Challenge
Filling the Blank Page
I was always a writer in school, as early as the elementary grades. When we learned that we had to write an essay, my classmates would groan while I would become giddy with anticipation, sharpening my pencils and pulling out stacks of paper. On one sixth-grade assignment, I had inexplicably forgotten to write a short answer in the middle of the homework. My teacher somehow overlooked my omission and gave me a 97% on the assignment. I immediately brought the issue to her attention, and she lowered the grade but gave me credit for being honest. Instead of 77%, I ended up with 85%. When she saw my reaction, she asked me why I was still upset, and I told her because I didn’t get to write the answer.
By Nanette M. Day2 years ago in Writers
Rising from the Ashes
In the dimly lit room of a small apartment in Lyon, France, Sara sat alone, gazing at the fading sunlight streaming through the curtains. Her eyes, once filled with the fire of determination, were now brimming with tears as she clutched a faded photograph. It was a picture of her and her teammates, their faces etched with despair, taken moments after the final whistle had blown in the previous Women's World Cup. They had lost. Heartbreak had washed over them like a tidal wave, drowning their dreams of glory.
By Lubega Abubakari2 years ago in Writers
Cheesecake
Much like an average American, I began writing as a child. As it being part of the curriculum, I never took pleasure in it. An assignment here and ‘name and date’ everywhere. I only wrote what was required to me. That’s what writing was, a requirement. I also suffer from dyslexia so writing for me often ended with me arguing with the teacher that my brain doesn’t see letters and words the way they were describing. Punctuation and spelling are still things I struggle with. As I grew older, assignments got tougher and the word count got larger. In my early teen years, I was instructed to do something else, see a counselor. This counselor had new directive for me when it pertained to writing, journaling or writing in a diary. They wanted me to document my feelings and emotions. To record my day to day. This made writing tedious. So, now I’m writing for school and for a counselor which made me despise writing even more. And I’m talking writing, pen or pencil to paper. Not typing on a piece of technology. Hand hurting, a thump on my middle finger forming and the stain of ink on my hand where it rested on the paper. Having to start over if a mistake was made when writing with pen or how terrible the paper would look after all the eraser marks were added. The hard work of the first written draft being dismissed due to all of the mistakes and the second draft causing anxiety because if a mistake was made, we would have to start all over. All of it… annoying!
By Tabatha Ann/ Tee Mee2 years ago in Writers
Plants That Start With G . Content Warning.
Create a garden that's not only a sanctuary for you but also a visual masterpiece. This guide will introduce you to some eye-catching ornamental Plants That Start with the letter G. These plants will surely add aesthetic value and a pop of color to your landscape.
By Emily Gardenar2 years ago in Writers
Sing Me a Story
I was a traditionalist, still very much am when it comes to relaying my thoughts, speaking my truths, painting my stories through words. Over 80% of my ideas are transcribed on physical pieces of paper, anything blank and able to be scribbled on are my canvases. My notebooks become collages of scraps from newspapers torn, reciept paper slowly fading from fingertips turning them over and over, graded elementary papers, backs of pictures, postcards, even the occasional ticket stub. In and of itself there's a story with every piece, a time period, a thought frozen in the moment it's formulated and consolidated in my brain. While half written sentences and misspelled words can be their own mystery to solve, the time in which its set can immediately take me back, put me in the mindset of 6 year old Blondie. Sitting as high as she can on the jungle gym, anxiously waiting for her parent to arrive to after school care and take her home to stuffing her face with hamburger helper. Passively listening to her father play video games, she'd kick her dangling feet from the barstool she sat at doing "homework" that included coloring in the lines and learning that 1+1 doesnt equal 11.
By Blondie Willett2 years ago in Writers
From Blank Pages To Bestseller: A Writer's Roadmap
Every writer knows the feeling of staring at a blank page, cursor blinking in relentless expectation, and wondering if they have what it takes to create a bestseller. It's a journey filled with doubt, rejection, and countless revisions, but it's also one that has been undertaken and conquered by many before you. In this article, we'll explore the inspiring journeys of some successful writers who started with that same blank page, and discover the roadmap they followed to reach bestseller status.
By John Edwin Abutu2 years ago in Writers
