I had an interesting conversation at the start of my day today. I was conversing with a coworker about summer plans. A normal conversation for coworkers to have, my response to the inquiry was corrections to get my third book released.
The response I received was, "I have always wanted to write a book." I did as I always do and set to encourage the act.
I offered suggestions of different groups he should look into joining to get feed back and continued encouragement. I also advised all feed back positive or negative was a stepping stone for growth and to get better.
It really amazes me the number of people who think about writing. Everyone has a story inside them, some just never find the voice to get the story out.
I encourage you all, if you have ever thought about writing, do it! The worst thing to happen is you don't like what you have written. As long as you go in with the knowledge there are always going to be people who do not like what you have written or how you wrote it.
In life you can not please everyone, so don't try. If what you are doing pleases you, stick with it and don't let anyone or anything stop you from doing what makes you happy.