For All of you Hopeful, Newbie Writers Out There…

Last night I watched the movie, “Julie & Julia” for the second time. I haven’t watched it since I wrote my first book. Ladies and gents, if you are writing a book, of if you’re looking to have your book published, or even just have an idea for a book rolling around in your head, please watch this movie. It will resonate to your core!

I didn’t remember how much of it was about being published! About being a writer!

I loooooved it. I spent much of the movie teary eyed. And it wasn’t because it was largely about cooking (which I love), French food (which I also love), or living in Paris (where I dream of living).

Many of the lines were like an arrow to the heart! Lines like, “You know, I think I’d like to write a book.”

Or, “I didn’t know that writing a book would be this hard,” (Julia Child worked for 8 years on “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” before it was anywhere near ready).

Or that thrilling first phone call from an editor, saying, “We’re interested in publishing your book.”

I’d wake up my husband, who was sleeping beside me in bed (I think he fell asleep during the first 15 minutes of the movie), and say, “AHH! Did you just hear that? I TOTALLY get it! I know exactly what that feels like.”

This movie reminded me of why I write. It reminded me to not give up, even when (or especially when) it feels hard. To keep writing, even when it feels like no one is listening (err, reading). To smile and carry on when people are negative, or obstacles come up.

It’s a movie about perseverance, about following a dream and not giving up.

AHHH! So inspiring.

So, dear readers, please go out and watch this movie (it’s on Netflix, if that helps). And even if all you do afterward is eat eggs with Hollandaise sauce or maybe a slice of chocolate cream pie (which I totally plan on doing), it’s soooo worth it.

Do you have a dream? If so, what are you going to do about it?

– Chelsey