I’m doing okay-ish – accepting this life is just A LOT. And being stuck in bed, it is obviously very isolating and mentally challenging.
So, how I’m coping, or how I’ve decided to move forward, I’m starting to get serious about my dreams (so, it’s kinda another synchronicity that you ask me about my dreams). Like I’ve always been serious about them only now “completion” has become the thing. Specifically my books.
I know it’s an enormous project, but this is it, I’ve written the most amazing collection of books. A raw, unfiltered, at times hilarious and damn right bizarre account of my life – and I’m not sure if this is the best way to go about it but I’d live to publish them as a whole series all at once (7 books).
Only the reality is, publishing is a long way off. I know a lot about quality and editing now.
But what I do have is “the story to beat all stories,: and It’s all true. Potentially a classic and a series that will offer so much hope, even help so many people who are suffering.
But this is the thing, in no way are these books ready for mass consumption. They’re basically a collection of great stories, written badly (especially the first three books as this is when I was still learning how to write – but these include some of the best stories), and the structure is terrible. In fact, I know the structure is what needs the most work.
Anyhow, you asked me about dreams and this is straight-up it. Telling my life story is everything to me and nothing else even comes close. And what worries me, if I die, it’ll all be for nothing (all this writing), so this is adding to the reason of why I’m starting to take this so seriously now. I know this is my life’s purpose. I’m keen as to do the work, I’m just worried about doing it right or the best way possible, and with a consistent structure ad style across all seven books. It’s actually this consistency thing that freaks me out the most.
So, yeah, there you have it, dreams eh! Couldn’t be something simple, meet Caitlin Clark haha (I don’t know about over there but the March Madness basketball and WNBA draft has been getting a fair bit of air play here in Australia). But this book series, yep, it’s something I’m definitely working on and focused on, and I dunno is this is something you’d even be interested either helping out with or getting involved with at any level, but you did ask about dreams and here I am. This is my heart.
Sorry, I hope it’s not too overwhelming, but yeah, this is a huge, scary, lengthy project; but I’m all-in. I’ve gotta go for it. Like, at present, each book is around 100,000 words so eek, blimey, crikey, big job!
Haha, you asked, I went way over the top in explaining. Sorry. Hashtag brain dump.
Much love,
Mark
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