Hi. My name is Israel Parker and I am beginning my journey into the world of independent authorship. I wasn't sure how to start this off since I am fairly new at blogging so I thought I would start simple.
I was born in the seventies, grew up in the eighties and nineties, and am alive today.
There, now that we have gotten this out of the way I guess we can move on. I will give more detail as I post and as I reflect back throughout this process.
Why do I write?
A fair question, and it deserves a fair answer. I don't know. A friend of mine about eight years ago suggested that I start because he thought I was clever and thought that I might even have something clever to say. So I began, and was surprised to how much came out of me. However, since that day I have not been able to shut the faucet off. Sometimes I go a few weeks without writing something down, but then, something will catch my eye here and there and I find myself back in front of the computer writing my crazy thoughts down and forming stories.
Where I am at now?
I just finished my first novel. It is being edited currently and should be available in the next few months. Over these next few months I hope to maybe inform you out there, and even possibly entertain you a bit as I dive into the world in which I have spent the last eight years afraid of.
I'm sure you've heard that bravery is not the absence of fear. It sounds like you are taking a step of faith by using the obvious gift you've been given by God to write and get published. Your book was worth the time it took to read. You developed your characters well. You even made me like dogs (not a dog lover). Your Sam character was developed best in my opinion. I actually know a guy who was born with no hair, no teeth and no sweat glands. He has a strange look but is a really nice guy. I kept thinking about the guy I know and how alike but different they are.
ReplyDeleteAnyway Israel, I know you will be wise with your work and what avenue you will take to get it published. I will be praying for you. Mar
"Hello, my name is Israel and I'm a closet writer."
ReplyDeleteHi Israel.
I need to catch whatever it is that you have. I haven't seriously sat down and written anything in year. I write stuff for work, but that's exactly what it is...stuff. Bland, tasteless, insipid stuff...I miss writing for me. I miss the writer's high where you delve so deep into the story that your surroundings melt away. I guess I miss the escapism too.
Good on you for having "it." My only advice is that you keep "it" by writing everyday. That's a habit I'm going to start to develop in the next few months.
I like your answer to "why do I write?" ..."I don't know"
ReplyDeletehonest and classic!