We’ve been following Lindsey Carmichael’s progress through preparing and competing in the Paralympics in Beijing China and her awesome bronze finish. She recently posted a blog entry about her plans for the future. It sounds like she’ll be busy for sure, with a business venture, writing a book, and school. Oh yeah, there’ll be some archery in there too.

I’ve made inroads into my motivational speaking circuit. I’ve written over 31,000 words in a novel about a Paralympian, and I’m still going strong. By December I hope to have something readable, something worth editing and sending off to a publisher’s. By mid-January I start classes again, and continue shooting archery recreationally with the University of Texas Archery Club again. We have just instituted a Competition program, Team Texas, which will help our more competitive members stay focused and shoot better at the tournaments we attend.

I’m looking forward to finishing my English and History degrees in a couple of years. By that time, I hope to have made some serious progress with my Juice Plus business. I hope to have my Master Level Reiki third degree by then. And I hope to have a novel in the works of some publishing company, ready to hit shelves in a bookstore near you. I have a goal to meet, you know. I want to be on the NY Times Best-Seller List by 2020, and it would be absolutely wonderful to see a book about a Paralympian taking center stage in the literary world.

Our best wishes go with you Lindsey. We’ll definitely be on the lookout for your book to be published and we’ll be in line to pick up a copy.

Read more here:
An excerpt from my novel, Passing the Torch
Passing the Torch / The End