tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79159212365861691172024-03-08T06:32:27.662-06:00To Pen and PaperI am an aspiring writer. I've always know this is what I wanted to do, and now seems like the right time to get started.
Wish me luckCLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-68166371287500379572010-12-15T11:12:00.000-06:002010-12-15T11:12:16.235-06:00Dreams LostDerailing from your dreams is a very easy thing to do when there are so many distractions.<br />
I can't think of anything to write, and when I have an idea it eaither seems stupid to me or I can't develop it. Maybe I'm just sitting around waiting for an idea to just drop on my lap and for it to be perfect without me even trying. That's me lying to myself, because I know that won't happen. Just because it happened to J.K. Rowling, it does not mean that it would happen to me. <br />
I haven't written anything at all in a LONG time. I am full of excuses. School, no ideas and "I have a life" are just the beginning of it. And come to think of it "I have a life" is not a good excuse at all. I want writing to be my life, but I'm not doing it.<br />
I have to find again, the dream that I lost.<br />
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<a href="http://www.givesmehope.com/view/Other/146729">GMH Story</a>CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-29257608659719595102010-03-06T19:09:00.002-06:002010-03-09T12:17:16.465-06:00With the help of TwitterI'm so excited! I don't know exactly why I shouldbe since I don't have anything ready, but I am. <br />
I decided who I'm going to submit my first book to (when I finsh it)so that she can be my agent. I won't say who, but the fact that now this makes day dream about how cool it would be if my book was picked up.<br />
And I found her through twitter. I find that so funny!Since I follow a lot of YA writers on twitter they sometimes recommend their agents and then I follow them. So while I was at work today I went to their websites. I actually got a lot of information of a querie letter should be written and submitted. I've also learned a lot about the publishing process. Never thought I'd get so much out of Twitter. If my book actually gets picked up by someone I found on Twitter, my boyfriend should never say anything against Twitter ever again! :p<br />
....Now to write a book...<br />
<a href="http://www.givesmehope.com/view/Random%20acts%20of%20kindness/46732">GMH</a>CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-50075788747280299182010-03-06T18:30:00.000-06:002010-03-06T18:30:27.637-06:00Too late for the old-fashioned wayI've said before that I reallly like writing the old fishioned way on pen and paper (hence the name of my blog), but lately I've come to realize that doing that is so inpractical.<br />
I knew that it wasn't efficient before and I always realized I would sooner or later have to move everything to an electonic file, but as things have started piling up, the prospect of doing so looks less inviting than ever.<br />
Writing on pen and paper renders my work useless because in this day and age no agent is ever going to look at my stuff if it so inconvenient to read. I can't e-mail it and my handwriting is so sloppy even when I try my hardest to make it look neat. Putting everything I've written on a word document also takes up so much valuable time that could have been better spent on writing new material. Yes, having to re-write everything could help in the editing process, but when it comes to it not even I can read my own hadwriting! <br />
When I start writing thoughts come to me faster than I can translate them into written word so my handwriting gets sloppier and sloppier as I go, and typing on a keyboard is a <b>lot</b> faster.<br />
And now in result of my love of outdated methods I am faced with the reality of having to write on a computer all the time.<br />
At least I have one readily available at work, and my laptop, although not as lightweight as my notebook, is not too hard to carry around school with me.<br />
This weekend I will be moving everything from my notebook to my flashdrive...hours well spent.<br />
I like <a href="http://www.givesmehope.com/view/Inspiring%20feats/46305">close calls</a> They always make me appreciate my life even more.<br />
P.S. I have created an account at <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3386318-paola-mejia">goodreads.com</a> I haven't done much to it yet, but I will be writing reviews on some of the books I've read. Looking forward to it. <br />
Later!CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-26721629914422061012010-03-05T07:32:00.000-06:002010-03-05T07:32:37.811-06:00Essay contestAt school this month they are having an essay contest. The promt is "How I've positively influenced someone's life". The prizes are, $150 for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third, and I've decided to enter!<br />
