When I
was in the tenth grade my creative writing teacher, Mrs. Darnell, asked me if she
could read my writing to the class. This
was the moment I knew I wanted to be a writer.
I had pulled words and phrases out of my mind and strung them together
in such a way that they deserved praise.
I was high on the praise.
Then a
few months ago, almost by happy accident, I ended up at the first Voices
leadership meeting. And Jennifer
introduced me as a blogger. I was Almost
speechless. My blog was only a few
months old and I had only written a handful of posts. I certainly hadn’t found my voice yet. To be labeled and titled as anything in the
world of writing was an honor. Again, I
was high on the recognition. When Jason
asked me how the meeting went, I told him “I was introduced as a blogger.” He congratulated me.
And now
I’m going to be published. I won a short story contest held by Southern Writers Magazine. But I know being a writer is really only about
writing. You write? Congratulations, you’re a writer.
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This is an excellent point to make. ?If you write then you are a writer. You don't have to wait for someone else to say so.
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