Happy Writemas!
I cannot believe that this month is almost 1/3 over. Before we know it, it will be 2018 and more writing goals will be upon us. What I thought I would do is answer a few questions in the following days. All based on authors and writings, of course.
Here's question number 1:
What was an early experience where you learned that language had power?
I have readily admitted that my third grade teacher had a huge influence in my love of writing and reading. Mrs. Leihkauff brought so many worlds alive in my mind with the way she read to us. It may seem small, but her persistence in reading to us and encouraging us to branch out and read for ourselves provided me with the first steps into the power of language. That connection has remained with me every day of my life since she entered it. And, it is something I am grateful for each day.
To expand, it seems almost strange that I forget that I, as a writer, have the ability through my writing to influence and cultivate the minds of others. I like that there are other writers, past and present, who have captured every facet of life, because it allows me, as a reader and a human, to experience things I do not have personal experience with. I cannot say that I personally have learned all there is to know. What I can say is that I strive to read new viewpoints and be open to experiences I have no clue about. Isn't that a great thing? Being able to connect to other human beings on such a base level - our experiences in life.
I cannot believe that this month is almost 1/3 over. Before we know it, it will be 2018 and more writing goals will be upon us. What I thought I would do is answer a few questions in the following days. All based on authors and writings, of course.
Here's question number 1:
What was an early experience where you learned that language had power?
I have readily admitted that my third grade teacher had a huge influence in my love of writing and reading. Mrs. Leihkauff brought so many worlds alive in my mind with the way she read to us. It may seem small, but her persistence in reading to us and encouraging us to branch out and read for ourselves provided me with the first steps into the power of language. That connection has remained with me every day of my life since she entered it. And, it is something I am grateful for each day.
To expand, it seems almost strange that I forget that I, as a writer, have the ability through my writing to influence and cultivate the minds of others. I like that there are other writers, past and present, who have captured every facet of life, because it allows me, as a reader and a human, to experience things I do not have personal experience with. I cannot say that I personally have learned all there is to know. What I can say is that I strive to read new viewpoints and be open to experiences I have no clue about. Isn't that a great thing? Being able to connect to other human beings on such a base level - our experiences in life.
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