Lets Make A Book Deal

I’ve been up super early today, still feeling under the weather. This little bug of cooties is not going away. I’m making some coffee and going for my morning walk, burr!

Ever since leaving high school, I’ve wanted to write a book. For a many years, I worked on an autobiographical book that just never took shape. After all these years, my desire to finish a book has remained. After a few years of blogging, I have work to pull from and I’m now determined to put one together.

Over the years, I’ve read a great many books, but 2 authors that have inspired me to write are Robert Fulghum and Rachel Naomi Remen. Their beautiful short stories have inspired me to write my own book of stories and life lessons based from a gay artist’s perspective.

My goal by the end of next year is to have a complete draft sent to a publishing company. It’s going to take a lot of work, but I’m determined to follow this path. After majoring in English at UC Berkeley, Mama, afterwards told me, “Why didn’t you major in art?” I remember thinking, why she hadn’t told me this earlier; it may have changed the course of my life. I don’t hold any regrets, but I wonder.

For many years now, I have thought of myself as an artist and now I am slowly coming to terms with myself as being a writer also. I love my words and my storytelling. With this book, I hope to combine both my stories and my art.

The piece here is titled, “I WUV U.” It’s my latest piece inspired by my love for Scrabble. In this upcoming year, I hope to unscramble all the words I have written and still to write into one cohesive book with inspirational and interesting stories. Okay, I've said it out loud, now I can be held accountable.

“Facts bring us to knowledge, but stories lead us to wisdom.” – Rachel Naomi Remen

Enjoy your Monday, tell a story!