Although I have a full time 9-5 job, I manage to sneak in at least 2 hours of writing each and every day, and they are 2 of my favorite hours (besides TV time with my beautiful wife, Adele--Yes, we never miss our favorite shows like the Mentalist and Merlin!). At about noon, my friends at work know it's time for me to head down to my favorite cafe, GGs, and work on my newest book. By the end of the hour, I am usually lost in a fictional world of my own invention, creating colorful (and often bizarre or even scary) characters, who make me laugh (yes, I get a chuckle from my own writing at times), sweat (during the suspenseful parts), and occasionally even cry (there's a scene near the end of Archangel Evolution that made me tear up as I was writing it and reading it back to myself).
You are probably wondering what any of that has to do with the title of this blog--why I love writing. I am getting to that, I promise. You see, I love writing because I love reading even more. When I can escape into a magical world of fantastical people and creatures, I just feel happy. It's the same with writing. Creating worlds full of characters that entertain, excite, or delight my readers makes me incredibly happy and I get immense satisfaction from it.
All it takes is one reader to enjoy something I have written to make all the hours writing, revising, formatting, rewriting, editing some more, working with cover artists, and editing, editing, editing completely worth it. I have received a few positive comments and reviews in the month since publishing the Evolution Trilogy, and each and every one of them has filled my heart with joy. For me, that is enough. That's what it's all about. And that is why I love writing :) I look forward to continuing to connect with my readers in any way that I can. Keep on reading! I know I will ;)
Wanted to let you know that I received your email with a request to review your book. I will be emailing you soon. A wonderful post here and your blog is great. Followed you on Face book. Feel free to like My Life. on face book and post book updates there. Donna
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Donna, I very much look forward to receiving your e-mail :)
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ReplyDeleteI just revieved your email with a link to your book for review. So I thought, let's check out the author's blog! I love this post, mainly because I think the same way about writing as you do. I am also no full time writer, since I still have to go to school.
Only recently I showed one of my friends what I was working on,and when she told me she wanted to read more of it I was just so happy after hearing that!
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Thanks Mar!! Yeah, it's a really good feeling when someone likes your writing :) Although I've really appreciated all the positive feedback, I've also improved so much as writer because of some of the constructive feedback I've received. Always being willing to learn is so important. Good luck with your writing!!
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