I have written four novels that have been published. A fifth one, A Misfit's Vision, has been listed with 150 publishers by the Writer's Edge, but not having heard anything, I'm beginning to wonder if anyone will pick it up and make it available to the masses. I think my latest work is my best one, and there it sits, languishing.
After I'd written my first book, The First Kingdom War, my mother asked me: "Why'd you write a book?"
I responded immediately, without thinking, "Because I'm gettin' close to 50 and I have a lot to say."
Writers write; that's right. Good writers, poor writers and average writers--they are compelled to write. The "misfit" in me is more likely than most to screw it up when I try to communicate orally; the writer in me has a better chance of communicating what I really want to say. And whether anyone wants to hear it, we tend to say what's on our minds or else act it out. So, one way or another, it's gonna come out. I'd just prefer to write it. Of course the risk is that once it is written, it is written, and there is no denying it.
I'll try to make my posts worthwhile for the readers. I move ahead, believing that the benefits outweigh the risks.
Misfit
1 comment:
Daddy,
So glad to be able to read more of your writing while I eagerly await the next book you are sure to write ;0) I love Misfit's Vision and know that a lot of other people would too, given the chance to read it. You are such an amazing writer and have played a huge part in shaping and honing my skills in written communication. I love you more than words and am your biggest fan!!
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