My Book Aims

I genuinely didn't expect to have more books than Don't Eat Charlie Cheese.
I was 22 years old when I crafted the Charlie Cheese character, I was working in a pre-school, didn't know exactly what I wanted to do with my life, but I thrived making up rhymes and funny characters with the children and my co-worker (now best friend!). On my break, I used to make notes on scraps of paper or tissues I'd find in my pockets. It was exciting and sparked my interest in writing.

I would never think that 5 years later I'd have two more Charlie Cheese books, a memoirs comedy book, a poetry book and a new children's book.

It's such a wild achievement, and it's incredible to see my hard work being enjoyed by others. I am delighted I found such enjoyment with making stories, and decided that this is the future I'd see myself being happy having.
I believe I've done incredibly well in regards to getting my writing career off to a running start, although I hate feeling like I'm boasting or showing off, I do feel proud about this. I'd like to set myself new aims when it comes to books - rather than writing challenges.

My book aims are:

- Release 10 books by the time I'm 30. (Borderline impossible, but let's give it a go!)
AND
- Finish my novel. I don't have a deadline for this, but I'll be happy when it's complete.

A Novel - Making A Start

I've been toying with the idea of writing a novel for a while now, and today I made a start!

I have written up a basic idea of the story line, and made a small attempt to structure it.
It's so early in the creative writing process, but that's the good thing about a novel - no deadline, no rush - I have a long term project that I can work on comfortably and have as much time as I need to chop and change, until I deem it perfect.

There can be months of research, learning and pulling my hair out - and I cannot be more excited!
I am used to putting a pin in a work-in-progress for children's book ideas or short stories, but a novel feels much more serious - so it will hopefully be more rewarding, I'll soon find out!

It will be a writing challenge that will pull me in and out of my comfort zone, and if I still have this blog going when the novel's finished, I'll be sure to update!