#MFRWauthor Week 32: Ten Years From Now
I’m guilty of being blog absent these days. Two reasons:
- I’m getting another western romance novel ready to go to the editor. (My tenth western romance.) I have one more proof read to go through before sending it to my editor.
- The other reason for being blog absent is because I haven’t had anything to say. I didn’t try hard to find something to write about, so this blog hop helps.
I didn’t want to have two weeks go by without contributing to the Marketing for Romance Writers Blog Challenge Blog Hop, so here I am at week thirty-two. I’m briefly writing about Ten Years from Now.
Oh, boy. At this point in my life, I’m not sure I care to plan so far ahead. For one thing, I hope I’m alive, in decent health, and still have my eyesight. Oh, and that my back gets back to normal. It’d be nice if I lived near both of my boys, but the chance is slim. Very slim. One is already out of state, and the other will be in another state sooner than I want to think about. They’ll be on opposite coasts. If I can take turns spending time with them, and living independently in ten years, I’ll be happy.
Of course, I hope the world is still here in ten years.
As far as finally living my lifelong dream of being a full time writer, I hope in ten years I’ll be able to sit back and not have to worry about income, thanks to full-time writing now. If someone had told me ten years ago that I’d be doing this now, I wouldn’t have believed them, but it happened.
Nonetheless, I DON’T want to be sitting at my computer writing one book after the other to ensure my financial stability when I’m ten years older. I DO want to sit at my computer and continue to write for pleasure at my own pace. Don’t get me wrong—I write for pleasure now, but I’m also building for whatever future I have remaining. What the heck will a computer look like in ten years? A book?
I’ve been divorced. I’ve been widowed… Been loved. Been not-so-loved. Had best friends. Lost best friends. None of us know what’ll happen to us tomorrow…or an hour from now let alone to think of ten years down the road, but I’m thinking positively.
Please know…
YOUNG people should be planning for ten years from now. I repeat: Young people should be planning for ten years from now. Your future depends on what you do now. This doesn’t only mean to plan your financial future, but a healthy future too. Start planning.
So there it is. I don’t have big dreams for ten years from now–like traveling the world, being on Dancing with the Stars, winning a Nobel Peace Prize, or being a grandmother, which would’ve happened by now and it hasn’t. 😦 Truly, I don’t often ask for much. In ten years, I want to live a life that is comfortable for me. How about you?
Remember this is a blog hop with Marketing For Romance Writers. Please drop in on the other authors by clicking HERE.
Thank you for your visit today. ❤
Pixabay gets credit for the “10” image and the computer image.
Mary J. McCoy-Dressel 
18 thoughts on “#MFRWauthor Onward~Ten Years Down the Road”
Ed Hoornaert
So many of your hopes for the future — being alive and well, closer to your children, etc — are the same as mine. Great minds etc etc!
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Ah, wonderful, Ed. Great minds… 🙂
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alinakfield
It’s good to set goals at any age, and then roll with the ups and downs of life!
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Excellent point, Alina. Sometimes the rolls can be an unexpected adventure. Either way, that’s really all we can do. Roll on!
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Meka James
Very true about the young people. My daughter graduated college in May and she’s working on a plan. Knows what she wants to happen in the next five years which is have gone to and completed grad school. I don’t have lofty goals for myself in 10 years. Most centers around my kids and hoping they are leading a happy life.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Good for your daughter, Meka. I love the thought on your upcoming ten years. Family is important to me too. ❤
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D. Wallace Peach
I’m on the same page, Mary. I still feel busy busy and hope that in ten years time, I’m moving at a more pleasurable pace, my time filled with things I enjoy doing. Great advice for the young’uns, especially about taking care of their health, start while it’s easy! Here’s to looking ahead. 😀
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Cheers to looking ahead for us both, Diana! A slow pace sounds nice, so I hope the faster one now pays off. 🙂 Thanks for reading.
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Cathy Brockman
Those are great goals and great advice for the younger ones! I hope you are able to meet your dreams and able to visit your children.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
I’m glad you liked the part about the young ones, Cathy! With my boys on opposite coasts, I’ll have to get used to flying again. I’m not a big fan of having my feet off the ground. 🙂 It doesn’t seem like flying is pleasant anymore, either.
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Teagan Geneviene
I know what you mean Mary. “Comfort” is a perfect wish if you ask me. Right now, the prospect of looking ten years into my future is downright frightening!
Wow… ten novels? You’re both inspiring and prolific! I just can’t imagine getting that many novels out there.
Keep those cowboys coming to our Kindles. Hugs.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Teagan, as long as readers keep reading my cowboys, I’ll keep writing about them. ❤ Ten years ago at this time, I had lost all hope, and struggling was my middle name. It took this long to finally feel like life is fairly sweet again.
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Helen Henderson
Love the point about young people.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thank you for reading, Helen. Enjoy your weekend.
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catherinewolffe53
A thought provoking post, for sure, Mary. Your ideas about the future are simple and to the point. I like that you don’t have too grand a vision of things to come. Reality is what it is. As we age, I believe we start to understand that keeping things simple is a good rule of thumb. We’d certainly have less stress. Ten years can give you a whole new prospective on the term ‘a comfortable life’. You are inciteful in offering up the opinion that young people should plan for the future. Just some things I thought of as I read your post. Kudos and hugs!
Catherine
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
I thought of my own boys as I suggested the need for planning when you’re young. Recently I mentioned to my youngest son that what he does now as far as his health, will matter when he grows older. I fear if I thought of grandeur in ten years, I’d be sorely disappointed. It would be nice, yes, but I learned to be logical to a certain extent. I’m glad you liked the post, Catherine.
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Sherry Lewis
I so agree with you. When you’re young, you should plan. You need to plan. At my age now, I probably still need some kind of plan, but it all feels very different than it did when I was in my 20s and 30s. I hope the next 10 years are kind to you!
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks, Sherry. It’s easy to think the future is so far off when you’re young, but it sure sneaks up on you. Wishing you a wonderful next ten years too!
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