bitten by the bug

The writing bug, that is.  On Tuesday, I decided to go out for lunch and go watch "The Help" since I flew through the book so fast and just had to see the movie.  Of course, this was the plan on Monday, but I blew it off.  Then, the first showtime of noon came and went on Tuesday.  To say I am a procrastinator is the understatement of the year!  I've been on vacation from work since August 11, and most days can be found in my apartment reading, watching TV, listening to music, writing, surfing the Internet...and so on.  Yes, I am a hermit and I have been for years.  This is not news, people!

Anyway, I finally get ready for my outing and realize I have a lot of time to spare until the next showtime of 3:55.  I go have a leisurely lunch at Chipotle.  It's busy, but not crowded, so I don't feel like I have to rush.  I stare out the window and just enjoy my chicken bowl.  Their soda cups are pretty funny.  Mine had a story on it about getting to the end of your burrito and licking whatever fell into the foil wrapper so you don't miss one morsel of goodness.

I still have a lot of time to waste before the movie, so what better place to wander than Barnes and Noble!  I love, love, love bookstores and can get lost in one for days.  There's so many sections I like to peruse, but I always head to New Age first.  Nothing there caught my eye, so I head down to the bargain racks.  It was there that I found the book, "How to Write What You Want and How to Sell What You Write", by Skip Press.  I checked out the back cover and read the flaps.  It was $8 and he seemed to know what he was talking about in that little bit of information.  SOLD!  I took my book and went to see my movie.  The movie differed from the book in many ways, but the gist of both was the same.  Of course, I liked the book better, but I also loved Emma Stone's performance.  In fact, the whole cast was amazing and the little girls who played Mae Mobley, Eleanor & Emma Henry, stole my heart! *Sigh*

Back to the book:  I started it as soon as I got home and knew right away that I had found a gem.  A little back story here if I may.  I've been angst-ridden about finding a career that I love for many years.  In the past few years, it's really been a burr under my saddle to finally "put up and shut up," as the saying goes.  I'm almost 40-f***ing years old and I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.  Writing has always interested me.  I've tossed that idea around more than the Kardashian sister's piss away money!  I've taken personality tests, read 'find your passion' books, prayed for a blatant sign that I could not miss or misinterpret.  You name it, I think I've done it for the sake of figuring out what I want to do for a living.

I believe everything happens for a reason.  I call it serendipity that I found Skip's book.  I am only about 100 pages in, but I already have an idea for a book that I think will do well.  I'm not going to share details about it now, but when it hits the New York Times Best-Seller List, you can send me your copy and I'll autograph it for you.  :)