I wrote the essay this morning at work. Turns out the first draft only took half an hour. Now there's a lot of editing to do! <br />
For starters I can't even enter my essay yet because it is too long. I had gone between 50 to 75 words over the maximum word count of 750, and after some changes I went down to only nineteen words above. The funny thing is, I suspected that was going to happen. I always get carried away! Only once or twice have I had problems meeting the minimum word count. <br />
I also don't like one of the paragraphs or the conclusion. They get the message across, but I don't like the way I wrote them, so I gotta re-write those. That's what writing is about anyways, editing. I've heard of a couple of writers give the same advice: never be happy with your work,you can edit and edit and edit and always get it to be better.<br />
Now depending on the outcome two things will happen. Either A) I will win, even if it's just third price and I will feel SO unbelievably good about my writing. It would kind of be like proof to me that it's not just in my head, I might actually have a talent for this(Also getting at least $50 for such a short essay seems amazingly cool to me). Or B) I will lose and I will shrug my shoulders and take it. Choosing to be a writer for a living is taking a huge risk, and rejection is something I have to get used to. I just hope I am actually able to just accept it if I lose. <br />
And to encourage me that things are possible through <a href="http://www.givesmehope.com/view/Inspiring%20feats/44240">perseverance</a><br />
Wish me luck!CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-62595326810118532362010-03-03T19:12:00.000-06:002010-03-03T19:12:37.459-06:00CaringI had a horrible day at work about a week ago. I have a horrible tendency to get in a bad mood about everything once something upsets me. So I ended up taking it out on my usual target: my boyfriend<br />
After the fighting and the crying (yes, I'm a huge cry-baby) we finally talked.<br />
He pointed out something very smart to me, (as is usually the case with him).<br />
He says that I care too much, and not just about the customer who is being mean to me or people leaving their carts in the handicapped spot (how heartless can you be?!), but that I care too much about the small things.<br />
I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting people to be a bit more civil to each other. But it turns out that that is exactly what is making my life harder. I don't let it all just roll off my shoulder.<br />
Either way, I read this Gives Me Hope story today that reminded me of just that. Small things like <a href="http://www.givesmehope.com/view/Random%20acts%20of%20kindness/46062">this</a> are what's going to change the world.CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-84927196328336370882010-03-02T21:31:00.000-06:002010-03-02T21:31:47.545-06:00Quick post from classHi! It's been exactly a month. I've had plenty to think about and loads to write. I just don't have the time to write it!<br />
The thing fresh in my mind right now is desperation. I am suffocating. I need a new job. I can't stand it anymore. I started looking for a new one but I was halfway through that when something struck me.<br />
Why don't I just try to get a job as a writer? It's what I love doing and I wouldn't have to deal with customers like I do now (I hope). I could do that even if I'm not quite ready to publish a book yet.<br />
So I went online and found a couple of sites that pay people for writing article for them. I haven't writen anything yet. I'm still trying to figure out how it works, but I'll get there.<br />
Also, I started writing a new book. This time not a fantasy, but somethinga little bit more serious. It's about a girl in an abusie relationship who decides to get out and have adventures.<br />
I haven't got much yet or worked all the details out, but I'm excited about it. I like it.<br />
GMH:<br />
<a href="http://www.givesmehope.com/view/Random%20acts%20of%20kindness/45654">When feeling hopeless.</a><br />
Ok, time to get back to class. I will try to post more oftenCLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-6195669579258793002010-02-02T00:09:00.000-06:002010-02-02T00:09:36.812-06:00My new unexpected lessonThis semester I I'm taking an Acting I class as an elective. I chose it because I figured it would help maybe come out of my shell at least a little bit. Today on only the second class, I got an idea.<br />
Me and a group of another 4 kids had to act out a scene. The first time we did we only did what the teacher told us to do verbatim, then he told us a little bit about the character we were suppossed to be playing, and when we did it again there was huge change in the scene. We knew a little bit more about what to say, or how to react to the other characters' lines. <br />
