I loved all this back story and the accompanying photos. George Winston's December is one of our favorite Christmas time CD's, btw.
Anyway, I'm happy to say I own a copy of 'Storybound' (as you know, *wink*) and happily passed it on to my grandkids. Your wordsmithing abounds, Marissa!
My first finished piece of writing that I remember was a poem assigned in my 9th grade English class. Without my knowledge, my teacher submitted it; that cleverly formatted bit of art was published in an anthology. I wish I had kept it.
I honed my writing skills as I journaled to capture all the wild thoughts banging around like ping pong balls in my brain. Sometimes I'd write my reactions to world events or some spiritual insight and think, "That's pretty good. Someday I will share it with the world." Mostly philosophical stuff. Things I'd never heard anyone else say.
I never saw myself as a fiction writer until I joined a weekly writer's group. The leader would occasionally give us a prompt, and we'd have 15 minutes to write. Halloween 2021 the prompt was to write something scary. I liked those few paragraphs so much, I decided to expand. My first novel is still residing in a manila folder - 3rd draft. I think it's got good bones.
It's pretty scary. I quit writing because I was actually going through real-life horrors - realizing I was in an abusive marriage, preparing to leave, filing for divorce and now in healing mode awaiting the final divorce decree. Imagining more horrors to put into a fiction work had me so worked up I couldn't sleep. So I dropped it but have never forgotten it. I will finish it someday soon.
I have written several short stories that I'd like to polish and publish in a book. Someday.
I do plan to start posting some of my non-fiction "things I've never heard anyone else say" bits on Substack.
Hooray for high school English teachers and their encouragement! And yes! re: journaling! Regular journaling is a big piece of my path too.
I am glad to hear that you are on the path to healing. ❤️🩹 Hopefully when the time is right, you’ll find the words again. Thanks for sharing a bit of your writing story with me!
I loved all this back story and the accompanying photos. George Winston's December is one of our favorite Christmas time CD's, btw.
Anyway, I'm happy to say I own a copy of 'Storybound' (as you know, *wink*) and happily passed it on to my grandkids. Your wordsmithing abounds, Marissa!
Thanks for reading Jody! And I still listen to December all the time haha!
My first finished piece of writing that I remember was a poem assigned in my 9th grade English class. Without my knowledge, my teacher submitted it; that cleverly formatted bit of art was published in an anthology. I wish I had kept it.
I honed my writing skills as I journaled to capture all the wild thoughts banging around like ping pong balls in my brain. Sometimes I'd write my reactions to world events or some spiritual insight and think, "That's pretty good. Someday I will share it with the world." Mostly philosophical stuff. Things I'd never heard anyone else say.
I never saw myself as a fiction writer until I joined a weekly writer's group. The leader would occasionally give us a prompt, and we'd have 15 minutes to write. Halloween 2021 the prompt was to write something scary. I liked those few paragraphs so much, I decided to expand. My first novel is still residing in a manila folder - 3rd draft. I think it's got good bones.
It's pretty scary. I quit writing because I was actually going through real-life horrors - realizing I was in an abusive marriage, preparing to leave, filing for divorce and now in healing mode awaiting the final divorce decree. Imagining more horrors to put into a fiction work had me so worked up I couldn't sleep. So I dropped it but have never forgotten it. I will finish it someday soon.
I have written several short stories that I'd like to polish and publish in a book. Someday.
I do plan to start posting some of my non-fiction "things I've never heard anyone else say" bits on Substack.
PS I was an avid reader in my youth.
Hooray for high school English teachers and their encouragement! And yes! re: journaling! Regular journaling is a big piece of my path too.
I am glad to hear that you are on the path to healing. ❤️🩹 Hopefully when the time is right, you’ll find the words again. Thanks for sharing a bit of your writing story with me!