Personal Prose
“Nice to meet you. What do you do?”
“I’m a writer. What about you?”
“I’m a _________. Writer, eh? I’ve always wanted to write a book. Can I tell you my idea?”
This is the way the conversation goes three out of four times when I meet someone new. It seems that everybody wants to write a book. Whether they read books or not. Whether they have ever written a word beyond signing their names. The uninitiated consider writing to be so easy that they could write a best-seller if they only had the time.
I want to sigh, and then scream, “It’s not as easy as you think!” But I listen politely and encourage them to sit themselves down in a chair and write what’s in their minds. We both know it’s not likely they will do it, but for a time they amuse themselves that they really will. Someday.
This blog is for those of you who really do want to write. I’m officially encouraging you.
Posted in Writing | 1 Comment » | December 2nd, 2009
