Writing is something a lot of people enjoy. It is also something that defines who many of us are. Writing is a part of me that I can't change or ignore.
I wrote my first story in the 2nd grade and the minute it was taped to the blackboard as best story in the class my future was clear. I wanted to be a writer. I continued writing stories and on my ninth birthday I received my very first diary. So my writing evolved into secret diary entries full of dreams and fourth-grade gossip.
In 6th grade I began writing poems. My very first one was published in the National Library of Poetry and I was invited to a gala in Washington, D.C. to celebrate. I wrote about my dream of wearing a sparkling gown and accepting my award facing a crowd that would burst into applause. When that dream was crushed by the price the trip would cost I was devastated. So I wrote about it.
In high school I continued keeping a diary and I penned poems periodically but was too busy with 'teenager stuff' to write anything more than that. I rarely thought about writing during those years, yet I carried that red leather diary with me everywhere I went and kept it hidden safely under my pillow at night.
As I got older my diary entries were my only form of writing. Life became too busy with engagements, wedding plans and being the perfect housewife.
When I became pregnant with my first child I started thinking about writing again. Perhaps I should start learning the craft of children's writing, I thought. You see, it never really left me. It stayed hidden for awhile but it was always there, the golden thread in the tapestry of my life. And so it began. The writer's block I mean.
I could feel the thoughts, see the characters and hear their words in my head but I couldn't get them out. I would run to the computer with an incredible thought and by the time I sat down and typed a few words it was gone. It was incredibly frustrating. I began reading different books on writing. Some said you had to write through writer's block and others said writer's block didn't really exist.
I, however, begged to differ. It existed because I had it. Then I found it. The cure to writer's block. A book full of writing prompts. I had never utilized writing prompts before because I thought somehow that meant you couldn't come up with your own ideas. However, when I finally gave them a try I realized the exact opposite–they entice your own ideas from your brain onto your paper.
That's where this book comes in. It is bursting at the seams with incredibly thought provoking writing prompts. If you are
Today's prompt comes from the book The Pocket Muse by Monica Wood.
"Write about a noise–or a silence–that won't go away."
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Thank you so much. I've been stuck… I can't figure out why.
My oldest daughter turning 18?
Could it be that I'm not a single mom anymore?
Writing had become my escape, my avoidance of money problems, etc.
I am lost…. Thank you.. I need this!