Why I Want to be an Author

I know almost all authors say stuff like, "Oh, I just write for myself. I don't have to be published!" but then why would they really be sending their book to a publisher at all? And I guess I get it, and I write for myself, too. I always write stories I like. But I want to be published.

It's not for money or fame. I know it's kind of rare to become a really famous author. Although, it would be nice... ;-)

No. I write my stories for the people who'll read them. I write my books for the kid who has an absoloutly terrible day. Then they'll come home to a new book, start it, and then get so involved they forget to do their homework.

I write my books for the people who need to forget where they are and what's been happening to them. For the people who need a quick escape from everything.

I want to be the author of THAT book. The one that gets the kid who's never wanted to pick up a book in their life love to read.

I want to be THAT author.

Yep. That's why. If I DO get published, I think I want this to be the start of my acknowledgments.

What do you think?

Cheerio, peeps!

Something New

Well, the title says it all.

Recently, I've been in a bit of a creative slump. I haven't written on my other blog much either. I think I know the reason too. (No, you won't hear it on this post.)

So, anyway, I just recently went onto Cranberry's blog and... SAW HER GOOD-BYE POST! :-O

But it got me thinking. I don't want to end up say, "Hey, guys, this has been fun and all, but I gotta go now. Catch ya' around!"

No way. This is more important, to me at least, than that. So I'll be working on posting more. I do NOT want to see this turned into one of my unfinished works. I've had a few...

My original book idea. It was great for little kids, like I was when I started it, but it just didn't work. I even tried to start writing it... Then it just crashed. This will not be like that.

I've got some more trip pictures to upload. I'll try and add some of the ones I've worked on already.

Cheerio, peeps.