Let's Try This Again

I can't believe it's been two years since I last blogged. In many ways, I feel like I am right back where I was two years ago. I quit a great job to follow my passions and have more time with my family, but instead I've spent most of the last month and a half stressing about money and trying to find another job. I haven't found it yet, but have decided that until that perfect job (or even an OK one to get us through right now) shows up, I'm going to try following those passions. I'm going to enjoy my family and my beautiful home. I'm going to find a band to sing with. And I'm going to write my memoir.

I've debated a lot about whether to write my own true story or just use elements of my feelings and experience in a novel. It's a hard choice. Right now I am leaning toward writing the truth. The truth is a whole lot crazier than anything I can dream up anyway!

On the day I decided to quit my job, I bought a book/magazine about how to write your novel in 30 days - not complete it fully, ready to be published, but get that first draft on the paper. So that is what I am going to do! Yes I have doubts. I am scared to death. I have been trying to write this story for almost five years now. But what I've realized lately is that the story I need to write about wasn't over yet five years ago. It was really just beginning.

So today I begin. In order to finish the book in 30 days, I will need to write at least 10 pages per day for five days a week. That is a tall order. Crazy really. But I'm a crazy kinda girl!