You Have Just This One Life To Live, So May as Well Do What You Want With It

If you yearn to be creative it’s time to pursue the art and craft you love

Forty years ago, I was at something of a crossroads. I was studying engineering at college but I wanted to write novels. The entire second semester of my sophomore year, I worked on a novel. If I flunked out, so be it.

Now, this may be the most first-world problem you’ve ever heard about, but it was a big deal to me. It’s still a big deal to me.

Without knowing what I was doing, or having studied fiction at all, I set out writing. Previously, I’d only written two pieces of short fiction. But I went right ahead.

Of course it was a terrible novel. Boring plot, boring characters, and poorly written.

The one bright spot is that it set me on the path to learning how to write novels.

Typing Fast Helps A Lot

Nowadays, I’m pretty sure I know how to write a novel. My only limitation is having the time to do the necessary work.

I enjoy it, though, so really what holds me back is my day job and family obligations. It’s pretty cool, really.