Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Who the fuck is Bailey Charmichael?

Every great writer needs a pen name. Bailey Charmichael is mine.

For those of you who know me well, you know i love to write. And if you were ever in one of my English or Communications classes, you know I'm pretty damn good at it.

Up to this point, I've only written essays and reports. I used to keep a diary, but now I can just spill out all my feelings on the Internet. I dabbled in poetry when I was younger, but I was much better at rhyming than expressing actual feelings.

I'm a huge believer in goal-setting. I firmly believe that writing down 50 goals, no matter how crazy they seem, helps you achieve truly crazy goals! One of mine has always been to write a book.

I love reading fiction books, especially "chick lit" like "Confessions of a Shopaholic" (fantastic book series, so-so movie), "Something Borrowed" (better movie, not as good a series) , and "Devil Wears Prada" (excellent movie, most people don't even know it's a book). I want to write something that makes other people feel the way I do when I read a great story. Lots of people.

I also think that writing a book will make me immortal. I have a chance to inspire people after I'm dead. How cool is that?!

Now that I'm almost done with the CPA exam, I need something else to aim for (at what point in my life will this need become a serious problem??)

So I am writing my first novel. I bought "Writing Fiction for Dummies" and I'm just taking it from there. I'm looking forward to doing research (if fiction doesn't work I'm sure I can write a great accounting book).

I'm working on my story, putting words on paper (screen?), getting people's opinions.

I look forward to telling you more about Lila. The normal girl who falls in love with a music producer. And struggles to fit in...to her new life or her old one.

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