Keeping the Faith

That can be difficult sometimes. I know this. But I also know that my perseverance will pay off. It may not be tomorrow, although it would be nice. It may not come next week, month, or year. I am not wearing blinders. But, as Billy Joel told me to do, I will be keeping the faith.

What else can I do? There is absolutely nothing else in the world I would rather do. Even if I hit it big in the lottery (which we don't have one, have to go north), I would spend all my time writing. Granted, it may be at a beach resort, or as I am waiting for the riders of the Tour de France to swing into the last loops at Champs-Elysees, or wherever, I will be writing.

I can't stop now. It's like an addiction. I have to write. I have to edit my writing. I have to tinker with it. I have to let the stories flow. I have to see where they take me.

I have one novel complete and about as ready for submission as I can make it. I have the sequel a quarter of the way done. I also have three additional books started. All I have to do is sit down with a pen and paper for the ideas to start flowing. And I can't stop. I don't want to.

There is no question of me keeping the faith. The question is, will you?