Hosted by: ChristineTyler Writer CoasterWhat book made you realize you were doomed to be a writer?What author set off that spark of inspiration for your current Work in Progress?Or, Is there a book or author that changed your world view?
Imagine a little girl who had few friends, who lived in a little dream-world all her own, where she drew pictures and made up stories and turned them into little books on every conceivable topic open to a five year old+ mind.
She developed an imaginary friend called John. She also liked to compose letters and poems. Despite being a slow reader and often making mistakes with punctutaion and spelling, this was her medium. This love of writing was not so much inspired specifically by another author or a particular story, though she enjoyed fairytales and nursery rhymes that her mother shared with her.
This love of writing was how she could express her thoughts and emotions; the way she could lose herself in other worlds and moments. This was how she could imagine a world that didn't include bullies; a world where she had a labrador as a companion and where she was happy and safe.
One of these early stories involved me owning a dog called Gladstone and ... ah well I might resurrect that idea so maybe I'll keep it under my hat for now...
How about you?
When, as a child, I got asked "What do you want to be when you grow up?", in my head I always answered "A writer" - but I never said the words aloud... I didn't think about WHAT I'd write, and it was years before poetry and rhyme chose for me! LOL
ReplyDeleteOh beautiful Madeleine! May words and stories continue to give you the power to escape into something wonderful and ethereal! I hope you get to write about Gladstone soon! Take care
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I always wanted to write. Two books made the decision for me. Roald Dahl's 'George's Marvellous Medicine' andthe 'BFG'
ReplyDeleteYou said this so well (like most of your posts)
ReplyDeleteI had an imaginary dog, too. Probably why I didn't realize how much goes into caring for the real thing.
ReplyDeleteAs a child I thought every kid wrote stories when then weren't outside playing. Imagine my surprise when I realized that wasn't true.
I've wanted to be a writer since I was little, too! I loved reading so much and couldn't get enough, so I wrote my own stories. In second and third grade my best friend and I made up our own Story Club (got the idea from Anne of Green Gables!) in which I wrote the stories and she illustrated them. Too fun!
ReplyDeleteAww! Wonderful story on how you always knew you wanted to write. :)
ReplyDeleteMy love for writing is new-found. A few years back I never thought that I would start my own blog. :)
ReplyDeleteYour story is very sweet Madeleine. As a child even I used to write a lot of short stories but never with the aim of writing professionally when I grew up :)
What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing. I've always wanted to be a writer too. I have stuff I've written from that age including a poem about the moon that won third place at the town's fall fair. I pointed out there are holes on the moon but no cars. I guess it was important.
ReplyDeleteWhat a touching and wonderful Spark story. Great post!
ReplyDeleteIt's great to meet you, Madeleine!
I've always loved the way reading and writing can take you to far away places, can let you escape the ordinary.
ReplyDeleteAwesome spark story.
ReplyDeleteAs a kid, I was always "writing" in my head and also talking to myself! Geesh, did I just say that out loud??? I basically narrated my whole life like it was a movie! But it was a long time before I really wrote - on paper...Thanks for sharing - I love how these posts make us think about our paths as writers. We share so much in commong
ReplyDeletelove your spark story! and gladstone is a cool character name!
ReplyDeleteLovely little journey you took us on with your spark post! :)
ReplyDeleteI wanted to either be a horse trainer or a writer. Rider vs. writer. :D My dad wasn't thrilled by either.
ReplyDeleteMy brother & I had an imaginary friend named Corn. I think it was more his friend though. I know we blamed a lot of things on Corn. Great name, huh?
Sounds like a super spark that Gladstone.
ReplyDeleteI'm here from sparkfest and hope you'll stop by the Write Game to share the spark there.
As a child I immersed myself into books. My mother used to force me outdoors. I'd sit on the porch and wait till she'd let me back in so I could go back to reading.
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Aw, I was exactly that same little girl, though in my world I had a German shepherd as opposed to a lab (though I love labs, too). Anyway, it's really neat to read the posts from writers who were inspired by their own writing! :-)
ReplyDeleteMy oldest surviving manuscript was from 3rd grade, and entitled, "The Brane of the Class." It was a sci-fi romance.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone, I love to hear your stories too :O)
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