I had to wait a few days of revelling in the joy of having published my second book, Naked and Raw. I am totally excited. The idea for the book came about in May of 2008 while visiting friends in Nashville. It was completed the end of August. I feel very accomplished with this book.
It’s difficult to describe how I felt when the book arrived on Wednesday, October 8th. It’s always a rush to hold the book and feel the realness of such a milestone. Amazing! There we a lot of turning points for me while writing this book. I experienced many epiphanies and reveled in the personal growth that came about from delving yet deeper into myself to bring the emotions and experiences to the forefront.
Naked and Raw is the second book in the trilogy, Into a Life…Unbound. I’m proud of myself to taking such a huge leap with my first published works. I strive to push myself further and further into the committment of living the writers life. Though I work a full time job, I dedicate myself to my passion in every free moment I have. I’ve put aside a social life, not that I’m complaining, and have made the decision to make this happen so the day comes that I don’t have to punch a clock to make a living.
First and foremost, I write because I love it. There is such a sense of being when I’m laying down the words, and that is worth all of the sacrifices I’m making right now. I know the time has come to get back out into the “real” world for a bit and enjoy the things I like to do, but honestly it is difficult to pull myself away from the keyboard when there is a constant flow of words and ideas running through my head.
I’ve been mulling over an idea for something I want to write for a couple of weeks now, and am not quite sure how to approach it. To some degree, I’ve been second guessing if I want to put it out there despite what people may think and how they may feel about it. I guess that’s my biggest issue to overcome with certain projects I have in mind. I’m just about there though, and I know the time of censoring how I feel about some things has come to an end. As Twain so eloquently stated, “Write what you know.” I’m all for that concept.
I’ll be laying out the guidelines for the the third book in the trilogy, Unbound. I’m very excited at the prospect of getting strated with this one. It will be the final part of my beginning, middle, and end transition for this phase of my life. How very exciting!
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