My dear confused (and slightly lost) writer,
Surprise! It’s your future self, the blogger who became an author. (Spoiler alert: I become a bestselling author!)
How’s life treating you? I hope you’re gradually overcoming that stubborn writer’s block! Have you finalized a title for your book yet? How’s the writing going? Still staring at that blank page? Don’t worry, you will eventually figure out how to put words on it.
Remember when your story pitch reached the top 25 at the Bangalore Lit Fest? But that excitement fizzled out faster than a New Year’s resolution. I know there were other factors affecting your writing: dealing with COVID, a frozen shoulder that was a real pain (literally), and extensive travel you did both for spiritual growth and personal matters.
Are you still struggling to be an early bird? Yeah, me too. Night owl habits die hard. Do you get confused with ‘its’ and ‘it’s’ while writing? I still get that confusion at times! One big thing I finally figured out is that semicolons aren’t just winky emojis. 😉
I remember how every time you tried to write, distractions would pop up. You’d buy best-selling books for inspiration but end up researching the authors and bingeing their podcasts. This just made your ‘to-read’ list longer and left you frustrated. So, you started reading two books a day—one during the day and one before bed—resulting in completing neither. Your reading habits are still part of my routine!
Incidentally, at the start of the year, I went to our college reunion, which took place in a space hotel orbiting near Earth to ring in 2034. Let me tell you, the place looked straight out of a sci-fi movie! We cautiously checked each other out in the zero-gravity lounge, trying to match our youthful memories with the floating reality around us.
All our old friends were there, with more grey hair, a few extra pounds, and special glasses for augmented reality. The girls still had that ‘girl-next-door’ charm, while the boys had fully embraced their ‘uncle’ look. It was fun to see how we’ve all changed, but catching up while doing somersaults in microgravity was a blast!
As usual, we were all cracking jokes and laughing loudly, with our voices a bit distorted by the space station’s artificial atmosphere. The spirit of our younger selves was still very much alive inside our older, slightly more buoyant bodies. And guess who I ran into—your old college crush! Even in zero gravity, those butterflies in your stomach still know how to fly. Wink wink!
I’m excited to share that I’ve become a best-selling author now! My journey from blogger to bestselling author has been quite the ride, and I couldn’t have done it without your support. Remember how you used to worry about every blog post, aiming for perfection? Well, that attention to detail paid off!
Now, I have a fun group of ex-techies who write for a living. We meet once a month to share our latest writing disasters and tech mishaps. It’s like a support group with more laughs and fewer ‘Hello, World’ jokes.
Financially, I’m comfortable enough to afford the premium version of every writing software, most of which I never use! And I finally invested in that fancy ergonomic chair. I’m sure your back will thank me later.
I now let my ideas flow freely in the first draft and focus on refining them in the second. Don’t worry about publisher rejections; just keep writing and let your characters come to life. Also, try not to get too attached to them. I recall how hard it was for you when you had to kill off a character—it felt like our home was in mourning!
Keep blogging and improving your skills, but don’t forget to take care of yourself—stick with your daily yoga and make sure to move around instead of sitting for too long while writing.
Last but not least, don’t take it personally when you receive one-star reviews suggesting, “This book would have been better if it were entirely different and authored by someone else..” 😉
The future is weird, but it’s got a bestseller in it! Take care and All the best!
With all my love and gratitude,
Your Future Self
P.S.: Start stretching those typing fingers now. Trust me, carpal tunnel is no joke when you’re signing your 1000th book at a LitFest!
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