April's Life Adventures

Friday, April 07, 2006

Memories of the past and dreams for the future

We were fresh out of college, in our first apartment that was not deemed "student housing." We were in a new city, in a new state, feeling every ounce of excitement and comfort. We had a nice patio out the back where we set up chairs and spent every evening gazing out at the stars and dreaming about what the future would hold for us. My husband looked over at me and laid the bomb of all time in my lap. "Wif, (he has called me wif since we were married...), I think that I want to become a writer. I want to write books, I have always loved writing but now I want to seek the knowledge that could lead me to write a novel." My jaw dropped and I asked him if he would quit his job or something drastic like that to pursue this new venue for his creativity. Many assurances later, and the idea in my head that we would not have to worry because he would only pursue this dream at night, when our child was in bed, so she would not miss out on "daddy time".

Eight months later, his first novel was completed. Each and every evening he spent at least two hours writing at his grandfather's desk (the only thing he inherited from him). While the book was good, it was far too long and he needed to learn a lot more before trying to market and sell a book.

It has now been almost four years since that day on our patio. The job that we started out with ended long ago, as did several others. We are now in yet another new city, but the difference is that this time, my husband loves his job and it plays to his strengths. It is a good fit finally. We have even better news however, Sultry Husband has received his first book deal! A publisher is interested in producing one of his books... This is totally huge for us! He finished writing the thing about a year and a half ago, it has taken this long to market and sell it to a publisher. My husband will have his name on the front cover of a book that he wrote! It is not the first novel that he wrote, but it is still from his brain and it showcases his talent. I always believed that the writing dream would come true, and it is time for that dream to begin. I am so proud of him!

Posted by April_Mommy :: 11:18 AM :: 7 comments