If any of you have ever attempted to write a book, or have published a book of your own, then you will relate to the story of my writing and publishing while living the rest of my life journey that I am about to share with you.
If you have ever dreamed of writing a book, I hope my upcoming posts over the next 121 days will inspire you to keep writing, one page at a time. And if you have no desire to write a book, but you have a dream (or would like to figure out what that dream is) then follow me for the next 121 days as I count down toward the day of my book launch of Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality on January 19, 2010 on Amazon and a major bookstore nearest you.
You see… this is not just about a book launch. Seeing my book in print, inspiring others with my words, stories and strategies, and picking up my very own book off of a book store shelf is literally a dream come true for me. I am so excited to share my process, thoughts, frustrations and elations with you in my Blast Off Countdown Blog. This is the what, when, how I did and do it, how I fit it into the rest of my life as a mom, a wife, and a business woman and still manage to have lots of fun.
So it started something like this….
I have had a passion for writing since I was in the 4th grade when I wrote my first poem in Ms. Grant’s class at Grissom Elementary in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
There once was an alligator named Sam.
He lived in a clogged up damn.
He ate peoples noses, and bit off their toses.
And that was my alligator Sam.
Brilliant, I know. I was quite proud of this poem and thought, “there is something to this writing thing.” Words became a playground of expression for me. I discovered that I possessed a rather deep soul (Deeper than I could deal with at age 9, or anyone around me for that matter) and I needed an outlet to release and sort out all this romanticism and intensity. Writing was a way for me to configure my deepest thoughts, spout about my observations, experiences, solutions, then tie them all together with a poetic and rythmic bow. It has been a special relationship… me and my pen. (and eventually my Mac) I always found it easier to say what I really wanted to say… in writing.
Writing Blast Off has been a culmination of years writing, working with thousands of clients to move them to a better chapter in their lives, and a strong desire to help others reach their potential. In fact, it became a real pet peeve of mine when someone would come to see me for coaching or homeopathy and they would proceed to give me every excuse as to why their dreams, or life, for that matter, would never work out the way they wanted. I cannot tell you how many times I wanted to shake them and say, “You are amazing. Don’t you see?!”
Over the years, through many trials and tribulations, I finally learned how to make my dreams come true. (This book is my biggest) And believe me, they were not handed to me. At age 30 I set out on the world as a single mom, no money and no emotional support. However, I did have three things going for me: Determination, stubborness, and hope. Always hope.
So please join me over the next 3 1/2 months as I share the process of making one of my biggest dreams come true as I countdown the release of Blast Off on January 19th. My intention is to make you laugh, cry and get off your butt and make it happen. Lets do it together.
My very best,
Allison Maslan
www.myblastoff.com
Hello again. It is day 116 of my dream come true blog countdown for my Blast Off Book launch on January 19th.. In my last entry, I told you the sad story of closing the door on my then book deal. Little did I know what was in store for me down the road. A crystal ball would have saved me so much grief! Now don’t feel sorry for me. I failed to mention another aspect of my life that was igniting (in a good way), at the same time that my dream of being a published author was drifting away like a dense fog. You see, like most sentimental poets , I wanted to be in love. And I don’t mean a crush or a pleasant connection, I wanted the BIG LOVE. Firecrackers, LaLALA (Okay. You get the picture.) The kind you see in the romance movie as you sit there feeling completely depressed because what they have seems so far from your reality. It wasn’t as if I hadn’t tried! Oh, I had tried. I was your serial monogamist with a flare for frogs. I am really not being mean. They were all really cute in a toadish kind of way. I am sure they thought I was just as amphibiously inclined. Anyway, back to the Big LOVE. I had been successful in my career, I was a good mom, but there was still that emptiness lingering inside. And if one more person told me that I needed to learn to enjoy being by myself, I was going to scream. Why did I have to love to live alone? I like being with people. This is the way human nature set us up. Look at mammals. They travel in packs. Fish in schools, birds in flocks….
Finding Big Love, Uncategorized | Allison Maslan | 
September 26, 2009 11:48 pm | 
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