Writing....

 
It has always been a dream of mine to be a writer.

I wrote for both my junior high and high school papers.  My very first published article was about Greg Louganis hitting his head on the diving board during the Olympics in 1988.  That is a long time ago. I later studied Personal Communications in college because I still loved the idea of a platform that this degree allowed me.

People encouraged me to write but I never gave it all the effort I had.  I was too worried with the lack of ability and never really thought about what ability that I did have.  Then I looked at google and saw that 130 million books have been published.  It gave me hope.

At this point, I am not pursing writing a book.  It is just not the time for that now.

I am however going to quit selling myself short.  I have experience already that qualifies me to know that I have what it takes to be successful.  In various aspects of my career and volunteering I have already done the work and taken no credit.

• I have ghost written books
• I have created powerfully successful and profitable marketing sequences
• I have written copy for a variety of press releases & websites
• I have written blog after blog
• I have written and created training manuals
• I have produced a wide variety of short stories, articles and bios in numerous arenas of my life.

I am not saying that I am as talented as anyone else. However, I am beginning to let myself trust that I am talented enough to work at what I love doing.  I owe that to myself.

This year alone I have seen three different people that I know publish their first books.  Seeing them achieve this goal made it more concrete to me that I can dream to do the same.

Until then, here are the links to a few new authors that I think that you are really going to enjoy reading their debut books.  They all fit in my life in unique ways and I am super proud of each of them and their accomplishments.

Click the title to see the books on Amazon and to order your copy now!

Mike Clifton (He writes under his full name - Michael Scott Clifton) is my old basketball coach, science teacher, Sunday School teacher  and who employed me for most of my middle school years as his kids babysitter.    My mom sent me a signed copy and it was a great read! 

  The Treasure Hunt Club

 

My first childhood best friend, Amy (She writes under Natasha Osteen), has written a new book also.  I have not seen Amy in many years but through our contact I know that she is just as charming as ever.  As my pastor's daughter and good friend we spent many hours together as young kids.  Her first book is one that I am anxiously awaiting reading.  (Available October 26, 2012)

So the Sign Said

Lastly, my sweet girlfriend and our youth minister's wife has her new book coming out in the Spring of 2013.   I have read many parts of the manuscript and it is a wonderful book that all mothers should read and then make their kids read!   I definitely believe there will be many teenage bible studies focused around her new debut book.     My copy is already ordered!

The Cinderella Rule

 Let me know what you think of their books when you read them!!!