So why in the world did I start writing a book about baseball (and baseball cards) is truly beyond me. But that's the way creativity works, I guess.
My current work-in-progress is a Middle Grade novel, inspired by my oldest daughter when we were out tossing a softball around many years ago. The title struck me right away (I will share this at a later time), and I've had it on the backburner for a long, long time.
When I started it last summer, I didn't quite know the exact direction the story would go. Well, truth be told, I never know the exact direction any story I've written goes right from the beginning. Stories unfold as they're written, like opening a Christmas gift you have no clue as to what it is.
I knew the story was going to be about baseball and softball, the latter I'm slightly familiar with as I used to play on a youth softball league in my younger days. Most of the kids in the town I grew up in played on this league, boys and girls. But it soon delved into unfamiliar territory when baseball cards came into the story and, soon, baseball and sports in general.
I've done enough research to not completely botch it, but I know there will be details others may point out. I don't care if I botch it, but I do care to write it with just enough authenticity that it appears I know what I'm talking about.
If you run into unfamiliar things, embrace it and learn. Not that I'm going to turn into a sports fan or even an expert in baseball card collecting, because I'm not. But learning new things has been quite fun. Who knows where it will all lead?
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