To write or not to write?
“You have to live your story before being able to write your story.” — Amy Shearn
I got this quote from an Oprah email which caused me to think about what that would mean. I decided to look into Amy Shearn and found out that she wrote the Novel, How Far Is The Ocean From Here. She has a second Novel on preorder, The Mermaid of Brooklyn, available in April 2013. Amazon’s description of How Far Is the Ocean from Here, “Beautifully written, How Far Is the Ocean from Here explores the ways in which people care for one another and the ways in which they fail, the kinds of families we create when we have no one else to turn to, and the strangeness and unpredictability of love.” This sounds like a lovely book about relationships that I would like to read. If you would like to learn more about Amy Shern, Amy Shern’s Blog Website.
I came across another quote on the Oprah website that says what I think the best on to write or not write, “Don’t forget – no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.” -Charles de Lint
We all have a story no matter how long we have lived. I believe that is the wonderful benefit about blogging. You can tell your story everyday that you live and you can start anytime. Sometimes it’s a fear and a lack of knowledge that keeps us from starting anything we desire to do. While I was searching on Oprah’s Website about writing, I found an opportunity to take a free Creative writing class through the non-profit, Academy for Achievement, a free master class through iTunes, Free Creative Writing Class. I looked into this immediately, Creative Writing: A Master Class by Academy of Achievement and decided to download this course and start the course as soon as possible. I look forward to sharing while I go. Another resource that I found helpful was How to Blog a Book by Nina Amir and her free online webinar at Writer’s Digest University, How to Blog a Book and her personal website, Nina Amir’s Website on How to Blog a Book .
