I went to lunch with a friend today.....we have known each other for about 12 years. She suggested I write a book. She is not the first person to throw this idea at me. I asked now why would I write a book? She said Rachel, your life has been a mixture of ups and downs, twist and turns, and you are a great writer. She is write about the first part, I don't know about the second. We started talking about all the obstacles I have had and what I have overcome in the past several years. Things I won't talk about here, but just know I have had my share of troubles....things people thought I would never conquer, I have managed to come out okay. I have joked about writing a book before but here lately I have thought about it more seriously. So when she mentioned it today, it was kind of ironic. So to write or not to write. Where would I start? What kind of book? I think I will start with jotting down some topics and narrow it down. Did I just say that? Why yes, yes I did. If my life experiences could help some one it would be worth it. Maybe it would be a self discovery thing for me.
So that's it for me....deciding whether I should write or not. Any suggestions?
Go for it! I would suggest just starting out writing about things randomly, whatever comes to mind first, and then piece them together at a later time. I think it's a fabulous idea!
ReplyDeleteI think you should give it shot! I know I'd be reading it! Whatcha got to lose?! I know it would be interesting and informative.
ReplyDeleteI think you write well and I hope you pursue it. If you haven't started yet and still want to do it, why don't you set a little time apart each day to write (just write, anything that comes to your mind) , and eventually it will come to you what you'd like your book to say and then from there it will gain more and more structure.I think a lot of people would be helped by it. I'm a Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor and I can relate to a lot of what you're going through.
ReplyDeleteI'm retired now, but I was a pediatric PT and worked closely with children with disabilities and their parents. I never had kids of my own so maybe my work was a form of sublimation. I miss very much my work and now sort of feel a sense of loss since I'm not well enough to continue with it. Not that my work made me any sort of expert, but through my experiences I'm sensitive to the kind of things disabled kids and their parents go through.