I watched a movie today, but I don't know the name of it because I came into it after it had already started.  It was an excellent movie the starred one of my all-time favorite actors, Sean Connery.  I could listen to that man talk all day long!  Anyway, in the movie, Sean Connery played a writer named William Forrester who wrote regularly, but refused to have anything published because he didn't like the way the first book he wrote was hacked up and changed so much by the editors at the publishing company before it had been published. He was helping a 16 year old named Jamal Wallace to become a better writer, and to seek after his dreams rather than let his life in the bronx keep him from open opportunities.

I believe my favorite part of the movie was when William put a piece of paper in the typewriter and told Jamal to start writing.  Jamal sat and thought.  William said, "don't think...write".  He said that the first draft should always come from your heart so just start typing. As you begin to type words, the words from your heart will begin to come out...those are the words from your heart. He said the follow up drafts can come from your head, but the first one should always come from your heart...don't think, just write. I love that!  The thinking part is where so many (including me) get stuck.  It's that part that keeps us from ever starting (let alone completing) our first novel.

I don't want my life to end with me thinking, 'I wish I would have written and published at least one book'.  So I think I will stop thinking, and just write...later on I can make any corrections, but for now I think I'll just write...

Some of my FAVORITE Worship Songs!

How He Loves Us Better is One Day Beautiful One My Redeemer Lives Ancient of Days Blessed be Your Name Come Now is the Time to Worship Breathe Mighty to Save Days of Elijah Open the Eyes of My Heart Shout to the Lord Here I am to Worship I Could Sing of Your Love Forever I Can Only Imagine Amazing Grace Lord I Lift Your Name on High Trading My Sorrows Draw Me Close to You How Great is Our God Holy Is the Lord Lord I Give You My Heart