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There have been a lot of projects that have been presented to Niketalk by Nters, so I felt like I would take the time to present mine.
After a very long and tedious process, I have written a book. I am proud of it and I believe in it, so I wanted to make it available to the masses. I know NT supports their own, so I was hoping I would have everyoneâs support in pushing my project.
The title is "A collection of our thoughts." The book is solely written by me, but the âourâ in the title represents the different perspectives that I have written the book from. I feel like it is something that everyone can get something out of.
Here is a pic of the cover...
At the top of the post is a video of me talking about the book...
Here is the Introduction...
Spoiler [+]
It all started on Tuesday December 16Th, 2008, at around 3:30am est. I was at work. Not much is demanded of the overnight shift at my job, so I was just sitting at my desk trying my best to stay awake. Most of my nights were spent browsing the Internet, but that would inevitably become boring after a while. I needed a change. I needed to do something different to help myself get through the night. After doing some thinking, I came up with the idea that would eventually change my life. I came up with the idea to start writing.
I had never written before, and there was nothing specific I wanted to write about. I grew up an onlychild and I am a naturally introverted, so a lot of my time was spent getting lost in my own thoughts. I felt like instead of just thinking those thoughts, I would take it a step further and actually write them down. I figured it would be therapeutic to let out my thoughts and emotions, as well as beneficial and kind of fun to be able to go back and look at those same thoughts and emotions from the outside looking in. So I found a blog site on the Internet, created an account, and starting typing.
Every night I would come to work and zone out, writing about whatever came to mind. I would touch on news stories, social topics, funny experiences, personal issues, and anything else I was thinking of. I even went as far as to try some creative writing. I was having a lot of fun.
After a while I started to write at home, while out on my blackberry, and anywhere else I had internet access and some quiet time alone. Writing became my escape from the rest of the world. It just felt so good to get into the state of mind where I was able to fully express myself. I fell in love with it.
There was one particular instance where I logged in to my blog, and I noticed something different. I had a follower. Every once in a while the blog service I used would randomly select a few new blogs to profile on their site, and it turns out on this specific day my blog happened to be one of them. Followers would get updated every time a new entry was posted, and they would also have the ability to comment on new posts. Even though it was something I didn't realize would happen when I created the blog, I didn't mind having a follower. It wasn't like the person reading my blog had any idea who I was anyway, plus it was kind of cool to know someone was actually interested in what I was writing about.
It turns out this new follower commented on a few of my posts, telling me how they could relate to a lot of the things I had on my mind, and to a lot of the emotions that I was displaying. That person told me that my writing had helped them confront some of the issues that they were having in their own life. Reading that really blew my mind.
I would eventually gain more followers, as well as more positive feedback. It was interesting to see people of all different ages, genders, and races who all could relate to what I had to say. When I took a step back and really looked at what I was writing, I noticed that I was not only writing from the point of view of a 28 year old man, but I was also writing from the mindset of a father, a student, a coach, a husband, an athlete, a son, a friend, and a kid from around the way. That helped me understand how I was able to connect with such a diverse group of people.
As I kept writing, it got to the point where I wanted to share my thoughts with the people in my everyday life, not just the people who were subscribed to my blog. I had kept in all of these thoughts and emotions my whole life, and I really wanted to change that. There were people in my life who thought they knew me, but didn't really know me. Then there were those people in my life who loved me, but never quite understood me. I wanted them to see things from my perspective. I figured if I opened up a little more, it would help me build better relationships going forward.
The main person I wanted to share all of this with was my mother. My mother and I are close, but not as close as we should be. All of my life I held a grudge against her because I had never met, seen, or spoken to my father. As I got older and realized it wasn't her fault, I kind of resented the fact that I let that affect our relationship. I also realized that if I couldn't fully open up to my mom who was still the closest person to me, there was no way I would be able to fully open up to anyone else. It was time for a change.
I was just going to just give my mom the blog address and let her look at it, but after I thought about it I decided I wanted to do something different for her. She loves to read, so I came up with the idea to compile all of my favorite writings into a book. That would give her the ability to sit back, relax, and read it wherever she liked. Having a book would also give me the opportunity to hand out copies to the other people in my life that I wanted to gain a better understanding of me. I then thought back to the people who were subscribed to my blog. I figured if they had no idea who I was, but still were able to enjoy and benefit from my thoughts and me putting myself out there, maybe other people who didn't know me would be able to benefit as well. That's when I decided I would make the book available to everyone.
