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This is Why You Have to Write the Book You Actually Want
Not the one you think you‘re supposed to write.
While I’m in the early stages of writing my book, I’ve already learned one lesson I’m glad I discovered right away before it manipulated my entire process.
I learned to remember that as I write, I write for myself.
Just like many writers, I think it’d be pretty awesome if my book were turned into a film, but I thought about the novel I was writing and realized that would never happen.
The thought scared me. “If this isn’t good enough, your dream won’t come true. If you’re writing in the dystopian genre, it needs to be as good as The Hunger Games, which you can’t do, so you better create a different story altogether.”
I put a stop to my thoughts after that because I don’t want to write anything else. I like the story I’m putting together, and I want to finish it no matter what. I remembered something pivotal then: my dream isn’t to see a book of mine become a movie. My dream is to write a book.
Seeing your characters come to life on the big screen must be an unbelievable experience, and it would be great to have it. However, if I wanted to see my work in the movies or on tv desperately, I would’ve become a screenwriter.
