Just Keep Swimming :)

When I started this whole writing process, I didn't know what would become of it. In fact, I didn't think anything would come out of it. I thought I would start writing and realize that it wasn't for me. I thought I would start book one and stop half way through. I thought writing would be too difficult and I would quit.

You see growing up, I was that kid that played lots of sports. I know that those of you who know me now are probably laughing. Because now, I'm the most uncoordinated and clumsy person you've probably ever met. I trip going up and down stairs. I step on my own feet. I experience random gravitational surges. Yes, gravity is still working in case you were wondering. But when I was younger, I was in softball, tennis, and gymnastics and quit all of those things just when I was getting good. I don't know why I quit, but for some reason I always did. My coaches and parents tried to talk me out of it, but I quit anyways. Looking back now, I wish I would have listened to them. I wished that I didn't give up, but I know that I can't change anything.

Story of my life. Also, I have recently become obsessed with looking at pictures of adorable penguins. I have a problem. I know, but they are just too cute! :)

 Now back on track, I'm so glad that I didn't stop writing. I'm glad that I pushed through all those days of writers block. I'm glad that I didn't stop when I was going through my I suck at writing phases. I still don't consider myself an author and I probably won't ever. I'm just a writer. I never realized that I would love writing as much as I do. To me, it's very cathartic. I can express my feelings and emotions through my writing. I read somewhere that "Writing is for shy people who want to tell a story, but avoid eye contact." I don't know about other writers, but I find this to be very true for myself. I'm shy. I'll admit that. I'm slowly pushing out of my shell, but it's a long process. I have all these ideas in my head, but I can't express them aloud. So I write. I write my thoughts down, hoping that they make sense and that people can relate to them.

Since I've started writing, I've had a couple of people ask me for writing advice. Me! I'm touched, but I'm not the person you should ask. I can tell you the cliched don't give up and just keep writing, but that's about all I can do. Everyone is different. If you want to write, write. If you want to act, act. If you want to join the circus, join the freaking circus. Don't let anyone tell you what to do. You are your own person and you make your own decisions. That's the advice I can give you. Just try it. You never know where it will take you. If you don't succeed, try again. If you don't succeed then, then maybe it's not for you. Maybe you are meant to do something else, but at least you can say you tried. That's all that matters.

My book has only been out for five days now, but I'm already loving this experience. My book has almost been downloaded 600 times. I have eight five-star reviews, been added to seven "favorite author" lists on Smashwords, and my blog has been viewed a couple hundred times. My book got accepted into the Premium Catalog on Smashwords, which means that they'll send it out to other major retailers such as Barnes and Noble, iBooks, Sony, Amazon, Kobo, etc. I can't believe what is going on, but I'm so glad that I decided to do this. I'm glad that people are enjoying my book and are anxiously waiting for the next one. I can't wait for you all to read that one. I hope everything will continue to go well and that I learn a lot from this process. Who knows where this road will take me, but I'm in it for the journey, not the final destination.

If I could hug you all, I would. Since I can't, this will have to do! :)

 That's all I have for today. Until next time!

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