On Author Trail

The first step is easy

Gather your supplies

Creativity for your food

Inspiration for your drink

Words for your maps

People for your shoes

Books for your clothes

Experience for your light.

Plot for your fire

Character for your knife

“Practice makes progress”

So practice your steps,

Read your maps,

Plan out your route

If it’s not where you want

Try another track

Although you might get lost

You will find your way back

Know your trail

Find the right track

Some days you might get lost

Some days you may be stuck

But don’t give up

You will find the trail again

Look over your maps

Make revisions

Look at your old notes

Find the difference

Learn from your mistakes

And keep going on

Along your path

You are bound to meet

Those who are like you

Let them help

Help to find your mistakes

To tell you of new paths

Together you can find the steps

To find the right way to take

They can teach you

And you can teach them

As you near the end

There are people you need to meet

People to make your maps complete

To let you lead

But not blindly follow

Somone to make it final

Someone to say that it’s true

Someone to tell the whole world

What it is you can do