Where Did your Blog Go?
I apologize for the lack of blogs recently, and I truly appreciate those of you who are asking when my next one would be released. That actually gets me pretty stoked to know that people are reading my collective thoughts. To be totally honest, I started doing this a little over a year ago, for myself, and it has actually become something that some people have benefited from--which is dope. Whether it was just a laugh or an interesting story, or a piece of advice, I hope that you have found something beneficial from my writing.
The primary reason for the delay on blog postings is because I have been incredibly busy writing my first book. The rumors are true, I have chosen to write a book to which I hope to publish hopefully by next October. I’ve committed to a goal to write about a thousand words a week, and doing this, along with being a full time student, working, and being a Younglife leader, I have not had a ton of spare time, so I’ve sort of cut out the blog lately. I don’t plan on giving it up entirely, but it definitely won’t be as frequent as it was in the past.
So Nick….You can’t write a book. You aren’t an English Major, you haven’t published any Psychology research yet, you are still too young, you haven’t experienced enough of life yet.
Well…you might be right. I’m not the strongest writer, I’m not brilliant by any means, and I’m still an undergrad student. There are a lot of odds stacked against me. Internally however, I know that if I listen
to these negative voices in my head, I will never be able to accomplish the difficult task of writing and publishing a book. So for now, I’m just a guy with a cup of coffee, his computer, and a passionately curious mind.
Here’s my secret though. For what I lack in literary skills, I make up for in my ability to tell a story. To engage my audience so that for just a moment, they can suspend reality and be surrounded in disbelief, questioning what is truth, and what is figmental imagination.
I’ve always been the dude who doesn’t say much about controversial issues, because I try not to involve myself in petty disagreements, but it’s because I feel we as humans can say so much more when we choose to say less, otherwise we validate what everyone already thinks of us.
I’m kind of rebellious, and like to play in the grayscale, and this venture will definitely be a story of saying the things that a lot of people self consciously think, but are too afraid to say, because of cultural expectations.
My book subject is still mostly a secret, but I can say that it is a book that will likely offend some people. People who are stuck in a preconditioned mindset will not like the words that come off of my keyboard, but that’s okay, because as Mineo says “Critics are just artists who never made it.” I’m excited for this new endeavor, and I am playing in new territory, but I’m not backing down.
To those who have supported my work up to this point, you’re the best, and thank you!
-Nick
