Pipe Dreams

 When I was younger I wanted to be a writer.  I used to write short stories for school.  I even went to the "Young Writers of America" conference.  I had written a "book" about a girl who to teleport herself wherever she wanted to go just by snapping her fingers.  My mom illustrated it (she was surprisingly good) and I was chosen to go to the conference.  I loved it.  I started a couple different stories, but somehow never finished them (I wish I knew where the finger snapping book went, I bet my Mom kept it, but who knows where).  My mom always thought I'd be a journalist one day, and I did do some writing for a short-lived school paper, but somewhere my dreams of writing disappeared.

Every once in a while I think about it, and wish I had kept doing it.  I had a title for a book "The Third Child" but could never figure out what it was about or anything else.  I got the name sorta from my Dad.  He was a third child, and I am a third child.  In fact, one of the reasons I tried for a third child was because of that.  

Recently I've been thinking about writing again.  Have you heard of the stages of change?  They may be old and a little outdated, but it involves the stages of pre-contemplation (not recognizing something needs to change), contemplation (knowing something needs to change, but not actually working on it), preparation, action, and maintenance.  I feel like I may be in contemplation stage, seriously thinking about doing something.  

Today I started reading a book.  Have you ever read a book that makes you want to do something?  This one makes me want to write.  And you wouldn't think this book would have that affect.  The book is "Becoming" by Michelle Obama (it is fantastic).  So I decided I would write a paragraph.  But then I couldn't decide what to write about.  It's much harder than it seems to come up with something spontaneously.  It is not a story, just a beginning, and not very really very good.  I guess I can see potential, but I'd have to change some things.  Don't write something based in a country you know nothing about.  😂

Anyway, if you want a good book, read "Becoming," I'm not done with it, but I really like it.