Where Do I Go from Here? by Marja McGraw
Marilyn
asked me what my plans for the future are and why I keep writing. These are
questions I’ve asked myself from time to time, and without fail, my answers
have never wavered.
I
can’t predict the future, but I can say I hope it continues to hold writing. I
believe that creating stories keeps us young and sharp, but the most important
thing is that writing is something I enjoy. I love entertaining readers, and hopefully
they’ll put my books down with a smile on their faces.
I’ve
often said writing is the most fun I’ve ever had while doing a job. It’s true
that it really is a job, and it’s difficult at times, especially when you
consider marketing and promoting as part of the equation, but it’s worth it.
I
think two of the hardest businesses to break into are starting your own
restaurant and writing. I once owned an antique store/tea room, and I had no
idea what I was getting into. It’s the same story with writing. Many of us are
like Babes in the Woods when we set out to write and market a book, but with
little encouragement, we learn in a hurry. We have to or we’ll be lost in the
crowd, and believe me, it’s a huge crowd.
My
hopes for the future and why I keep writing both have the same answer. It’s a
need I have and it’s fulfilling. Even if this sounds a bit melodramatic, it’s a
destiny.
My
latest book, “How Now Purple Cow – A Bogey Man Mystery” came about because of
some vintage ceramic purple cows that sit in my office and a dream about some
friends being spies. If things as off the wall as those can inspire a story,
then maybe there’s hope for my writing career.
What could purple cows
and elderly spies possibly have to do with each other? When young Mikey Cross
discovers ceramic purple cows, a ring, and investigative notes left by a
mystery writer popular in the 1950s, his parents’ and grandparents’ lives are
turned upside down.
Pamela and Chris Cross
become involved in vintage intrigue with trepidation and more than a little
angst when they find out there’s an elderly assassin on the prowl and the
situation isn’t quite as vintage as they thought.
The dead just may come
back as the living when it’s least expected.
Marilyn, Thank you for inviting me to your site today. I hope
I can follow in your talented and prolific footsteps.
Please
visit my website at http://www.marjamcgraw.com/
My
blog can be found at http://www.marjamcgraw.blogspot.com/
You
can find my books at http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_8?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=marja+mcgraw&sprefix=marja+mc%2Caps%2C229
Comments
For example, most of us feel murderous rage at one time or another but we know we can't act on those impulses. Well, we can but then we'd go to jail and Hell. So we don't. But, in our writing, we can kill off anyone we want to at any time - and suffer no consequences and, with any luck, we'll even get paid for it. It doesn't get much better than that.
Can you tell I have someone in particular in mind as I type this? LOL
And you're so right--writing is hard! Hope to see you again down the road.