When I was a little girl, I stood in every mirror presented to me, delivering speeches for an audience I had never seen before. The crowds were large, and the expressions on their faces seemed as if they were surprised by the big explosive words that came forth from the small child's mouth. Being quite intrigued by their voices heard in my head; I held on motionless to the broom handle used as my microphone to please them. They were cheering so loud, the more they cheered - the more words developed in my mind. It was just like an automatic dictionary, words that were so clear and as clean and crisp as a fountain of water rolling from my tongue.
I knew then, at the tender age of five without a doubt, I wanted to become a writer. Not only a writer, but a singer, both in conjunction with the gifts which had been placed inside of me. Turning to my mother I smiled, asking for her genuine-persausive-permission (motivation) to confirm exactly what was needed to move forward. The lyrics, the poetry, and the words of wisdom has never faded in the midst of time. She was my guiding force. And that guiding force has led me to believe that this dream should continue as a writer/poet in my adult life.
Each day, I spend time with a pencil and paper to develop a lifestyle of words that we identify as writing and rewriting.
If ever you are in doubt about your writing, consult The Writer's Cage for your journey of writing needs. I'd love to hear from you...
Linda Darlene Reaves
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Thanks for sharing, writing and dreaming.
ReplyDeleteThanks Venus!! Continue writing those fascinating story.
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ReplyDeleteI have a passion to write and I'm aspiring to write/complete my first book this year. I've been reading voraciously to expand my vocabulary, and referring constantly to my thesaurus to bring "fresh" words for my appetite. Any help or suggestions you could provide to teach me the "basics" and/or "hints,help, etc. to begin this awesome journey of writing, would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
Bryan Gatlin
Bryan, this is one fascinating journey - and I can't encourage or inspire you anymore than you have done yourself. This is a great start, however; learn to write from the "heart" and always before writing, read Psalms 45 - My tongue is the pen of a ready writer...That scripture is a motivational tool. Please feel free to email me@ lindareavesstory@gmail.com Also, in the next week I will send you a topic to write about. You will enjoy the practices.
DeleteBryan, I'd like for you to write one page on the following topic, When I was Me.....Don't worry about punctuation, grammer or style. Just write until you feel the need to stop.
DeleteThanks,
Linda Reaves