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Humbled By A Dream....

10/28/2014

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Today has been one of those moments in life when you realize that dreams can be plural. We don't have to settle for just having one dream, one thing that we strive for. We can do and achieve anything we set our hearts and minds to. 

When I graduated with my bachelors I was proud. When I graduated with my masters, I thought what next? When I met the love of my life when I was in my thirties, I thought life has a funny way of bringing us what we least expect. I could have stopped there. 

I had my education, I had my husband, I had two wonderful children and an awesome family. But there were still dreams that I held deep within. Dreams that never stopped nagging at me, telling me that I had more within me. 

It wasn't until I was 42 that I picked up that dream, dusted it off and put it to the ultimate test. I was rusty, even scared. I didn't know if I had what it would take to write a piece of work worthy of publication. But I faced my fear, I kept going. I got up at 4:30am every morning and wrote before it was time to go to work. I would worked on it over the weekend. I put my heart and soul into it and then one day it happened, I had my first draft. 

Needless to say, Blue Moon is that vision, that dream that kept nagging at me.  I loved writing it and I am loving writing the rest of the series. I have so many ideas, dreams, ready to be put to paper. 

Today, I launched that dream for the world to see. I put it out there to be read, loved, and even hated. It will not be for everyone, but it will be enough for some. I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of support today, by text and social media. I will be honest, I don't know what the numbers are for today's sales, and it doesn't matter, not today. Today was about fulfilling a dream. I feel like I have done that. 

Keep dreaming and keep believing. It will happen if you want it bad enough.

Have a peaceful night!

Johnny Bryan Ward

4 Comments
Brenda Donelan
10/29/2014 01:13:17 am

Enjoy! You've worked very hard to make this dream come true.

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Johnny Bryan Ward
10/29/2014 09:08:53 am

Thank you Brenda. You know very well how much work goes into creating a book. Thank you for your encouragement and advice throughout this process.

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Jennifer Renee' Spangler
10/29/2014 02:07:01 am

So happy for you Bryan, you're words are an inspiration.

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Johnny Bryan Ward
10/29/2014 09:16:19 am

Jen, thank you for your comment. I am glad to hear that you found it inspirational, because I want to see you and Nate flourish in your art career. You both are so talented and with each email we received of the progress of the character drawings our breath was taken away. I look forward to seeing more from both of you and working with you both on future projects. The world needs to see your talents and your masterpieces, both current and future. From the bottom of our hearts, we humbly thank you both for agreeing to work with us on this project.

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