We Living On Dreams

I'm sitting here asking myself "What is my passion? What will I be happy doing for the rest of my life, without getting paid to do it?" I have two passions. I love to read and write fiction stories. Have you ever read a book so good that you forgot about your "real" life and got so involved with the characters that you could envision every scene the author wrote? If not, I have a few recommendations of books that you could get lost in.

I want to give that feeling to readers someday. I want somebody to pick up my novel, block everything out, leave their world for just a moment, and get lost in my words. I want to publish a page turner. I would actually be content if I could just sit back and write fiction stories for the public to enjoy. Just the thought of sharing my talent with the world is payment enough.

Now there is a flip side to that. I have a tendency to critique while I'm reading. There is nothing worse than reading a book filled with grammatical and spelling errors. Words being used in the wrong context. Dead people popping up at the end of the book for a dialogue. Repeat paragraphs. I understand that new young aspiring authors may have self-published, but my goodness invest your money into getting an EDITOR. Unfortunately, this shows up frequently in African- American literature **coughTripleCrownPublicationscough**. Thus, my second passion: to be an editor. I will gladly read, critique, and edit fiction books for free all day long.

Ask yourself the same thing: What is your passion? What will you do for free?