The sun sets on another day…
I was quite impressed with sunset as it slid across the western sky. A clear day and I could almost see forever. It was stunning and amazing and as I watched the sky, I felt good about life.
If you had told me 20 years ago that I would be getting fan mail about books or having unique conversations with exciting people about the characters in my books I might have laughed. Although it is true I had written dozens upon dozens of stories it is also true that I hadn’t thought about putting them in a book or creating a novel. It wasn’t until much later that a friend challenge to me and in his challenging my first series was born.
No, I don’t have a million fans right now but I do get unique letters and have even more unique conversations and it is with that in mind that I write today and ask you, “why not?”
I am sure the first question will be a clarification and I really can’t give you one. Many people have asked me, for example, where can they find a relationship like Michael and Abby’s. My question back would be why can’t you find such a relationship. All you need to do is put the focus into it that they do. Not the selfish focus that many people do where they look out for themselves but instead the pure focus where you actually pay attention to the person with you and look out for their best interests as well as your own.
I have been asked about many of the characters in my books and who they were based on. I can tell you for certain that each of the characters was based on many people but only truly exist inside my mind. It is true that when I created the main characters in the Masterson Files I had certain traits in mind but they don’t necessarily match any one person.
I have been asked which of the characters I am most like and my answer is simple, I am like them all. Of course I have my favorites and my favorite but it doesn’t really matter because each character is an extension of me. Perhaps it is better to say that I planted the seeds for each character because sometimes characters have a way of surprising you as a book is built.
I’ve been asked many questions about my other books and about how to live the lives they do. I answer each e-mail but can honestly say that if you want to live a life that you see represented in any book, why not? I can take it a bit further and quote a movie I watched a long time ago. In the movie the question was asked by a man to a woman, “why would a girl like you ever talk to someone like me?” And the answer was simple, why not.
It is with that in mind that I say it’s time for you to do the things that you want to do, reach out to the world in a positive way, push the envelope in every way possible, and as you do so never take a step back and set yourself aside. Instead, be that person that says why not and finds a way to do it.
So as the sun sets on another day, there is no reason to limit yourself ever. Find a way to change the world and be magnificent every day, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and live vivaciously…