I had an epiphany on my commute home from work today. I realized how many friends of mine have commented on my writing lately and it got me to thinking how I could best channel my creativity/skills and also be motivated at the same time. So you know how for a long time now I have been half joking that I'm going to write a book someday about my methadone clinic job? Well folks, the time has arrived. Not officially, of course....but it's in the works.
I'm brainstorming right now and will likely devise a rough outline of topics/ideas to cover....and then start writing a 'manuscript' on my computer. It also occurred to me that I really don't have any friends who are writers (professionally anyway). I really wish I did, as I could use the guidance and feedback of how to go about all this. Perhaps it will just take some extra legwork on my part and a few trips to Borders for 'how to write a book' guides. Hmmm.
More to come soon. Stay tuned. :)
2 comments:
Great idea. I hope you let me read some of these rough drafts.
Absolutely! I was actually thinking about how it would be nice to have a handful of 'sounding boards' to read and give me feedback in this whole process. I will count you in that small circle once I start writing. :) I started looking in my notebooks tonight. I have a stack of 10 notebooks left to look through....and not everything in those notebooks is work related, so I have to actually read through the notebooks to find work stuff. It's funny though, some of the stuff I've found just from 2 notebooks already....things I had forgotten and made me chuckle. Jotting down ideas as my 'rough' outline as they come to mind. I'm excited! :)
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