At the beginning of October I began my countdown to a New York Times bestseller, well, now the journey officially begins. Somehow in the excitement of being at my friend's book club and having that rare glass of wine, when asked what I do, I proudly stated, "Not only am I a mother of four, I am writing a New York Times bestseller." Was it the wine or my newly regenerated self-esteem (thanks to my dear friend Christine Fugate of Mothering Heights), who knows, but I said it? The words just came out of my mouth.
Yes, I like to set big goals for myself. Like when I saw my "big picture," the one where I look like I am causing an earthquake running the Dana Point Turkey Trot, I set a goal: lose sixty pounds. I achieved that goal. My New Year's resolution for 2007: Run 1500 miles and run 1500 miles I did, in nine months! So, now, the goal: Write a New York Times bestseller. It took me six months to lose the weight, nine months to run 1500 miles, so I am giving myself a year to write the book. Besides, I have only been thinking about the plot and the characters for about ten years, so one year to do the actual writing seems reasonable.
Its official, twelve months. There are no excuses now. I am completely serious. I have made the announcement and the Laguna Niguel Literati is counting on me to provide them with next November's book. I even have the title, but I am keeping that to myself, as the first title I chose became the name of a movie. Luckily for me, I came up with an even better one, but I can't risk losing that, so mum's the word!
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