So, yes, it’s been that long since my last post. Wow! How time does fly when you’re having fun. This summer has been a blast (and it’s not over yet!) and I’ve gotten LOADS done on my book. For those of you keeping track, I’m upwards of 200 pages now and I think the final version of the rough draft will be somewhere around 230-250. Granted, after that I will be editing it (take out a bit here, add a bit there, take out this chapter, geez, gotta write another chapter), so I don’t know how long the end product will be yet. The nice thing is that the plot is getting more detailed and solidified now, the universe that is Wysearth is really fleshing out.
I would love for my books to become as popular as the Harry Potter series, but I don’t want to be unrealistic. That, coupled with my mentality to aim high (if you go for the top of the lamppost, you might not get off the ground, but go for the moon and at least you’ll make it to the top of the lamppost), means that my goal is for my series to be MORE popular than the Harry Potter series. In fact, I would be thrilled if my series (planned to be a seven book series, and no, not because the Harry Potter series is) actually sells more copies than the bible. *Horror* Blasphemy, I know, but the bible is the best selling book of all time and I am aiming to be number one.
I feel very fortunate that I have discovered My Dream so early in life. My Dream is to create something of value, a legacy for which I will be remembered and which will enrich other people’s lives. For me, the way to do that is to write. My single, most favorite thing to do when I was young was to read. Now I want to share that joy with others by writing my own story.
And I won’t stop until I’ve done just that.