So the pressure mounts...
I keep hearing of more people who are reading, and I am thrilled by that.That is because I am a little silly, and I love to have an audience. Some of my other friends are picking up this habit, too. It appears to be contagious.
The thought crossed my mind that I ought to write frequently and be extraordinarily witty and brilliant. Um, that may be too much to ask.
Writing something that others are reading keeps me thinking about my dream to write a book or two someday. I am struck by how very difficult it is.
How would I stay on the same topic long enough to make a chapter?
How would I find a way to tie all these Sanguine stories together into an entire book?
How does one write for a broad audience? ...or an audience of broads?
I was thinking that I could write to single mom's, but they have no time to read.
I would write about death,
and divorce,
and what Meth does to a family,
and financial ruin.
I would also write about family
and friendship,
and Jesus
and hope,
and kids,
...and stuff.
I would include a lot of humor, and personal reflection.
It would probably be very boring.
Actually, it did occur to me that people might not buy it if I market it as a non-fiction. They may not believe me!
It's easier to write about other people, than to write about myself. So, if you are reading this and I know you well at all, you should be forewarned. I will use you in my book, but I can change your name to protect you if you are innocent. If you are guilty, then I guess you are kind of out of luck.
I could make up great names for you, too!
How about Mildred? Or Hidegard? Or Clementine?
Would those names add to the believability of my story?
I would have to see if I could hire Yvonne as my consultant, because she has a stunningly accurate memory. Or I think she does. How would I know if she didn't when I don't remember?
Chuck is always teasing me because I remember in emotion rather than in specific. For instance, I could have a general impression that you were mean yesterday, but I can't really remember what you said that hurt me...that sort of thing. It's quite inconvenient when I am arguing, because I have no examples of any of my points. It would be a bother when writing a book, too, I should think. O, well...