I'm thinking of writing a book....

LAWGIRL, I am a writer, too, and I always think if someone wants to write a book, by golly go and write it!  I understand books take on their own life, go where they will, and so could be it'll encompass even more than you may have imagined.  Then again, a focused smallish book about the funny side of cancer, the nutsy things people will say (foot in mouth disease), it would help women who are going thru cancer and need amusement, and would tip off friends and relatives what might sound ridiculous and thus help them too.

I am to write a book of short stories and keep putting it off.  I used to work as writer and editor on newspapers and with graphics companies, loved it, altho it was hard work sometimes.  Also wandered over into dogs, wanted to be a groomer for a while there.  My disability from a car accident where my busted-up back got worse as I got older, well, that ended work, and I had always thought when I quit working, I'd do the book of short stories.  Problem is, I'm both physically AND mentally challenged by my disability, so it is hard for me to write as well as I used to.  But I KNOW if I have these ten stories to do, I MUST do them.  This is why I say go ahead and write if you dream to, especially since you CAN. 

I have all ten stories mostly worked out in my head, some I've really gone deep into with character studies, rough drafts of parts of stories, one completed but needs a rewrite, research on two of the stories, so it's READY to go.  But first disability, then cancer, so I have to wait, but I worry I will set it aside too long and never do it.  Reminds me, one more thing, on TV they did a too-long documentary on the making of "Dances With Wolves," and the genesis of the thing was a good friend to Kevin Costner took a liking to Native American stories, so Costner told him to write a book.  He wrote two, spent a year on "Dances," and eventually a screenplay was worked out and bingo came the award-winning movie.  So, again, if you wanna get into it and tell people some stuff, the cliche holds true, JUST DO IT, and I wish you the best in your endeavor.  And your editor will make sure your book is perfectly legal (just don't use James Frey's editor ("Million Little Pieces").  Fellow sister, GG 

Cool.  When I finally get a netbook thing, i'll see about getting it as an app.  You take care, girl.  GG