While Atti’s been in school, I’ve been sneaking away to a coffee shop to bury my nose in a book and a hot chocolate. And the book I’ve been reading is Story by Robert McKee, which is widely considered to be the best ever book on how to write something.
I’ve written and written and written over the years about wanting to be a writer, and now I am one. In a way I never expected, and writing about things I never imagined I would. Being a writer about religion was a twist I did not see coming. I always imagined I’d write literary fiction.
And now is my time to try. I’ve wound up with opportunities that leave me no room for excuses, and the confidence to give it a go. I am going to write a book this year. I’m going to.
The book I have in mind would deal with Mormon themes, and next year is probably going to be a big year for Mormons. Right now it looks like Mitt Romney and John Huntsman are going to run for president, and Glenn Beck is always out there making news. The Book of Mormon musical just opened and is going like gangbusters. All my writer friends are telling me that it’s impossible to get a book published right now unless it’s about vampires, but I think Mormons might be the next best thing.
I have my work cut out for me, but I think now might just be the time to make my dreams come true.
