Books to write – ideas by an author

Books to write…ideas
Books to write

I had an idea, and that was to write a book.

It was an idea I’d had for quite some time…probably a few years before I even began to do anything with the idea in fact.

However, when I did get around to thinking about bringing my idea to life, I didn’t have the time to write, or so I told myself.

Life and work always has the habit of getting in the way. We always find excuses not to do things, when in fact we should make a list of the things we shouldn’t be doing (or perhaps excuses not to do them).

This way we’d get the more important things done and feel much better for it.

We should make time for the things we really want to do, for a more fulfilled life…which for me is being creative.

This article is beginning to sound like and is turning into one of those self-help type lessons, which it wasn’t supposed to be…so let me revert back to the original idea of this article.

…books to write…

I often hear or read people say it’s difficult to get ideas to write about.

Or in my case relating to fiction novel writing ‘where can I find ideas to write my novel or the next one?’

Well for me the funny thing is that ever since I finished my first novel…Nothing Left But Fear…well actually that’s strictly not true, as this began to happen to me whilst I was really focused on getting it written. Ideas began to pop into my head on an almost weekly basis, sometimes daily.

It was as if a light bulb had been turned on and all these new book ideas came flooding out.

I’d be doing something or something would happen and I’d think…that would make a great book.

As a result, as I always have my iPhone with me, I use the Notes App to note the idea down.

I’m now up to 30-40 book ideas for new fiction novels, and as my wife pointed out to me…‘unless you get writing them soon, you won’t have time to write them all.’

As I write this article, I’m 54, so on the basis that each one takes a year to write and get finished (and that’s being optimistic), I’m going to be 94 to finish the ones I already have on my list.

That doesn’t take into account all the new ideas I will get along the way to becoming 94 (if I live that long