Writing Keeps Invading My Life
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Writing keeps invading my life.
I don’t know that I’m trying to run away from it, but I don’t necessarily remember inviting it. I didn’t grow up wanting to be a writer. I was the math and science girl.
Writing is a pesky friend who won’t leave, and doesn’t get insulted when I tell it to skedaddle. It just smiles knowingly, walks away, and then shows up again unexpectedly.
I’ll be minding my own business. Suddenly, parodies pop into my head, limericks linger on the edge of my consciousness, or anecdotes amble around my mind. Sometimes getting thoughts onto the page is like knocking over a glass of water, splashing out all at once. Other times, I know I have something to say, but it takes agonizingly long for the words to make their way to the page, reminding me of those ketchup commercials from the ’70s and ’80s.
I’ve allowed writing to become a part of my life, and it has been an amazing thing. In my quest to become a better writer I’ve learned so much; I’m reading beautiful works by a wide range of authors. I’ve met many interesting people; I have friends around the world whom I’ve gotten to know through videoconferencing, but more importantly, through their gift of graciously sharing their writing.
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How about you, dear reader? Has writing come chasing after you? Are you ready to invite it to stay for a while? I’d like to recommend a free webinar, How to Become the Writer You Were Meant to Be. Designed and led by my friend, See Jane Write founder Javacia Harris Bowser, it’s coming up next week, on Tuesday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. CT. Click here for more information.