Writing, is it for me?

Well here I am starting my adventure as a writer. I have always loved to write. My very first poem was written in first grade. I don't remember it now but I was told is was something about how the man in the moon smelled my stinky feet and fell off. Not to bad for a first grader.

Well writing a book is much more difficult than writing a poem. I have a bunch of poems that I have written. Some were pretty good. Okay, minus the one from first grade. I have so many ideas swirling in my head but I am not sure where to begin or what should be in the middle or the end. I am sure the first book is the hardest to write. It being fiction should make it a little easier, I have a little wiggle room to make up some of my facts.

The continuity of the story is the hardest part. My trick, even through college, is to create a time line. I mean an actual line and put times and dates on it so that I can place the events in the right order. This did help me with my senior thesis. I would be lost without my time lines.

My favorite part of writing is making the characters up. I can make them look any way I want them to. I can give them any personality traits I choose and I can create a whole world any way I want. That is the fun part for me. I am still nervous about writing something as long as a book. So far the longest papers I have written were papers for my classes, and most of those were based on fact since I was a political science major.

I am very excited to start on this new endeavor. It is something I have wanted to do forever and now I get my chance to really do it. I am getting my chance to live, love, and laugh.