Borrowing a prompt from the illustrious Mr. Nathan Bransford, YA Highway wants to know: Which writer's career would you like to emulate?
Hmm. That's a good question! And, obviously one I feel compelled to answer. So here we go!
When I was eight, I discovered my mother's book collection and never looked back. This precipitated the monumental decision to become a writer. But not just any writer. I was going to be female Dean Koontz! I was going to dazzle the world with my tales of homicidal adventurers on a weekend killing spree, aliens landing on planet Earth intent upon creating a super species that would eradicate mankind, and genetics-enhancing experiments gone terribly wrong and the resulting government cover-up. Yes, lofty goals, but I knew that I could do it.
Years went by before I realized that that dream would never come true. Don't get me wrong. I was still going to be a writer, damn it. But teen years gave birth to the discovery of the romance. And just like that, I was hooked. So, is it any surprise that I now wanted to spend my days writing epic romances with beautiful headstrong heroines and dashing, brooding heroes?
Now, I am old. Yes, I can admit that, but I still won't tell you just how ancient I am! A girl needs to have some secrets ;) So, with all the wisdom that my years have amassed, I know with absolute certainty that I was not made to be the stylish clone of an already great writer. My interests in reading material are far to varied to allow myself to be pigeon-holed into only one genre.
No, I am me...As cliche as it sounds, I really am what I am...and what I am really needs no excuses! So, I may be poor and unpublished, but I am me! And, really, that's the way I like it!
Did you borrow the last paragraph from today's song, or was that a coincidence? "What I am is what I am is..." :)
ReplyDeletehahaha! not that song, but it did come from an old broadway number (Le Cage Aux Folles) entitled "I am what I am"....
ReplyDeleteI am what I am and what I am needs no excuses! **enter off-key singing** I deal my own death. sometimes its aces...sometimes it dueces...
would you like me to go on? or are your ears bleeding? lol
ahahaha a female dean koontz!
ReplyDeletei adore you!
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