This got me thnking. What if I start small?<br />
What if I first create a character? And get to know this character? <br />
Maybe I'll identify better.<br />
Then I could add the story, and then other characters. Maybe the story will flow better if I try to become the character rather than be the puppeteer.<br />
I'll give that a try, see how it works out. I just wish I had more time to wrote. I seriously have not in a WHILE. Not even the required page a day. This is why I never get anything done. I'm always too "busy".<br />
Doing what? Twitter? I have got to get my priorities straight.<br />
OK<br />
<a href="http://www.givesmehope.com/view/Random%20acts%20of%20kindness/29261">Gives me hope story for the day</a><br />
Good nightCLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-17611497522220383132010-01-25T17:48:00.001-06:002010-01-25T17:51:18.815-06:00Other's suffering does not equal a good laughSometimes the insensitivity of some people amazes me.<br />
Last night there was a fire in my neighborhood, right across the street from my sister's friend. There were several firetrucks trying to put out the fire and it was very chaotic for a couple of hours.<br />
My sister's friend called her and told her how cool it was that there was a fire right across the street. She was taking pictures and videos and at the end of it all she admited that she "had fun".<br />
Now, I know this is only a 12 year old girl, but so is my sister, and I know that my sister knows that someone else's suffering is not "fun". What if it was your house burning down? would it still be fun?<br />
Children should be taught that even if it is not possible to help when someone else is going through something, it is never ok to draw pleasure from it.<br />
But nevertheless, there are children that are caring and sensitive, and give future generations hope: <br />
<blockquote>"Yesterday I saw an old lady struggling to lift her foot onto the first step outside a department store.<br />
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As soon as the little boy coming out of the doors with his mum saw her, he rushed over to take her arm and help her up the stairs. His mum looked so proud. <br />
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Good boys who will grow into good men GMH. "</blockquote><br />
Try to spread a little more love<br />
PollyCLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-29618734566050699552010-01-17T16:03:00.001-06:002010-01-17T16:03:17.922-06:00When people make a mistake, the best thing to do is to remember that you make mistakes tooCLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-44546027251989302982010-01-13T22:45:00.000-06:002010-01-13T22:57:32.467-06:00All Ready for SchoolYay! I got registered for school today! I'm so excited! Last semester was so boring and this semester I'm only taking two classes, but I feel so good!<br />I had originally chosen more classes, but since I registered late the other class I had chosen was no longer available, and I could not find another one that I liked and was at a suitable time for me. But I feel so relieved. Both me and my boyfriend, Peter, have worked extra in the past couple of weeks, so we were able to make the first payment for classes with no problem! Now to worry about books, but that will come out of next paycheck.<br />I am so happy! I love school so much! Like my brother phrased it once "It feels good to not always have to be in control" and it's true. I have to go to work and I have bills to pay, but when I'm at school I'm in my teacher's hands, and it's comforting.<br />Can't wait for Tuesday for classes to start!<br />GMH Story:<br /><br />Today, the pastor of my church anounced that his 19-year-old daughter was pregnant out of wed-lock. <br /><br />As the pastor's wife began to cry, a little boy ran up to her and hugged her saying, "It's okay! Babies are the best thing in the world, no matter what." GMHCLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-28998507914222561922010-01-11T11:08:00.000-06:002010-01-11T12:20:56.052-06:00Not Sick Anymore...Hi. I've been sick all weekend, and now coming into Monday I'm still sick, but I can't afford to miss work, so here I am.<br />I was trying very hard not to be rude to patients because I figured "Hey, I'm sick, I don't have to put up with you, and I don't have to be extra nice to you" But I logged into here this morning and I saw that Gaby Montero is following my blog. I got so excited. She has truly made my day. I even feel better now. I guess what my mom is always telling me about having a positive disposition being good for your health is true. Just one more reason why I really should listen to my mom. She seems to be right most of the time... Who would've thought? Ha!