"Every step I take brings me closer to the realization of my dreams." -- from You Are More Than Enough Achievement Journal by Judi Moreo. (To order Judi's book, click here.)
Throughout January, inspirational author Judi Moreo will embark on a virtual tour of the blogosphere that will include the participation of other authors. Judi is giving people like me a chance to let the world know what steps I've taken to realize my own dreams.
Thanks Judi! Here's what I have to say:
For me, The Death Wizard Chronicles were the culmination of a lifelong dream. From age 20 to 45, I lived and breathed this series in my mind, but none of the words found their way from my fingertips to a keyboard. To be honest, a large part of me believed that I would never write this series and that I would die an old man regretting it.
Instead, I refused to allow that to happen. Rather than work until I turned 65, I took a huge financial risk and stepped out of journalism in my mid-40s so that I could bring the Death Wizard to life. In September 2004, I wrote the first word. Seven-hundred-thousand words later, I'm finishing the last draft of Book 6, the final book of the series.
Realizing this dream truly was a step-by-step process. First, I retired from a job that I had been working at for a quarter-century. Then I moved my family from Florida to the mountains of South Carolina. Then I began an extensive research project, reading more than fifty nonfiction books (on everything from weapons and armor to Horses for Dummies) in little more than three months. Then I disciplined myself to write for at least four hours every day, seven days a week. All told, we're talking more than 5,000 hours of writing and revising.
Now that the series is nearly complete, a good deal of my energy has been transferred from the writing process to the marketing process. Rain Publishing (a mid-sized house based in Canada) and I are working very hard to sell this series, but it's a long, difficult climb up the ladder of success -- literally and figuratively one rung at a time.
"Every step I take brings me closer to the realization of my dreams." Man, ain't that the truth. I'm maybe halfway to where I want to be, so there are a lot of steps to go. But once I got walking in the right direction, I'd have it no other way.
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6 comments:
Happy New Year, Jim.
I am just starting to realize my writing dreams with two stories to be published this year and a ton of writing and editing to do. The Death Wizard is on my reading wish list for the year. Congratulations on your success so far, and lets hope things really take off for you this year.
Peace and progress,
Bryan Hitchcock
Sacramento, CA
Bryan:
That's great of you to say! And I absolutely wish you the same success. My series has sold out on Amazon, but more shipments have been sent and I'll announce when they've arrived. Quite frustrating, actually, because it's costing a lot of sales.
Thank you for participating in my book tour. I was so thrilled to read your story of realizing your dreams. Congratulations. I wish you every continued success.
Judi Moreo
Author, "You Are More Than Enough"
Las Vegas, Nevada
And I wish you double good luck in return! Thanks for allowing me to play a role in your great tour. I know that you're changing lives even as we speak.
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