"What are you waiting for? If not now, when?" A good question- something valid at this point in my life I guess. I mean, I suppose this is really the perfect first entry in this book. But what if it wasn't? Is this something the editor pulled out of a large stack of notes that Monica put together, or did she come up with this and immediately say, "YES this must go first." My bet is is the first- maybe not even the editor, but Monica herself. Was this a project that she got stumped on? Did she have writer's block and then write a book about writer's block to remove her own writer's block? These are questions I must know the answers to. However I don't know the author, so I'll make up some answers that work for me.
My bet- Monica tore through her first novel (or two) with a bit of ease. The third one- a struggle, a battle of epic proportions. Frustratingly slow writing. Sadness. The smell of failure surrounding her like the scent of slightly old dog food- a damp, sad smell. But then, THEN came the idea- the idea to change to lives of MILLIONS of writers around the world. A BOOK! A book about writer's block and how to bust through it- not just a guide, but actual suggestions and ideas. Monica would empty her brain onto paper so WE, the other writers, the amateurs, the students, the random Starbucks-dwellers would have a guide and have Monica to thank. And thank her we did. "THANK YOU, MONICA!" rang the heavens, or at least the heavens in her brain...and yet here I am, writing her ideas. So Monica, I hope this was your vision. I hope that I can do you justice. And I hope, dear God I hope, that you can help me.
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