<br />I have to wait until the end of the day to publish, because I think the morning is too early a time to choose just one GMH story.<br />But I'm glad I started doing this. Since I last posted my sister started reading GMH stories, and I think the fact that I kept reading all the ones that made me go "aww!" to her helped too, now she keeps sending me stories she likes. ;-)<br />As far as writing goes, I suck :-(. I haven't written anything since Friday. I wrote a note on the top of the page, "Writing the beginning of a story is just as boring as reading it" Has that ever happened to you? the first about 20 pages of a book are usually the most boring, but they are necessary for setting up the story. I still within the set up, and I am not doing so good. I have the main plot of the story, but I have just started and introducing the characters, the situation, the places has me stumped.<br />Maybe I should try to write a story with a less boring set up. J.K. Rowling did it. I used to hate Harry Potter and my brother made me read the first chapter of Sorcerer's Stone and I was hooked. I didn't want to give the book back to him. Now he blames himself for me and my sister's Harry Potter obsession. <br />It would be hard to do it, but that's the good thing about it. It would keep me occupied, a challenge, and that's what keeps me happy.<br />I love this Give Me Hope story. It's so cute and sweet:<br />"A few years ago, my dad noticed a tiny, skinny kitten in an alley behind a store. Even though that store is over 40 miles from our house, my dad drove there every few days to put out food for the kitten. After a few months, he finally earned her trust and managed to catch her. <br />She is now a happy, plump house cat. My dad's kindness GMH."CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-62819001012599744852010-01-09T12:01:00.000-06:002010-01-11T10:53:43.820-06:00Inspiration through givesmehope.comDon't you just love nice inspirational stories?<br />Well, ok they can be cheesey at times but most of the time they can put a smile on my face. There is this website run by two of my favorite people. I don't personally know them but they do a lot of things that really inspire me to be a better person. They have a charity website, givoogle.com, and the run givesmehope.com to bring a little bit of hope into people's daily lives.<br />They also both run their own websites. Emerson runs Mugglenet.com, the best Harry Potter fan site, and Gaby runs dailycute.net, the cutest website I have ever visited.<br />Why am I writing about them? Because they really do bring hope to my life. I was in a bad mood this morning, but I read this givesmehope story that really made me smile, and it brightened up my day. <br />It is this story: <br />"Today, I finally ended a relationship with a hurtful and manipulative boyfriend because of this website. Reading the stories people post on this taught me that there is too much good in this world for me to put up with something like that, just because I don't want to be alone. You all GMH"<br />She was is so brave, and even though it does not necessarily relate in a literal way, it has a nice message. The world can be a nice place if you choose to see it.<br />What I want to start doing now, is posting a givesmehope story with every blog post, maybe it will put a smile on your face too. To sprinkle a little bit of positive into my post that are usually so filled with negativity.<br />Have a nice day!CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-31456344201395524672010-01-08T21:39:00.000-06:002010-01-08T22:56:15.433-06:00Comfort zoneClasses start again soon. I am very excited. That should also help in making me feel better about going to work. Saturdays, will still be torture. There should be some kind of law against working on Saturdays :-( JK...kind of<br />Going to school will keep me so busy. I hardly have time to write as it is, and school is going to give me even less time. Nonetheless, I'm excited and very looking forward to it.<br />For a second just now I thought my boyfriend was about to read one of my posts back to me, and I braced myself to stop him if he did. Thankfully he didn't<br />I've heard of how actors a lot of the time don't like to watch themselves in movies, TV shows, or even on interviews. I always thought that was very odd, but I guess I just never tried to view from a point of view that relates more to me.<br />It still feels very weird to me to be writing this out there for anyone to read. The thing that keeps encouraging me to not think about it too deeply is the fact that nobody is reading anyways. ha ha.<br />But it still feels weird, and very nice at the same time, that both my boyfriend and sister keep up with every post I make. They are very sweet and very supportive and I love them both so much <3. I just have to get better accustomed to them reading what I write. I am really stepping out of my comfort zone here.