So all of that... has led to this. I have a book. Even though every chapter is about something different, they all kind of have the same underlying theme. It reminds me of an album in that sense. I was going to try to bring each chapter together by creating a story, but then I realized the randomness of the chapters parralled the randomness of my thoughts, and what I had written already was the story. This is my life. So for those reasons, I left it as it is. It is a collection of our thoughts. The "our" represents the different sides of me, as well as the different perspectives the book was written from. It also represents the readers of my blog who were able to relate to the things I had on my mind. And who knows, it may also represent you.
I hope you have as much fun reading this, as I did writing it.
Enjoy...
I had never written before, and there was nothing specific I wanted to write about. I grew up an onlychild and I am a naturally introverted, so a lot of my time was spent getting lost in my own thoughts. I felt like instead of just thinking those thoughts, I would take it a step further and actually write them down. I figured it would be therapeutic to let out my thoughts and emotions, as well as beneficial and kind of fun to be able to go back and look at those same thoughts and emotions from the outside looking in. So I found a blog site on the Internet, created an account, and starting typing.
Every night I would come to work and zone out, writing about whatever came to mind. I would touch on news stories, social topics, funny experiences, personal issues, and anything else I was thinking of. I even went as far as to try some creative writing. I was having a lot of fun.
After a while I started to write at home, while out on my blackberry, and anywhere else I had internet access and some quiet time alone. Writing became my escape from the rest of the world. It just felt so good to get into the state of mind where I was able to fully express myself. I fell in love with it.
There was one particular instance where I logged in to my blog, and I noticed something different. I had a follower. Every once in a while the blog service I used would randomly select a few new blogs to profile on their site, and it turns out on this specific day my blog happened to be one of them. Followers would get updated every time a new entry was posted, and they would also have the ability to comment on new posts. Even though it was something I didn't realize would happen when I created the blog, I didn't mind having a follower. It wasn't like the person reading my blog had any idea who I was anyway, plus it was kind of cool to know someone was actually interested in what I was writing about.
It turns out this new follower commented on a few of my posts, telling me how they could relate to a lot of the things I had on my mind, and to a lot of the emotions that I was displaying. That person told me that my writing had helped them confront some of the issues that they were having in their own life. Reading that really blew my mind.
I would eventually gain more followers, as well as more positive feedback. It was interesting to see people of all different ages, genders, and races who all could relate to what I had to say. When I took a step back and really looked at what I was writing, I noticed that I was not only writing from the point of view of a 28 year old man, but I was also writing from the mindset of a father, a student, a coach, a husband, an athlete, a son, a friend, and a kid from around the way. That helped me understand how I was able to connect with such a diverse group of people.
As I kept writing, it got to the point where I wanted to share my thoughts with the people in my everyday life, not just the people who were subscribed to my blog. I had kept in all of these thoughts and emotions my whole life, and I really wanted to change that. There were people in my life who thought they knew me, but didn't really know me. Then there were those people in my life who loved me, but never quite understood me. I wanted them to see things from my perspective. I figured if I opened up a little more, it would help me build better relationships going forward.
The main person I wanted to share all of this with was my mother. My mother and I are close, but not as close as we should be. All of my life I held a grudge against her because I had never met, seen, or spoken to my father. As I got older and realized it wasn't her fault, I kind of resented the fact that I let that affect our relationship. I also realized that if I couldn't fully open up to my mom who was still the closest person to me, there was no way I would be able to fully open up to anyone else. It was time for a change.
I was just going to just give my mom the blog address and let her look at it, but after I thought about it I decided I wanted to do something different for her. She loves to read, so I came up with the idea to compile all of my favorite writings into a book. That would give her the ability to sit back, relax, and read it wherever she liked. Having a book would also give me the opportunity to hand out copies to the other people in my life that I wanted to gain a better understanding of me. I then thought back to the people who were subscribed to my blog. I figured if they had no idea who I was, but still were able to enjoy and benefit from my thoughts and me putting myself out there, maybe other people who didn't know me would be able to benefit as well. That's when I decided I would make the book available to everyone.
So all of that... has led to this. I have a book. Even though every chapter is about something different, they all kind of have the same underlying theme. It reminds me of an album in that sense. I was going to try to bring each chapter together by creating a story, but then I realized the randomness of the chapters parralled the randomness of my thoughts, and what I had written already was the story. This is my life. So for those reasons, I left it as it is. It is a collection of our thoughts. The "our" represents the different sides of me, as well as the different perspectives the book was written from. It also represents the readers of my blog who were able to relate to the things I had on my mind. And who knows, it may also represent you.
I hope you have as much fun reading this, as I did writing it.
Enjoy...
http://createspace.com/3440789
or hereâ¦
Amazon product ASIN 0615362303
You can also reach me on facebook hereâ¦
http://www.facebook.com/kylekostic
Thank you NT for your support. You actually get a shout out on page 168
