From Promise to Practice

It's not enough to dream.

Dreams require action to turn them into reality. This day I commit again, I promise myself, to succeed at writing.

With God's help, and in His timing, I will take my dream from promise to practice through discipline and work, and become the published novelist I've wanted to be since childhood.

I don't expect it to be easy. I've been on this journey long enough to have taken a few wrong turns. I've spent a few years on dead-end streets. One place you won't find me is on the super-highway of life. I'm happy to travel slow enough to enjoy the trip, and savor the many stops along the way.

I'm currently preparing for the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, to be held later this month. With 600 Christian novelists in one place, it's half writers-conference, half spiritual-retreat, and 100% a blessing to my soul. This is a place where I've learned there is value in meeting agents and editors, even if they don't sign me or want to look at my work. I'm out there, getting to know people in the industry, and learning.

In God's timing, I'll click with the right agent or editor.

For I know without a doubt -- God has a plan for me and my writing, but I have to do my part and put myself out there.

Made any promises to yourself? What's your plan to put them in practice? Leave a comment.