Then Write a Yucky Book
I missed the Book Fair this year by several minutes (okay, an hour!), arriving at the Mall of Asia at 9PM when the fair closes at 8PM. Thanks to my reliable booklover of a friend, Ivy, who tipped us that Fully Booked was not part of the Fair this year, so they’re holding their own big sale in their own stores. So yay for me, I still had my bookgasm satisfied at Fully Booked.
Four books (all old titles) for barely P100 each. I was happy with my buys. I would’ve gotten more but I didn’t want to waste all night with Ivy and R following me around. LOL.
Now I’ve never really been one to have her nose in a book all the time, but I’ve been trying to get back to the habit lately for the sake of online-offline life balance. And how can you read books and not think of being a writer, right? The more I read books, the more I come face to face with my frustrations as a writer. And that’s just the case with me lately.
I’ve always wanted to be a *real* writer. I feel like a fraud, claiming that I am a writer at one point in my life when every single day for the past 5 years I struggle being one, groping for words and getting my tenses confused all the time, thinking of other career options I could pay my bills with but couldn’t find any.
In my frustration, I had this really short and sweet conversation with R in the car on the way back from MOA:
Me: I want to be a writer!
R: But you are a writer! You write! In your blog!
Me: *rolling my eyes* But that’s just a blog! I write yucky posts!
R: Then write a.. yucky book.
I’ve always thought R was a genius. In all fairness to him, he was driving at that time.
*Sigh*
The frustration continues.
I agree. A yucky book might just sell.
aww. i think thats kinda sweet “write a.. yucky book.” heh. i love books & tho i hate that most of my money is spent on them, i dont mind cause they keep me happy. i bring my sister with me to the bookstores & she always goes “your weird” cause i like spending hours in there. heheh. where most girls love shopping for clothes, shoes, bags or along those lines, somehow i find comfort in shopping for books. esp. if the book’s a good read.. :)
You know what you could do? Join NaNoWriMo this year! :) Just to get the creative juices flowing. :) Nothing like a challenge to get you going, right?
OH, and we’ve all known R was a genius waaayyyyyy long before you two were… one. *snicker.
Okay yan! Just write, whether it’s ‘yucky’ or not. You’d be surprised, there are book authors out there who’ve initially churned not-so-stellar work, and that’s where good editors come in :) Don’t worry, it took me about seven years (and I was already working full-time in magazines) to be confident enough to call myself a writer haha.
dear Riz… This, might be my favorite blog. Your R is genius, and sweet indeed. So what if you could write a yucky book? Each author has to be given a credit for being brave enough to write… even if it’s so yucky! hehehehe…
i’m a yucky book author, hahahaha… wanna join the club? :P