The saddest thing in life is wasted talent. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you don't do the right thing nothing happens. But when you do right, good things happen
All of this time being unemployed has really gotten to me. Here's what my typical day is like...
I wake up at about 11AM and watch The View. Then, I eat a waffle (Yes - A waffle) and do some job hunting on my laptop. Then, I'll either go to the gym or go to my yoga class. But I have to be home by three o'clock to watch Ellen. Then, I'll spend the rest of the night catching up on some TV. I know, pretty boring huh? That was until my aunt called me and asked me when I was going to write that book I've been saying I was going to write ever since I was twelve years old.
Friends and family alike have all been asking me the same question. I always say I'm going to write this - and write that, but then I never actually do it. And I don't even want to talk about what it was like to get this blog started! So, now that I'm off I have absolutely no excuse. So the other night I sat down in front of my computer and in minutes I banged out the first chapter of my novel. I read it back to myself and it was good. Really good. So good that I wanted to cry. So good that I couldn't believe I even wrote it! And now I don't know how to finish the rest of it. But as I continue writing I can't help but be a little nervous. I mean, how do you even write a book anyways? Can you just write about anything? How do you get it published? How do you know that people would even read it? Ugh, so many questions!What if I'm like one of those American Idol contestants. You know, the ones who think that they can sing, but really can't, as you sit and think to yourself "What the hell were they thinking?" That reminds me of a similar situation I experienced this past summer. I took a sketch writing class at The People's Improv Theater in NYC with my friend Geoff. Each class, we had to have one sketch ready as the rest of the class acted it out. Geoff and I thought each other's sketch's were hilarious, although nobody else seemed to think so.
So as I sit and wonder what my next plan of action will be, I'll keep this quote in mind from A Bronx Tale "The saddest thing in life is wasted talent. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you don't do the right thing nothing happens. But when you do right, good things happen."
4 comments:
Im so excited for you!!!
Every time I start to write my novel, life gets in the way and I think you have been given a sign you need to do this. I wish you all the luck in the world.
A little tip I've learned myself is just get everything out on paper. Don't worry about what how its supposed to look like/ how to get it published. You worry about that later, when it's all finished.
Thanks for the comments on my blog. We have so much in common! Besides being Jewish and living at home, I met two guys on the LIRR also!
One I still talk to as a flirty friend on occasion, but its a weird situation. The other one was listed as in a relationship on facebook. When I asked him about it his answer was "my friend told me girls like it better when they think you're with someone else. That was the end of that.
Anyway, your blog is great and there is definitely something wrong with the guys on Long Island, and Manhattan as well!
Congrats on taking that first big step! You have at least started, which is more than most aspiring authors can say. Keep it up-it will go somewhere. And people will read it-youve already got a built in fan base right here! :-)
I have a love-hate realtionship with The View.
A book! That is awesome! I hope that you can keep going on it. I love your writing here on the blog so I'd def. be excited to buy/read a book!
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