After a lot of thought over the summer, I feel more confident in my choices regarding the future. I think I have finally decided I want to become a writer. I have been reading a lot of books over the summer and I really think it's what I want to do. I really want to write a book
Recently I just read two books by Chuck Klosterman. He is quickly turning into one of my favrite authors. He is a non-fiction writer that generally talks about pop culture. So far I have read "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs" and I am in the middle of reading "Fargo, Rock City". They are both hilarious and surprisingly insightful.
Most of the books I have been reading are non-fiction. I have been reading a lot of Bill Bryson and I have also fallen in love with his writing style. He is incredible at using humor.
Since I have been bored for most of the summer I have done some writing myself. I am starting to write my very own novel. It started out as a short story but I decided to make it into a length novel. I am currently at 7,000 words but it is going to be a lot longer than that. To be perfectly honest it will probably take me another year or two to actually finish it but I think that I might actually publish it. I have a cousin who has written a book that is about 70,000 words and I have a couple of friends who have or are trying to write books so I don't feel to weird about this. I am hoping to take some creative writing classes at WSU to sharpen my writing abilities.
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I love, love, LOVE when a short story just grows into a novel. There's something very satisfying, at least for me, in a short story starting out as an idea and suddenly sparking into an entire novel-length universe. It's kind of thrilling and exciting. Creative Writing classes would be fun and, though most come across as cheesy, it might not hurt to look into books on writing - at least for the tips and notes. I also suggest that, if you should decide you want to publish, you look into the process of querying, acquiring agents, and how the entire process works. But, naturally, just keep doing what you like to do right now. It's the best advice anyone can give you. :]
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