A Writing on Writing

Well I feel like it's been a while since I've written anything (yet again) so I was trying to think of something meaningful to write about. Or, at least, decently meaningful. It was either that or perhaps something funny as I found I've had the recent urge to write something funny (I started a new book to try and solve that), but I've discovered that I'm really not that funny. I attempt to be but when it all comes down to it, I really just say some things that people occasionally laugh at and I can't be funny on command. It's just not a natural thing. I can write a sad story or a dramatic one. When I tried to write that funny book based on... well I'm not going to tell you... but when I tried to write it all I thought was, "This is the worst attempt at humor I have ever read." So, naturally, I went back to writing another book I've been working on.

That all being said, today I decided to write to you all about writing. It's decently meaningful (at least to me) and it's been a secret passion of mine for... my whole life. Didn't know? Well now you do. You see, I don't tell many people just how much I'm really into writing. I'm not sure why. This blog is the closest thing to letting people know I write.

Ever since I was a little girl I have loved writing. I remember one time in 4th grade we had to write some kind of children's book (funny because we were indeed children). I remember being ridiculously excited. I thought of ideas within seconds. I finally landed on one about a turtle who couldn't swim. It was called, "Sammy, the Turtle Who Couldn't Swim" (I know, I know. I was wicked clever). I made up all of these other characters who would be Sammy's friends. I drew pictures and colored every one in. I spent hours doing this silly assignment. I ended up making what I thought was the best plot twist to have ever existed at the end. And if you ever want to know what it is, I'll tell you. 

My life is so embarrassing.

Writing was always the coolest thing to me. I had finished my first book by the time I was 12 or 13 and thought it was also the best thing to have ever been typed. In reality, looking back on it now, it was the worst thing I have ever read/written and I honestly want to burn it. Literally disgusting. It's trash.

I have continued to write books and short stories. I currently have eighteen writings in the works which consist of; one biography (of my almost 17 years of living... how lame), a TV show (although I think I have a good idea for the plot, I don't know how to screen write), one short story (which later helped me write a book), and fifteen novels. Now, how many of those are finished? Just that one I wrote when I was 12 or 13. Oh, and the short story that's like, 3 pages long (it was for a competition and got me a Barnes & Nobel gift card). And how many people have read all of them? None. Rarely do I ever show someone a piece of my writing unless it's an essay for school. I think I'm afraid of someone knowing how terrible my ideas are or something. Who knows.

My favorite thing about it all though is... well, everything. It's cool to become so wrapped up in a character. You know how there's people who read and get so intensely involved in their reading, they feel the emotions of the character and they truly understand them? That's me, but with writing. Creating new characters is my favorite part. Often I find I'm getting so caught up in the moment, visualizing a scene and writing the words, that I literally feel their emotions. Sometimes I'll have to look away from my computer in order to not get too lost in it all. The whole process is just amazing. I have hundreds of ideas constantly. Often times I come up with an ending or a certain scene and then characters come up from there. I get inspired by all sorts of things. Er, more like everything. I forget about the other books I'm writing and focus on my newest idea. I end up getting another one and before you know it, I have 18 half finished ideas. 

I have a dream that someday I'll actually be able to publish a book. I'll finish and edit and have a final product. It'll be seen on the bookshelves and people will read it. Some will enjoy it and some will hate it. Either way it's published. That'll be a dream come true.

I'm not sure if it'll happen. That's something I have to choose to do. But if it ever does happen, you can have a signed copy of my book when I'm rich and famous...

I'M TOTALLY KIDDING. 

In all seriousness, writing is a passion of mine. It may not be a full time job and I'm really not going to school for it (although I did consider) but it's still always going to be there. I'll always do it. 

Thanks for reading!

---Maggie