write it all down.

When I tell people that I am a writer and just got my first novel published they tell me that they've often thought of being a writer. I say just write it down. If you have a thought or idea for a story write it down. who knows what will develop it could be a best seller someday. even if I never publish another book at least I can say I've gotten a book published. I was talking to a friend one day and telling her that it seemed strange to me when people say they can't write. that evening she told her husband about my thoughts and a couple of days latter he approched and said he wanted to tell me something. When he was a kid his teacher asked the class to write about what had happened the night before when the town was enveloped in the Cloumbis Day storm. when he turned his paper in with two words on it. "Nothing Happened" He stated to me that this is proof that not everyone can write. He made me laugh. I am of the theory that if you write it all down some how you will have a story idea. I just can't imagin not being able to write a story, it just seems strange that everyone can't do it. But I guess not everyone can. We have all been given different talents and this is the one I was given, and now it is my job to develop and share it. A job I am excited to do.