The Big Announcement

I remember reading this old Reader's Digest article about a way to commit to getting something done. Drawn from an old adage about if you wanted to climb a wall that you felt might be too high for you, the solution was to throw your hat over the fence. After that, you had to climb that wall to get your hat back. What they were talking about wasthat the main component of accomplishing anything was commitment.

So - I'm throwing my hat over the fence, folks. I am going to complete writing a novel by the end of the year.

Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to write a book. I don't know why I wanted to do it, I just wanted to. Now is the time for me to make that happen.

I've been working different jobs since I was 8 years old. Paperboy, busboy, working in Dad's landscaping business and Mom's court data entry business. Later on I found that I didn't hate IT as much as I hated those jobs and I thought that this was all I needed. I thought I would be able to do something I enjoyed, which was good because I didn't plan on being a writer.

Well, I was wrong. I have a day job, but I need to do something more. I need to create, I need to write. This 'blog will help chronicle the journey. If anyone would like to a guinea pig for my drafts - please contact me at my email address (daniel.r.haight at gmail dot com).