<br /><br />P.s.My sister just made me send a very embarrassing e-mail to one of her teachers, thanks to her forgetfulness. :-/CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-20549875028996884112010-01-07T20:18:00.000-06:002010-01-07T20:31:17.797-06:00Positive AttitudeToday was supposed to be my day off, but I had to work. Correction, I chose to work. I only worked for 5 hours. I need money, especially this month. I'm trying to register for classes next week and I have to save as much as I can to be able to make the payment. I can only afford three classes this semester, but that is a lot better than last semester. Last semester I couldn't afford to go to take the classes I wanted at school. It's a very bad feeling. I really want to finish school, but now I've found out that even though I'm still going to be an optometrist I'm not going to be happy doing that for a living, but it is the second thing that interests me the most, right after writing.<br />Either way, I am still amazed at how much nicer I have been to patients lately. I'm not even trying. It just comes. Eve to this very unfriendly lady today I was smiley and polite and completely ignoring her attitude. I wonder how long this will last. I get this feeling when I am reading a very absorbing book. Except I only feel this way while reading, and I end up resenting having to work because I am forced to put the book down and go back to work. <br />And while creating a story of my own, I am either writing or thinking about writing, which makes me equally happy.<br />I never realized what having positive energy can do.CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-42941691280349892062010-01-06T21:23:00.001-06:002010-01-06T21:52:41.082-06:00New goalI haven't written in two days. Whoops. but I've been busy. I have to get better a keeping the goal of writing. I wanted to set the goal of writing at least a page a day, no matter how late at night it is, even if I can't think of anything to write next. Usually it just starts flowing. I'll start with a small idea and it becomes larger and larger as I go. When this happens I get very happy that I came up with new material, but sad at the same time because the reality is, I cannot spend as much time writing as I would like.<br />Ii is easier for me to write on pen and paper than on a computer though. There's something about it that seems more classical to me, and I am a sucker for classic. (It makes me feel like Jo from "Little Women" ha!) I love the way it is so much easier to annotate on a paper, or when I change my mind about something I just scratch it out but not completely so that I can still see it, just in case I want to use it later in a different way. In case it works better in a different context. It's so much harder to do that in a word document, hence the name "pen and paper"<br /><br />I actually got the idea from a tweet J.K. Rowling posted. One of the only three tweets she has ever posted "...as pen and paper are my priority at the moment" and I thought that was such a great way to word what I'm trying to do. With the exception, of course, that writing is not yet my main job. I can't get a lot of writing done at work, especially lately with how busy it has been. At least doing this has kept me in a good mood and being super nice to patients. They can't get to me, they are not worth my time, I have better things to think about.CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-74653673430339896912010-01-03T21:35:00.000-06:002010-01-03T22:54:13.080-06:00Other people's shoesYay! Today was a Sunday so I was off work. That sounds like a good time to write right? Well, no, I didn't. I came up with ideas, and I wrote those down, but it is now 9:52 pm and have not added anything to the story. I am planning on adding at least some before going to bed, when my laptop batery runs out. Oh yea, have I mentioned? My charger broke so I have to charge my laptop only when my boyfriend comes over and brings his charger. Luckily we have the same laptop so this works enough for now.<br />Either way, today something happened to my friend and she was very sad about it. I told her that although it hurts now, it happened for a reason, and it might lead to something better for her.<br />After telling her this, I felt like such a hypocrite. It's easy to say this to people when it's not happening to you, but if I had been the one affected, being told that my pain is might be justified won't help me. As true as that is, if I feel hurt, I am worried about the now.