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I Dream of Holding My Book
I can still remember the first (and only) writing contest I’ve ever won. I was in first grade, and we had to write about our favorite books. I wrote about The Little Mermaid, and I was rewarded with a book about a family on a road trip. I’d like to think that was when I realized that I wanted to be a writer, but it probably had more to do with the show Ghost Writer on PBS. To say I liked the show was an understatement since I was so obsessed that I used to write fan fiction about the show. The fan fictions were about what you’d expect from a child, but those fan fictions helped me develop my writing skills.
By Jade M.5 years ago in Journal
WHERE TO START AS A BLOGGER?
On my last article I had introduced you to two main types of blogging platforms, and I had promised you guys I will be introducing another three on my next article. So here we are. Today I will be talking another three main types of blogging platforms. So just sit tight and let’s get into it.
By The Author Blogger5 years ago in Journal
List of 5 Successful Authors Who Chose Self-Publishing
Here is the list of the 5 successful authors who solely believe in self publishing. So, if you are still in doubt make sure to have a look at these authors and their life journey.
By rashi sahay5 years ago in Journal
The Frustration of An Aspiring Author
I started writing at the ripe age of 9. My father, a former college professor, had read me stories of greatness, inspiration, and dedication.
By Isabella Vedro5 years ago in Journal
The Stories That Inspired Me
If you're not writing, you should be reading. When I first started taking writing fiction really seriously, that was the message trumpeted across all of my research as I learned about editors and querying and getting an agent. You've always got to be trying to improve your craft; what better way than by reading the work of others?
By Janis Ross5 years ago in Journal
How Old Do You Need to be to Write a Book?
If I were to ask you to name 10 big authors, who would you say? The first 10 who pop into my head are: J. K. Rowling Stephen King Margaret Atwood J. R. R. Tolkien James Patterson Neil Gaiman Dan Brown John Grisham Danielle Steel Agatha Christie
By Stand Corrected Editing5 years ago in Journal
Las Mata Maridos
I wanted to take a moment to tell you a bit about myself before we delve into the countless stories that will follow. My name is Arlene Sanabria. Born and raised in East Los Angeles, California, 90022 and the barrio life is like a prison tattoo of goals and dreams. One may not know how they are going to achieve their dreams and it definitely will not happen the way it would if you were from Beverly Hills, California 90210. It can happen nonetheless, it will just have a spanglish way of becoming reality. I have always lived for storytelling both telling my own and listening to someone else. Growing up, I wrote a great deal of stories but not until my thirties did I write what has become the great love of my life. Looking back on it now I was searching for something that I could not pinpoint exactly. That certain thing that drives an individual to be creative in their passion no matter what that passion may be and I was at a point in life where I was lacking that spark. Then one random weeknight all that changed one night and "The Women" were born.
By Las Matamaridos5 years ago in Journal
A Secret Passion For Writing
I had a passion for writing within me not knowing i did. For starters i wasn't a strong reader nor a great writer from when i began school. Since i couldn't read as well as other i never like reading books or writing cause to me it made me feel lesser then everyone else. But i can remember when i was still young even tho i couldn't read i would make grand adventure from just looking at a cool cover or picture from a book or a game trailer,s and magazine, even when i will over hear the other kids talking about the good parts in chapter books like Harry Potter i would be like boom i was off on my own adventure being a kid, but that whole time with out me not knowing i was writing a fantasy novel every time i would go off on one of my grand adventure. I could remember every adventure and a lot of major detail's of my fantasy adventure and that one day i would write a saga of all the adventure i had been on as a kid, teen and adult. During middle and when i began high school my reading and writing level where still at a low. So when i began writing i started with poems. There my desire for writing began to grow, the more i wrote the more happy, free and excited i began to feel then a feeling of accomplishment and peace would build inside of me. Writing music with my friends while we played as a backyard band helped me developed a writing style that had a great flow like music but in a story type of format. The good thing about writing music they didn't have to read your lyrics so that gave me some help with my bad spelling. I was getting a lot of complements from people about my lyrics from a song or a poem i wrote but even then I thought people where just trying to be polite so i didn't really take it serious. Then i was given a writing assignment in English class in high school to write an original story made by us. Once i was finished with that assignment again i was praised and my teacher printed out my story and turned it into a short story book for our school library and again i thought just an act of kindness so she was just being nice. But no matter what i was doing or where i was at, i would drift off and start making original songs or creating short story's in my head. So i decided to start writing short story's here and there on online gaming platform as a ghost writer to see what other people thought about it. The more i wrote the more people kept saying things like "everything i'm writing is copy right thru them " and other's asked me to join there group in the game cause thy enjoyed the way i wrote story's and the funny part is i understood there feelings cause when i write i can feel the magic being made cause it is a fantasy story. From hearing what they had to say writing became a great part of me cause even tho i was bad at reading or writing at the time i kept writing and writing and writing. I enjoy writing cause with it i can put a smile on someones face, maybe light up there life for a moment and to put adventure in readers life. There was always a writer in me and i'm glad i found it. This year i made a goal to pursue my passion in writing. I have already reached out to Dorrance Publishing Company and they will be publishing one of five of my book's from my saga as soon as contract is fulfilled. The reason people should look into my writing and support my passion is cause the way i write has its own form and flow of its own and i know readers will love it cause i write my story with passion, excitement, action and magic. Reviewers from Dorrance Publishing said my writing is unique, different, detailed and new.
By Maleko Kamahalohanuilai5 years ago in Journal
The Dead Desk
Black, halogen, cold table-lamp on the far-left corner, heating, enlightening ordered pages. White, ink-jet, Lilliputian printer on the far-right corner, weakly whispering poetic outputs. Grey, greyscale, baby scanner exquisitely centred between black and white. Pen-holder with one pen, though it could fit a hand in its holes, carved in white onyx, lying in proximity of the page spitter. Black, sleek notebook computer, conveniently placed, activated even when the pen is full of black ink. White paper with clear scribblings of tasty ideas:
By Patrick M. Ohana5 years ago in Journal
Bad Romance
In the Spring term of 2020 at community college, I took a Shakespeare course where our final essay compared his plays to modern media. While reading Romeo and Juliet, I realized many media forms echo similar themes. I compared it to the Twilight Saga, focusing on the concepts of lust at first sight and love triangles. Years later, this essay made me reflect on romance tropes in young adult media that I find the most uneasy. This overarching theme, often coupled with an irresistible pull of forbidden love, often present a suffocating, toxic idea of love. It feels as if the media has prescribed a certain kind of love, a certain kind of passion that ought to exist between two individuals. With little romantic experience myself, I found it difficult to align these idealized versions with real-life interactions. But before I get into this tangent, I have little to no experience in relationships of any kind and this is my blind and bias opinion on most of the popular books, shows and movies that I have either skimmed through or never brought myself to indulge in during my informative teen years.
By Asia Nichelle McCurdy5 years ago in Journal
Vocal Keeps Me Writing
While I was looking through some of my memento boxes for old photos of my teenage self for the Teen Angst challenge, I came across a journal I’d written in February 2012. I was living in the city and battling some mental health issues at the time. Mostly, I didn’t feel like my life was going anywhere.
By Christina Blanchette5 years ago in Journal
Andrew Manson: A passionate doctor created by the pen of Archibald Cronin
In this post, and in an attempt to write a review about “The Citadel”, which is one of the most popular novels written by Archibald Joseph Cronin, special attention will be paid to Andrew Manson, who is the main (fictional) character of the book.
By thepavsalford5 years ago in Journal