My future, as a Writer and in Life

    I really enjoyed hearing Mr. Odom speaking. I enjoyed listening to how he got started as an author, through his struggles and accomplishments. Knowing that it is really true. It is hard to get an Agent to back you up and then eventually a publisher who will be willing to get the book into the public eye. I thought the idea of joining a critique group was very interesting. I never thought about joining one before, but I can see how it can be a great help to many people, especially if one is just starting out and trying to get their name out. I liked how many options he gave out on ways to publish a book. If someone is not able to get an agent, they can always first self-publish it.
    A question may I would have for him now would just be, "Is there a certain author that you would say you try to mimic or mirror?" As a writer, there are certain authors that I am influenced my in a way where I would try to mirror.
    Where would I be? That is the question. In a year, I would love to focus more on my writing than I do now. To the point of me actually disciplining myself to get in a habit of writing everyday. Maybe then I will be almost done with writing my first book then I will start to query agents to ask them if they can be my agent. I have high hopes.
    In five years. I definitely want to go to college. Where? Maybe Corban University or The C of O or George Fox University. Maybe I'll even have a book published! That's my goal. To do something that will actually benefit me in my future life. And that's what I enjoy doing as well.
    In ten years, on my list is to definitely have a book published by then. I want to have a family. A husband and maybe a child, and I cannot forget a dog! If I decide that I could support myself with just writing, I want to move to maybe Scotland or somewhere else, just to get away for awhile. With my family, of course. If I can't support myself by just writing, I think it would be fun to be a linguist and work for the government somehow.
    In 50 years, I still want to be writing books. I never want to retire from something like that. Slow down a little, yes, but still keep it up. Because if I have a fan base like some of the authors that I like do, then my followers would be extremely sad if I just decide I'm going to retire. I don't really know other than that where I will be. It is the future; anything can happen.