This is hard work

Just managed about half an hour writing.  Trying to build up the story.  Figured out some more about my main character and how I'm going to tell the tale.
It is hard though, I am already struggling to keep track!
Need to grab a notebook and scribble out how all this is going to work.
Time to go and eat a cupcake and do some scribbling.

I'm on my way

I think I have finally worked out which one of my ideas could be turned into a decent book and have started to put my thoughts together.
So far I have managed to plan what I want to get across, had some ideas for themes that I can run through the story and have started to plan out how the characters fit together.  Phew!
Not bad for an otherwise useless hour in Manchester airport and a few other minutes stolen from my normal life.

In reality, I don't think I have really got anywhere further than making the decision and blurting out a load of random thoughts into a google doc, but that it much further on than I was a few days ago, so it would seem that the pressure of the internet is working on me.

Why do I want to write?

I want to write to give something back to the world.  I feel like I have taken a lot out of life and it is time that I contributed something.  Books are such a beautiful thing, to hold, to share and to lose yourself in, I would like to be responsible for creating one.  Whenever I read I think about how much the author has given to me, by putting their time and their emotion into creating something that I have then enjoyed, I want to give my time and emotions to other people.  Why haven't I already written anything?  I am scared of failing, I am short of time and I am not sure which idea I should go with (that is probably an excuse really).

I am getting closer and closer though.  Not long now and I will write that pesky book!

Hopefully this can help...
http://tinyurl.com/getwriting
it had better do, as it is part of the reason that I started this blog.

Am i really blogging?

this feel a bit weird, I didn't think I would ever have a blog, but here I am blogging.
Why am i blogging?  Because I need to put some pressure on myself!
I really want to write a book but for some reason i just procrastinate instead of doing anything.
So I decided i could use the internet to make me feel compelled to do something.
Come on internet - work your magic!

The plan is that i will record my book writing efforts here, thus making me feel compelled to actually write something, or feel bad for not doing it.  I already feel bad for not doing it, but hopefully me publicising my failure to do anything will be a bigger kick up the arse than me just being slightly annoyed with myself.

Ok, that should do it for now, i had better not spend all of my time doing this - i should be writing!