So here is to another year of progress and unforeseen events.

I write because I care and drugs are bad.

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