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| Diana Lesire Brandmeyer |
The
Joy of Your Name in Print
Before you begin your writing career take this quiz:
You want to write because:
a) Seeing your name in print would make you happy.
b) Besides holding your newborn infant you can’t imagine
anything better than holding a copy of your book in your hands
c) You want your friends to introduce you as a published
author
d) When you don’t write you talk to the vegetables at the
grocery store and the produce man has noticed.
e) It’s an adventure you must do so you can cross it off
your bucket list.
f) All of the above
So how did you do? Circled them all? Did you add a few of
your own reasons? If you did that’s wonderful, you’ve been thinking about your
career.
Writing a book is an adventure. It can’t be done in
twenty-four hours. You have to prepare for the journey. It’s about packing the
right tools and sometimes having the right food, or even the right clothing to
make it across that finish line called “the end.”
Having the desire to write and acting on it is what makes a
writer, a writer. The acting upon it is what sets you apart from those who say,
“Someday I’m going to write a book.” Don’t let that be you.
Writing takes a lot of patience and planning. It’s not
impossible to do, even if you’re a young mom, you’re working full time or
you’re just tired. There are so many ways to write a book. Now you don’t even
have to type it. Use your phone and a dictation program then send to your
computer. Yes, you can fold the laundry or walk the dog and write a few pages
at the same time.
Give yourself permission to read books in the genre you want
to write along with books on writing, take online classes, and join a
professional group. I belong to ACFW-American Christian Fiction Writers, they
offer monthly courses to improve some aspect of your life and are free to
members. Once you’re a member go back and read through previous classes.
This is a hard one: Treat yourself like a professional. If
you don’t, who will? Schedule times just for learning, writing or
brainstorming. Train—yes train your family to respect that time. It can be
done. Use examples they can understand, call it your golf, soccer, ballet time
and it will make sense to them—in time.
Make friends with other writers. They will become your
critique and brainstorming partners. You can finally stop chatting in that
English accent to the cucumbers in the produce section.
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Christian author, Diana
Lesire Brandmeyer, writes historical and contemporary romances. Author of A Bride's Dilemma in Friendship, Tennessee
and We’re Not Blended-We’re Pureed, A Survivor’s Guide to Blended Families. Once
widowed and now remarried she writes with humor and experience on the on the
difficulty of joining two families be it fictional or real life.
To learn more about Diana, please visit:
Website: http://www.dianabrandmeyer.com
Twitter @dianabrandmeyer
