From reader to the person responsible for what they are reading. Do you want to become an author?

Bookish Verbosity is a non-regular feature at AEROPAPERS where I talk about topics that are related to books, blogging, and the book community.

Have you ever dreamed of writing your own novel? I read this somewhere before, and the person wrote in her post why she buys books: it’s because she believes in good karma and that supporting the industry will help her when the time comes. She’s a bookworm and a blogger who aspires to become an author. How about you? Is it also your dream to become an author yourself?

I’m not good at writing. I am a messy writer. I don’t even spare enough time to edit my posts (if you frequent my blog, you already notice the mistakes plastered on all of my posts). I think I did some script writing in school before, and my teacher liked that it was used in a stage play. It was probably my biggest achievement so far in terms of my writing career. I do love writing. I have so many ideas. I just don’t have the patience or skills to write a novel. So no, I never aspired to become one.

But reading people’s posts, especially during NaNoWriMo, many bookworms and bloggers cease this time to continue or finish their novels. For me, it’s just another month. But during that time, I realized many bookworms write their novels. And at this early stage, they are already making the right move in the direction they want. And I guess most authors also started with the same thought process. I think we already heard this story from the authors themselves about how big readers they are and how they have now become established authors. They started where we are now. So I fully understand where the desire is coming from.

But becoming a novelist or an author was never on my radar. Not ever. But it’s not that I don’t want to be part of the publishing industry. If there’s a position I’m interested in (though I’m not pursuing it or anything), I think I’d like to become a graphic artist, just like my brother. The people who are responsible for the pretty covers we adore The aesthetic part of the industry I love graphics and illustration. I love typography. I love this process of summarizing a novel into a book cover. I mean, didn’t they tell us that a picture is worth a thousand words? So I’m fascinated by how graphic artists transform them into a design.

But I think the majority of the bookworms (based solely on my observation) want to become published authors. They want to share their stories, their ideas for public consumption. And I laud them. Like the person I mentioned in my introduction, you’re giving back to the industry by sharing your story with everyone, and I think that’s very commendable.

So how about you? Do you want to be an author? If yes, what (or who) inspires you to become one? Care to share it with me; I really love to hear your thoughts.