The other day, I heard someone say there are two kinds of people. Writers, and those who want to be writers!
I agree. I rarely meet anyone who doesn’t say, “I’ve always wanted to write a book.”
My advice is always the same. “What’s stopping you?”
“Time,” they reply. “I just don’t have the time.”
Well, guess what? Because of COVID19 confinement most of us have lots of TIME on our hands. So why not put the seat of your pants on the seat of a chair and give it a whirl? Besides, in this difficult situation, we need to find things that inspire and encourage us. And, a little bit of humor doesn’t hurt.
If the thought of writing an entire novel causes you to break out in a cold sweat… and hopefully, that is the cause, then start small. Why not record some funny moments from your past. My son spent last week transferring recordings from video to digital and enjoyed every moment of the trip down memory lane when his kids were toddlers. I’ve actually used some of their shenanigans in my books!
Or, perhaps this is a good time to start a journal or write a short story.
That’s how I started. I never intended to publish anything but during a visit to my hometown, I encountered a landscaper in the cemetery who made me laugh at just about everything he said. I wanted to put that experience on paper before I forgot it. But what began as a short story, quickly turned into 25,000 words and I wasn’t finished! That led to my first novel.
I’m wondering, how many bestsellers will emerge from the COVID19 pandemic? There’s bound to be a few. Who knows? You could be one of them.
