The Journey Begins

The stock photo and quote seemed fitting.  So much in fact, that I decided to leave them.  When I was a small child, I wanted to be a writer and that dream never faded, though it was lost for a time.  This year, my goal is to finish the novel I am currently writing (working title: Nothing Gold Can Stay), and have a publishable draft by the end of the year.

Completing a novel is a daunting task, especially for an author such as myself, as I can become highly…SQUIRREL!… distracted.  I tend to write about 3/4 of a novel before I become stuck and take a break for, well, forever.  My library of authored works includes close to 10 unfinished novels.  In fact, I frequently think of just publishing them as is and when the plot comes to an abrupt halt, the word “FIN”.

While a collection of unfinished novels sounds like a great idea (at least in my writer’s blocked mind), I am going to push through and complete this novel to a real ending.  I am going to finish, find a way to get the sucker published and feel it between my fingers.  Putting intentions into the universe helps one to achieve greatness, and therefore I am officially announcing my first published novel, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Laurel E. Cole, coming to a bookseller near you in 2020.

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton