IS IT TIME TO WRITE YOUR BOOK? by JT Bishop
What
does it take to sit down and write a book? It took me a while to figure it out.
I
hemmed and hawed for a long time. Started to write something, put it away. Took
it back out. Then stopped and forgot about it. Started something new. Stopped
writing again and didn’t touch it for years. Then finally, another idea flared,
I started once more, but this time, I kept going.
I
wish I could say what it was that finally triggered me to continue putting pen
to paper or what kept my butt in the seat. Part of it was I had a story I
loved. And the characters that emerged drove it forward. I remember I had a
moment where I almost stopped. I could have chosen to put the story down. But I
didn’t listen. I found the more I wrote, the more the story grew and developed,
until I reached a point where I couldn’t stop. I had to write.
I
didn’t think about whether it was good or not, if anyone would read it, or even
like it. I didn’t worry about editing. I focused only on getting the story on
the page, and once it was there, I would worry about the rest later. I didn’t
care about what would happen once it was written. I could either do nothing
with it, or take the risk to have someone read it. But I didn’t care about
that. I only wanted to finish.
And
as the story kept growing, I realized that this would be more than one book. It
would be a trilogy, and I loved it. I kept writing, not thinking about anything
else.
That’s
one of my tips when it comes to this finicky writing process. It’s mindset. Keep
all worries about what others will think about your work and if it is any good
on the sidelines. Don’t edit it either. That rough draft is for you alone. All
that other stuff will stop you dead in your tracks and you’ll never finish.
Your brain will throw up every worry, doubt and fear it can find, and you’ll
stop if you let it fester. You have to ignore that critical voice that says you
won’t succeed.
But
if you really love it, it matters to you (whether it’s writing or anything
else), and that other, even quieter, inner voice is saying yes, keep going,
keep writing - that is the voice you should listen to. It all comes down to
which one you believe.
I
don’t know why I finally started to trust the instinct to keep going. Maybe it
was just the right time and the right place, and some grand Universal nudge
that made it all come together for me. Now I’m seven books in and I haven’t
looked back.
That’s
how I got started and the small bit of advice I have to offer. Trust that knowing
voice you know is telling you the next best step. Follow your heart. Then sit
down and start, ignoring any other fear that tells you different. Don’t think,
just do. And see what happens. Maybe you’ve heard this a million times, but
there might be a reason for that. Perhaps it’s time to start listening.
Forged
Lines Blurb:
Confronted
by their enemies, they’ll fight for all they hold dear.
Caught
unaware, the Ramsey and Fletcher families face their greatest challenge. After
a violent attempt on their lives, they must combat the forces that want them
dead.
As
loved ones are separated and family members threatened, they’ll do whatever it
takes to protect the ones they love. The further they go, the more dangerous it
becomes, until the very forces required to protect them may no longer be
enough.
Despite
betrayals and setbacks, they’ll fight to the end, but survival is never a
guarantee. Their fate will be defined by their ability to trust their destiny.
But destiny may not be enough when everything they love could be lost forever.
Forged Lines is
the fourth book in J.T. Bishop's Red-Line trilogy sister series, The Fletcher
Family Saga. If you love unrelenting action, fast-paced suspense, heart-rending
romance, and unexpected twists, then grab your copy of Forged Lines today.
Bio:
Born and raised in Dallas, TX, J. T. Bishop began writing in
2012. Inspired by a video that theorized the meaning of the end of the Mayan
calendar, J. T. began the Red-Line trilogy. The video surmised that the earth
was the central hub of activity for extraterrestrials thousands of years ago.
J.T. didn’t know whether that was true or not, but it did spawn an idea. What
if those extraterrestrials were still here? Two years and a lot of work later,
the first three Red-Line books were complete, but she’s not done. The Red-Line
saga develops as she continues to write new books.
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Lines
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Child
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