Writers don’t write because they want to – they write because they need to. For me, it’s a compulsion to set my thoughts down on paper. Ever since I read my first stories, I wanted to write my own. I’m not content to just be just an observer in other people’s worlds – I want to create my own worlds and draw people in with words. I want to master the clever turn of phrase, the witty saying, the vivid description that takes you out of your own world and into another.
I have a blog that I use to express my thoughts about life, the universe and everything. It helps ease the compulsion to write that descends upon me often and sometimes at inopportune times. Some journals are very private things, to be shared with a select few if anyone. A blog puts you “out there”, though, giving you an audience for your life as you chose to portray it. You open yourself up to praise and criticism, support and abandonment. So far, my experience has only been positive, but I know that it could be different. Yet I still write, still take the chance. Why? I like to think that my writing might have a positive effect on someone, a person who feels alone in their feelings and thoughts. It’s like sending out a message in a bottle, not knowing who might receive the message but sending it all the same. I've provided a link to my blog at the bottom of the page.
It’s a love of words that makes me want to write. Words are the foundation to everything – every object, every action, every thought, every dream, every feeling ever experienced is expressed in words. Writing is about using words to their fullest and I have a deep and abiding admiration for the crafters of words. I collect quotations like others collect coins or stamps, so I’m including a page of some of my favorite quotes. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.