Dream...Goal...Journey...

Is it enough to just have a dream? or do we need more than just the dream?
I have a dream to write a novel,  I have been writing as often as I can, I have been reading as much as I can. Is that enough? I didn't have a deadline until recently to have my first draft done by, now that I have put a deadline in place I feel this now has helped me to search harder for more time for research and writing.

I am attending a writers convention in September and have set myself the deadline for one or two completed manuscripts to pitch next year to publishers. So now the dream is a goal with a plan and now with deadlines to meet. Does this make the dream more real that it now is a goal, or is it still a dream until it comes to fruition?

 I have the dream to have a novel published, I have a plan to write the novel, I have a deadline to have manuscripts ready to submit to publishers, now what? Is the dream needing anything more to make it come alive. I have passion for the subject(s) that I am writing about, I have to make time to research and write, I need to make sure I stay persistent through the journey of writing my novel(s) especially when I feel it all getting to much and having moments of frustration with scenes. Staying dedicated to the dream will not sway, though there is the journey that is still very important. Its good to see in our mind the end product, but its the lessons we learn on the way, which can be so much more important. We learn more about ourselves, people around us, and the best ways to get something done and accomplished with the help from other like minded people. I believe being among other writers and publishers at conventions and a like events is extremely beneficial to making my dream a reality.

Have an awesome week, dream, write your dream into goals and put them all into action, and most of all enjoy the journey.

DoryBlu