My first adventure into blogging and the question begs to be asked….why blog?
Allow me to explain.
The reason I’m going to start blogging is two-fold.
First, it’s time to come out of the closet. Not in the sense you might think (I am happily married after all). For the past few years, I’ve always been afraid to come right out and say it. But I’m ready now. So here goes. I’m a writer.
Why might this simple statement make my stomach clench together in a giant, unsettled knot? Because now that I’ve said it, I know I will get lots of friends and family asking, “How cool! Where can I buy your book?!” and I’ll have to say, “Well, I’m not actually published” and then I will feel the need to plunge into a lengthy explanation about how hard it is to get into the industry and all the arduous steps it takes to even get my foot in the door as if I need to defend my writing. I’ve hidden this part of myself from people because I don’t want to expose myself to public failure. There is a very real possibility that I will never get published. And now everybody will know if this precious dream of mine doesn’t come true. I’m feeling very vulnerable right now.
Second, I want to share my journey. I’ll be journaling about it anyway, so I might as well send it out into cyberspace.
So the basics: I write romance and women’s fiction of the inspirational variety, which means my faith is woven into every story. I hope my stories will uplift and encourage others in their own faith. I am choosing to believe that God has given me these words, these stories, for a purpose.
How big the purpose… well, I’m not quite sure yet.