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Inspiration · Thoughts

To Be A Published Author, A Dream

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English: Toni Morrison, Miami Book Fair Intern...
English: Toni Morrison, Miami Book Fair International, 1986 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

I have at a time hated books.  I hated to read.  It wasn’t to say I wasn’t interesting to read, it was just at that time I felt most of the content were typical.  I felt the same story and angles were being used.  Now I feel the same way about films.  I still love film, just feel a lack of storyline is being used to be different.  I will get back to film another post, but books were my enemy.  Have you ever felt that way before?

In high school when I discovered Shakespeare, Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou is when it hit me, I love books.  I hate to have to go 0-500 pages of reading but I loved books.   I just hated reading them in school just to pass a test.

What intrigue me the most were the authors and their story.  I used to wonder what the author must have been thinking to capture an emotion and to keep you engaged within a story.  Why they choose a certain plot or how thought of their characters names.  So based off of those curiosities and the lack or void of certain storytelling, I wanted to be a published author.  I didn’t know how and when, but I knew before the end of my life (I later adapted to the fame term: Bucket List), I would like it noted and documented that I was a published author.

Streamline about 10 plus years later, I figured out my angle and stories I wanted to write and tell, it’s just the execution of it I was missing.  It was my goal to achieve this “Published Author” milestone in 2012, but sadly I failed at that, based on timing and a lot of pressure with other goals and milestones I wanted, but finally can say with certainty that 2013 will be the year I achieve a dream.

Who are you favorite authors?  Do you like to read?  Do you own a digital e-reader?

Thanks for reading
Richardo Wilson

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Where is my career going?

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I am not sure as of today quite where my career is going.  I have been falling back a little and I have noticed that it’s not really a good thing.  I use to remember the good old days when I was cutting edge, in demand, quite aggressive and putting boot to ass, but it seems like I am being too mellow in my pursuit to my future.  In no means am I saying I am getting soft, but just got to push much harder than I have ever did with precise aiming on targets I have always wanted.  The field I am in is quite an challenging field to be in which are entertainment, technology, publishing, multimedia, and management.  The industry is constantly advancing and changing modules, and it’s quite an effort to stay up to date and current while still being a front runner amongst your peers.

Either way I am just saying, I have superstar skills, and quite a working ethics that shines, but the right people are not seeing me.  I need to be more in their face, more visual, but productive and maybe, just maybe the right people will say, “Hello Mr. Wilson, we have been noticing your progress, and hard work and would like for you to join our team.”  I believe that day shall come.  I am still on my 5 year goal, only about 10 months in and I am seeing some changes.  I am just going to keep pushing and creating my power behind my name and see where my career shall go.

Have you been looking at your career performance as of late?  Are you seeing yourself asking for more?

Thanks for reading
Richardo

blogging · PostAday2011

Writers Write, Bloggers Blog

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Writers write, Bloggers blog…well I want to do both.  It’s quite refreshing publishing on my blog over the last couple months and it’s very rewarding to see my writing get noticed and a decent amount of views based on good writing concepts and ethics.  I have been working on couple book ideas for over 2-3 years and thinking as a writer I can see how difficult it can be to publish a book.  Not just the process of production, but the committment to writing and the back & forth with doubts.  I really want to do a good job on my first published work.  I guess I shall continue to use my blog as a practice and a simpler element and build into my book.

I am aiming to release my first book this year, even with the crazy amount of pressure and writing demands, I am in.  Also I am working on writing great articles and converting them into eBooks to get some recognition and feedback on my progress.  I so hope for the best.

*Do you want to be a writer or a blogger?

Thanks for reading
Richardo

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