My Biggest Dream
Do you still believe in your dreams? I do. I run another blog called The Prompt Writer where I offer writing prompts, or ideas, to other writers. This week’s theme was believing in your dreams and I got the coolest comment from a gal called T-Geek Girl. She said becoming a writer has always been her biggest dream, and that’s exactly how I feel.
I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was about 10 years old. I realized early on that I had a knack for creating fantasy world and imaginary people. Though I have older sisters, I spent most of my younger years alone. Because of that, I created friends to play with and entire worlds around them. Eventually, I found out that some people actually got paid to do just that.
I had one real problem though, I totally hated school. I found out from 7th grade on that there was a whole lot of things to do that were way more fun. Like a total moron, I quit school half way through my junior year, but I never quit writing. A couple years later, I met the man I would eventually end up marrying. We had a couple of kids and went to great lengths to make sure they had way better lives than either one of us had. But, I never quit writing.
Shortly after my son was born, I began writing a romance on an old manual typewriter. I gave me a chance to go back to those imaginary worlds I had created so many years before, and improve upon each and every word. I once again invented friends and enemies that came to feel almost real. But it wasn’t until we got our first computer that every thing I’d ever dreamed of finally came into focus.
I got my first computer in 1997, and I never looked back. Since that time, I’ve written several short stories, poems, and hundreds of articles. But more than that, I’ve been paid to do so. And as far as I’m concerned, that means I’ve managed to see my dream come full circle. I may not be the next Jackie Collins or Stephan King, but I’m doing what I’ve always wanted to do, and I’m getting paid in the process. And honestly, isn’t that what it’s all about???
Tags: Believing In Dreams, Biggest Dreams, Jackie Collins, Stephan King, Writing Prompts
Aw, thank you for commenting. It’s always nice to know that there are real people out there reading my words.It’s even nicer to know that other writers are doing what they can to see their dreams come true.
My other dream is that anyone who reads this article work on their dreams, even if you have no intention of becoming a writer. Maybe you want to be a painter, or a sculptor, or a musician. Whatever your dream, go for it. And remember, wanting isn’t enough, you’ve got to work for it.
It is inspiring to read a post like this about someone who made a writing dream come true. What did we ever do before we had the Internet and could find this kind of inspiration so quickly?
I, too, have always wanted to write … since way back when. I’ve now published three fictional novels and started a supportive self-publishing company to help other writers pursue their dreams.
I hope many more aspiring authors come across this article in the weeks to come, and I hope they are inspired to chase their dreams, too.