<br />But what would you have to say to someone to actually make a difference when they're feeling sad? I guess it depends on the situation, I don't think I've ever had the gift of being able to make someone feel better :-(<br />What I usually try to do is to treat people the way I would like to be treated. I try putting myself in other people's shoes, but that doesn't always work for me. everybody is different, but I do try, and I think that's the first step.<br />Well, I'll try to get to pen and paper now. Good night!CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-41046297561594388092010-01-02T13:38:00.000-06:002010-01-04T13:20:48.405-06:00Ideas, IdeasI've just noticed that I am starting this right at the start of a new year. How cool! But this is not a new year's resolution, I started thinking of getting serious about writing last week when I kept looking around for a job that would be perfect for me, with no patients being mean to me because we don't take their insurance.<br />No, I don't believe in New Year's resolutions. I did at one point, I would make a list and be very serious about it...for about a week. <br />I've discovered that the start of a new year is not the only time to set goals, but if you have something you want to do, there is no need to wait until the new year (I'm actually still trying to figure out why people don't know this). For example, in October I decided I was going to actually lose weight, and I have! Not much, but I'm in no hurry, I've been heavier than I would like for too long, and I don't care how long it takes as long as I get there.<br />Now for this writing thing, I got very excited when I arrived at the conclusion that has always been in the back of my mind. I'll give a shot to writing.<br />Yesterday I spent all day trying to find inspiration. The start to any story is, well, the story. Up until last night I had no idea what I was going to write about, but then small ideas started to form slowly in my head, in fact, they were forming so slowly I was up until 4am, brain buzzing with ideas. I will not be posting what those ideas might be, as I might change my mind. I'm not inclined to do so now, but Roald Dahl's advice to people like me is to be willing to work very hard, and to never stop fixing your work until you are satisfied with it, that you have to be a perfectionist, and luckily, I am!<br />I had also come with a tittle. It seemed like such a good tittle in my sleepy state and excited disposition, but in the light of day, when I though about it, it actually seemed like a lame tittle.<br />After much prodding I told it to my boyfriend, and he disagreed, it wasn't a lame tittle, but he smartly pointed out that it was way too similar a tittle to a certain well-known series that I do not particularly enjoy and is in no way related to the story I have in mind, so now, I have to come up with a new tittle.<br />Oh well back to work, bye!CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915921236586169117.post-41231794764063028542010-01-02T12:35:00.000-06:002010-01-02T14:14:15.831-06:00In my headI don't know if anybody will read this, but that's ok for now. I'm doing this for me. Why? I need a distraction. I am tired of complaining, and I am tired of not liking what I do. I thought I wanted to be an optometrist, but after one year and a half of working at one's office, I have found that might no be the path for me.<br />Yes, I find the whole science of it interesting, but honestly, the thing that has made me change my mind is people.<br />In high school I lived in this world of my creation; just because I'm nice, so is everyone else. I have been sadly disappointed. I've found a lot of people to be rude and misunderstanding. Maybe I'm just anti-social, but maybe not. I like some people, I like a lot of people. I still have hope that there are good people out there, and that they outnumber the bad ones, I just haven't been lucky enough to meet them yet.<br />I love reading, and I've always loved writing, but I've never done it for other people. I think that writing, be it fiction or real, is like putting a bit of yourself into paper. It is very private and so I have never let anyone read what I write, but I've decided I should put my soul out there. Why should I be scared, maybe someone will be interesred in what I have to say.<br />Writing is an escape. After a bad day at work, I can create a world that's my own, and as long as I'm writing, I live in that world. <br />No wonder Tolkien created such complex worlds in his books. His soul lived in them, and it didn't matter that the second world war was going on around him, he had an escape.<br />Now, I am no genius like Tolkien, I don't have his endless imagination, or J.K Rowling's wit, or Dicken's talent, but I do want to escape, and the world I create is the best place to go. I make the rules, and nobody can touch me unless I let them in.CLPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814668223718814458noreply@blogger.com0