My good friend, Tom Chown, and I go a long way back. We played against each other in grade school football (my team won) and basketball in high school (his team won) and our wives have been friends since 2nd grade. They live in Florida and we live in Indiana. We have kept our friendship alive for over 50 years! They are " good folk".
He is someone to admire! Why? Because he has "sticktoitniveness". That's defined in my book as: not giving up when the going gets tough. He has written a novel based upon his family history. The first installment is titled, Wolves at the Door, published by Pipers Willow and available at Amazon.com. It begins in the 1860's and will continue the adventure saga until the present day. He has recently been on a book tour in the midwest following the book's introduction in Florida.
Many people talk about following their dreams, but Tom has done it! It is a good yarn and I recommend it. More importantly, I recommend that you, like Tom, "follow your dream" as well!
What is it that you want to do? What is holding you back? Develop a plan and start NOW!
Who knows? Maybe you will be a nationally known author, too!