When I was in the 6th grade at Sawtooth Elementary in My. Hoy's class I read a book that lit my mind on fire. To this day I cannot recall the name of the book, but it inspired me to start writing. I used to write little short stories all the time, but I never really did anything with them other than bringing them home to my family to read. My mom is always telling me that I need to write a book, but how do you even kind of begin?
Throughout this blog I have mentioned that I want to be "known" for something, but that I don't know what that something is... well, my mom would say it is going to be for my future book. Maybe she's right? So after finishing two books in about 3 days (again) I started thinking about how if I started writing things myself maybe I wouldn't be so sad when every book ended. The reason that I say this is because it takes a long time to write 80,000 words that somebody else actually wants to read...which means there is no time to be sad (theoretically of course). Would it be strange for a marketing major who has two AA degrees in Political Science & Business to write a fictional story? I always thought so, but maybe not.So thank you to Veronica Roth for writing some incredible stories, because now I feel like I absolutely have to keep writing. For those who don't know, Veronica Roth wrote the two books that I finished in 3 days (Divergent & Insurgent). If you haven't read them yet... DO!
Now I am working on building my main character. Sounds easy, right? It's not. If I am going to live in this persons head for the next who knows how long I sure as hell better like her. There are so many factors to consider, from her physical traits, to her emotions, preferences, name, family, the world she lives in, etc. I finally have a general idea of where I am going with things, but I'm sure I will change my mind thirty more times. But, that's the fun of writing. I am literally creating a world.
