Today I feel not one but two steps closer to realizing that being a writer isn't as far fetched as I've thought. Ever heard of a little place called Deseret Book? Yeah well they'll publish just about anything if you slap a big "I'm a Mormon" sticker on your forehead and walk in with something decent to publish. I totally have one of those stickers around here somewhere.
With that said, I just finished reading a book I bought over a year ago published by Covenant, AKA Deseret Book, titled, "Courting Miss Lancaster." It is a regency piece with quite a few glaring errors when it comes to the time frame, but all in all a pretty good book. Best part of all, it was short. I read it in a day and was even able to put it down now and then. I have a really hard time putting down a book once I begin reading it.
So... back to Courting Miss Lancaster and Deseret Book. There is no doubt in my mind that I am able to write a book equally as good as CML... Again, Humble? I think not! The book was great I am not bashing it or the author. However, it is relieving to me to find a book that I can relate to when it comes to writing and feel confident that had I been given the same story line I could have pulled off a story equally good enough to be published. I know you all can relate. Who hasn't read a book and said, "Oh my. I totally could have done that better." If you just said, "No" then may I remind you of a little book you may or may not have heard of called New Moon? I could have strapped my cat to the computer keyboard and come up with something as interesting. And someday I may publish a book... And on that day upon reading it, someone may say, "I could do this better. In fact, my cat could do this better." But, all in all, I'll know I did it and that will be good enough, there is always someone out there who does it better than you. Just don't tell me about them, I don't need to be any more humble than I already am.
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