Why do I want to write a Book.

      I have been researching, reading and procrastinating a lot over the past 2 years about this book of mine that I haven't written yet, I want to, I do, I really want to, and I have a million excuses of why I haven't even started one single line of my dream book, I don't even know what the book is about, is it fiction, non fiction, a combination of drama and part of my own life, fiction, comedy and a lot of injustice like I think my life has been?

     Sometimes I think that I want to write a novel, and this novel has to be about me and my twin sister, of course it has to be fiction, with a lot of true life facts, and the permission of a lot of people from this world and the other across the other side of the rainbow, because the things that I'm going to write about the events and the people involved in them, will hit the fan and shit will fly 360 degrees around the world and some other life realms they have no idea they for real existed.

     I know that I have to write about the things I know, that's what I have been hearing all the time, and I do know this family so very well, I do believe that there will be a lot of people benefiting from my writing, maybe crying, laughing, both, but what I really want is entire families and communities getting inspired from my book, breath hope, believe, or start believing in them, in something, for the first time have faith in God, to believe in people again, in humanity, more than anything, to trust in themselves maybe for the first time, which is exactly what is happening to me right now in this precise moment of my life.

      Another thing about the writing of this book is that lately I been having these different opinions and wise authors advices on what is the most important thing to do before even start writing my first book: "I need to have a purpose", What is the purpose of this book?...Who do I need it to read it?...,Why do I want to write it in the first place?...answer these 3 questions, and I will have half of the success for my book to get out there and be on Amazon, Barnes & Noble shelfs, or better: sitting in someone's home shelf.

     Ok, let's get down to it:

I believe that the purpose of my book is not only to help another soul to get from what I had been through in one piece, I believe that I need to talk about it, to really get everything out, to really let go of the past, start a new person, forget who I was, and be the brilliant person who God created to be, and not this half of a sad human, I do believe that there is more of me that what I'm bargain here for, and in the journey of putting all these words out there, I know people would feel the same way, would comfort from the different experiences, maybe they are the same or similar, or worst, we can talk to each other about it, we can help each other, we can create a community, we can release emotions, we can start feeling free from our own limitations, we can fall in love again, we can dare to dream the impossible dream.

     Ok, I think, that answered question number one, now let's go down to question number 2: Who do I want to read my book, who is my potential reader?

     Hard question. Why?

Well, at first I thought that middle aged women and men like me, because they have been through the trails of mountains and valleys of life, now they have a perspective of maybe what they want their life's to be, and then I went to a very specific demographic circle: divorcees, they really need to hear from me that the ex husband or ex wife is not the real enemy, nor are we, as a matter of fact, nobody is, is just we're free now from that experience, move on, time to be happy, what an opportunity!

     Finally I thought that teens really need to read this book of mine that is only in my head for now, they need to take advantage from real life experiences and try not to prove the world or themselves that they can take whatever the world has to offer, be rebellious, let me be, I need space, deal with it, crash the car, ask for money, and then more money, start all over again, get depressed, get waisted, I'm sorry and hit the repeat button for the hundred time, only this time around with their own kids, who, by the way, by now are only watching everything that their parents do and say.

     So, I ended up, answering this question with another question:

Who wants to be a great parent?...there, that is my demographic people in who I intent my book can be very helpful, as a single mom, I can say that I'm interested on reading my own book, because I know that can put my hands on any self help book that can help me be a better parent, and I know that by recommendation from another parent/reader it can travel to some younger reader, I know this because I read Harry Potter, I read The Scriptures, I read Nicholas Sparks, I read and read and read, as long as read!

     And finally, my answer to question number 3 is= I want to write this book, because it has been the dream of my life since my father started to introduce me to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, his favorite author, to music, and in general, to art in all its splendor, I knew that I wanted to write, I don't have the experience, I don't write as often as the majority of the writers do, but I'm willing to start today and forever.

     The other reason is my kids, I want them to feel proud of me, and want to earn money from my writing, and for them to see that that can happen and they can achieve anything if they believe in themselves, have faith, and practice everyday.

     Other reason has to do with the same answer that I gave in question number one, I want my books to be inspirational, like the books of my favorites authors: The Apostles, Gregg Braden, Wayne W. Dyer, Paulo Coehlo, and so many more., they inspired me to write, like they said: anybody can write, we all have the power of the imagination given by God, get your mind dreaming and your pen flowing on paper, or just keep your laptop open all the time.