Website release of ChristieKoester.com

Well, here I go!!! Hello world!!! So I spent a few weeks putting together my personal website (www.christiekoester.com), which highlights myself as a writer and introduces my future book idea! I'm sure there will be some minor changes along the way, but the storyline should stay pretty consistent. I am very, very excited about this book!!! Almost as excited as I was about planning my very own wedding...!!

This whole website may sound crazy for some, but writing a book and getting it published has been and still is a dream of mine. I'm a believer that dreams do come true, especially if we are determined enough and have a lot of faith in ourselves. We just have to have the confidence to push forward. How do we know unless we try? That's my motto! I really have put a lot of thought into how I'm going to accomplish this dream. I know it's going to take A LOT of work to get published, but I also know we can just about accomplish anything we set our minds to.

I'm very grateful I have a job, but I can't help but think as I roll out of bed every morning that I was meant for so much more. Creative writing is what I love to do. More importantly who doesn't enjoy a good love story? Like I mentioned above, one of my favorite moments in life was planning our wedding. So I thought, wouldn't this make the PERFECT book? Romance! A wedding! Oh, and the best part...trying to find the perfect guy! This has my name written all over it. I read on a few of my favorite author's websites that hopeful writers need to write about subjects they are passionate about. If that's the case, I'm golden. Anyone who knows me probably would describe me as the gal who asks strangers, only seconds after meeting them, how they met their significant other. Can't help it. I love LOVE!

So anyway, I hope you enjoy my website. I hope you continue to follow me on this journey - it could be a long one, but I plan on making this work! Thanks for your support and encouragement - it makes this adventure a good one!! Please email me your comments. I would love to hear from you!

oh, and here's to dreaming big... Why not, right? What's there to lose?

Christie K

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Chasing Dreams

Ever since I can remember I wanted to write a book. I have this dream that I'm going to publish a book one day. I know it sounds kind of crazy, but somewhere deep down I truly believe it's going to come true. I can't tell if this is me living in some fantasy world, or if it's the work of something bigger pushing me. I try not to ignore feelings in my gut. And this "feeling" is stronger than ever. I feel like I'm on a mission right now. So this year I decided to chase after that dream. What do I have to lose?

I started taking a fiction writing 101 class last month, which inspired me to get moving. My excuse has always been my busyness, but I can make time. We can ALWAYS make time if we want to. Anyway, the writing of my book has begun. So far I'm on chapter 3. I have a loooong way to go. I plan on writing about 33 chapters or 330 pages. Yikes! My longest writing journey ever. I love the story line though. I can relate to it. "A 30-year-old searching for a husband for this $75k wedding she has won." No, I didn't win a $75k wedding, but I was in search of love and I felt like time was passing me by! When would my chance come?

This story is similar to my journey with some exaggerations. Maybe that's why it's easy to write. However, will other people think it's fun to read? I hope so. I guess my question to the world is...what makes a book good? What makes you want to pick it up and read it? There will be dating, suspense and real, authentic love. I think we all want to find that but we're not always sure where to find it or when it will come...or what it will even feel like. I was there before, but I never gave up hope. I genuinely believed I was going to find something awesome, and maybe would be 30, 40 or 50 before I found it. I didn't care. I knew I didn't want to settle. And just like that, Mr. Wonderful walked into my life. That's why I'm a firm believer in chasing dreams.

If I can find my dream love, why can't I chase after my other dreams? They do come true...

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