I've been doing a lot of thinking today about my book I want to write. I'm still struggling to focus on exactly which topic I want to write about. I came up with a new idea today. I was thinking that I could write a book about independent travel. It would be a how-to mixed with personal stories. Then again, it has been done before.
My other thoughts include a piece about Parisians through the people. I would have conversations with and interview different Parisians and bring their stories together to create a book.
The final idea is my Neighborhood Mosaic. Basically it looks at Paris through the character of its neighborhoods. I am struggling right now to continue with this idea because I'm not sure how I want to write it. I've started writing it as anecdotes, but I think I need to take myself out of the book. It makes me nervous to be uncertain so early in this process, but I suppose the only thing that makes a difference between a writer and a dreamer is the writer pushes through.
I also wonder if my travels abroad will bring some inspiration that I cannot see yet. My high school humanities teacher said that inspiration is crap. He mostly meant that having an inspired idea and everything working out perfectly is crap. It doesn't mean that to everyone, but now when I say the word, that is what comes to mind. For now, I will worry about improving my writing and learning more about the whole process.
I have been loading some of my travel videos to youtube if you are interested in checking them out. They are not polished or of any kind of quality, but they are there for now. Here is the link.
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