The Book Store

Today I went to one of my favorite places - Barnes and Noble. I love this place because it's full of great stories written by successful writers - hopeful writers like me, but who have actually finally made it! Of course their sales could totally take a dive, but how could they be upset? There, between all the perfectly aligned shelves, lies THEIR creation next to some of the world's best authors of all times! I love the smell of new books...

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Getting Published

I mentioned I took a writing class last month that really inspired me to get writing. It was a real cool class - I enjoyed it and was sad when it ended! The last day of my writing class, the teacher (who self-published a children's book and writes romance) listed off a bunch of tasks hopeful writers need to do to create a better chance of getting published or noticed. The list was more of a packet than anything. I felt really overwhelmed,...

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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...

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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....

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