Go Write Young Man or Woman

• I think the second piece of advice I can give is to write.  Just write, write, write and write some more.  Try writing poetry.  Try writing short stories, articles and then tackle a book.  Just keep writing until you find something and a forum you are passionate about.
    Some people are very diligent and will write every day for a set certain amount of time.  Others, like me, just wait for the inspiration to hit them and then sit and type madly for however long it takes to get it all out.  Sometimes it feels like vomit.  Not that the writing is vomit, I hope, just the process.
    It took me a while to decide on writing fiction.  Then I needed to decide which genre.  I wanted to write about adventure.  I absolutely love the Indiana Jones series and the whole artifact stuff.  I also enjoy writing about the darker side of people's emotions.  I wanted to show, though, that good will triumph over evil.  It took me a while to settle into being Christian based but I wasn't quite listening to the direction I needed to write in.
    I know that some people have recommended that a person write articles and short stories to submit to various newspapers and ezines, etc.  To get your name out there.  I, quite frankly, was afraid to try that.  But just recently I submitted a short story to a contest and another to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.  I had no idea there were so many writing contests out there.  I have no idea what will happen with the submissions, but I actually enjoyed the process of writing to something specific.  And I have set up this blog for anyone to read and hopefully enjoy.
    I think waiting now for my novel to go through the editing department is the hardest thing I have gone through.  I know the editors are going to make it the best possible book.  I have received quite a number of emails from the company, telling me what to expect.  The emails have also given me a lot of information on what to expect in the upcoming months and how to prepare both myself and my novel for the public.  But just waiting to see what the editor thinks of my book is beyond nerve wracking.  What if they don't like it, after all?  What if they think it stinks and has no chance?  What if, what if, what if?