For a couple of years, I’ve been mulling the idea of writing a fiction novel. Since November is NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month, I figure it’s the perfect time to focus on writing my first novel!<\/p>\n
I’ll admit that I’m intimidated by the idea of writing a work of fiction. I wrote a book back in 2013, but it was about my experiences, so it wasn’t as much work.<\/p>\n
I’ve already started to outline the characters and have begun to work out the flow. I haven’t completed the storyline, and my goal is to complete it and start writing the story by the end of the year.<\/p>\n
I’m sharing this because I’ve learned from past experiences that when I make my goals public, I’m more compelled to accomplish them. It’s how I finished my first book and launched my podcast, so I’m putting it out there to light a fire under me to spend time focusing on the project.<\/p>\n
This project is asking me to step outside my comfort zone. I haven’t written anything creative since childhood. While I have written quite a bit in the last two years, the projects have been based on research I’ve done, not ideas I’ve created in my mind.<\/p>\n
My latest job requires creativity since I have to pitch the ideas I write about. I was a bit worried when I first started about where I would get ideas to pitch!<\/p>\n
While some of my pitches have been rejected, I have managed to have 36 articles published since June, so I’m more confident about that part. Pitching articles is one thing, writing a work of fiction is something completely different!<\/p>\n
I’m feeling pretty good about the storyline I’ve done so far. I think it’s a pretty good start, and I’m excited to see how it all comes together. I can’t wait to share it, so stay tuned for something late next year, or early 2024! \u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd1e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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