One of the things I was SO looking forward to over Christmas break, was getting back to my writing. I've just read a message from a published author, and the process that she gives to get started seems depressing, as she stated herself.
As I read, I felt more and more discouraged.
No, I don't have writer's block. I know exactly what I want to say, and how. But now I feel this book dream has been "blocked" some how. Is it an unrealistic dream?
The lady's message also said I need to have a platform- a specific audience for my book. My audience would be anyone who knows of loss- more specifically, the loss of a child. A loss brings about so many different feelings, some that one may not even realize until experiencing it. My goal in writing is not only to share our story, but to bring glory to the Lord for His work in the midst of suffering. Not only that, but His work in my life through this time.
In this book, I relate the process of grief to "games," as I try to figure out how to live life after such a loss. I think anyone with any kind of loss can relate somehow- because loss is loss, no matter what kind.
I just want to use our experience for the glory of God, whether that means speaking about it, writing about it, or just trying to live everyday in the freedom of Christ. In doing so, I want to make much of Him.
So, on that note, I think I'll get back to that book. I think I'm chapter 8- one of the hardest chapters yet.
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