The craft of writing is no joke. Everyone can write. Not everyone can write well.
I love to tell stories, but writing them down is a challenge. Alone, I can't seem to pass on the emotions I feel for the story. That's where learning craft comes in. Sometimes a good critique session leaves me feeling like the girl in Jaws, you know, the first victim. Think about that one for a moment. Sometimes a good critique session leaves me feeling like I just finished a full body wax. I've never had one before, thank goodness, but I've had my eyebrows done ONCE. NEVER. AGAIN. Yes. These are GOOD critique sessions, even though they don't sound like it, because they make me better. A better reader, better critiquer, better storyteller, better writer. Then there is the good critique session that leaves me feeling like I've had the best workout ever. It's still not easy, but I feel energized and loose, ready to go onto the next chapter. I couldn't have the fantastic workout without the shark attack or full body wax. They condition me to be ready for the full workout. At the moment I'm going through it I wonder WHY ME?!? After it's over I can see, BECAUSE I MUST.
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AuthorMy dad has a copy of a story I wrote when I was 9 or 10 years old called My Life as a Clothes Hanger. I thought if I ever wrote a memoir, that would be my title.Then it hit me, I have a blog I never use... Archives
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