Watching Magic Happen:
Last night I was laying in my bed reading, like I have many
other nights, but this time my face held a smile as big as a crescent moon,
why? Because for the first time I was reading and holding in my hand, a book
unlike any other. It was a book that had my name on the cover, my picture in
the back pages and my characters throughout the pages. Yes dear readers, for
the first time, I held the printed version of my very own novel. It is a
surreal and humbling feeling to hold your dream realized in your hands. What
made it even more special was seeing the reaction that I had had from friends,
family, and even more exciting, strangers, (I like to think of them as soon to
be friends) on my online accounts. Within ten minutes of posting my news online,
I had bunches of new followers on Twitter and people re-tweeting my news and
congratulating me. I had a conversation with a fellow writer, I didn’t know in Australia, what
an honor. I am so grateful to those who are taking an interest in me and in my
book.
I was not a mother when I wrote The Burden of Destiny, like
I am now, but I wrote it in the hopes of sending positive messages and
encouraging younger readers, (including my future children) to believe in
themselves and their abilities. I think we all are much more capable of great
things than we think we are. We all too often allow our ego’s to use fear to
tell us what we shouldn’t do, or what we are not capable of. But guess what my friends,
that voice in your head is just a warped version of you that your fear has
created. It is not real and YOU can conquer it. You can be the hero of your own
story and crush the darkness that surrounds you. All you have to do is believe.
I have to quote one of my favorite fictional characters
here, my pal, Kermit the Frog, “Life is a journey, write your own ending. Keep
believing, keep pretending. We’ve done just what we’ve set out to do. Thanks to
the lovers, the dreamers and you!!”
So keep dreaming, keep trying, when blocks get in your way
and slow you down, ask the universe for help and watch for signs of people who
are being sent to help you. I truly believe that this happens. I believe that
there are people that we meet in life, not accidentally at all. People we are
meant to meet because they are meant to help us on our life’s journey. I have many
people that fit that description in my life, (they know who they are ;) ) They
helped teach me and helped me to believe in myself. I had to learn to keep
trusting that even if it didn’t seem like it at the time, when the rejections
were rolling in, eventually, this dream would come true for me. Persistence is
key!
I kept trying, kept hoping and kept working to make my
writing the best it could be and eventually, my dream did come true. So what
now? That’s simple, I’m relishing in my happiness at seeing my dream realized,
but I’m also formulating new dreams, new goals. I was standing in line at the
movie theater this past weekend with a friend, waiting to see the new JK
Rowling movie, Fantastic Beasts and I said to my friend, “if I don’t look at
the poster, I can stand here and pretend that it’s a few years down the road
and all of these people are waiting in line to see the movie, The Burden of
Destiny: Elven Quest movie 1.” Like a good friend, she smiled and said, “Hey
you never know!” And it’s true, you never do.
So thank you dear readers for your love and support. I hope
you enjoy reading about Isobel’s life and her adventures as much as I enjoyed
writing it. I can’t wait to share more with you. Please reach out to me if you
have questions or comments. I look forward to chatting with you all. Until next
time dear readers, keep trying to make your dreams turn into your reality and
remember, writing=happiness ;).
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