It’s the
INSECURE WRITER’S SUPPORT GROUP
BLOG DAY
IWSG was founded by Alex J. Cavanaugh and is a forum of writers who gather to talk about writing and the writing life.
The first Wednesday (2nd this month) of each month, a question is posted that members can answer in their blog post. These questions may prompt you to share insight or a personal experience or story. The question is optional.
January 8 question: what started you on your writing journey? Was it a particular book, movie, story, or series? Was it a teacher, coach, spouse, friend, or parent? Or did you suddenly just “know” you wanted to write? It’s all about connecting
The
awesome co-hosts for today’s posting are T. Powell Coltrin, Victoria Marie Lees, Stephen Tremp, Renee Scattergood, and J.H. Moncrieff!
First...
Happy New Year! And congratulations to the winners of the DecemberWEP + IWSG Writing Challenge!
Now me...
My love of writing all started when I was ten...
Influenced by two
men: Poe and Rathbone...
I often
feigned being sick to stay home from school..
I did it so well...
That my mother believed
me...
And, I got a free pass...
Well, not so free...
My mother insisted I
stay in bed all day...
And I don’t know
whether she wanted to teach me a lesson...
Entertain me...
Or scare me to keep me from doing it...
But no sooner had
the school bell rung...
Out came the
phonograph...
That I knew every
word of that poem...
And every inflection of his performance.
I actually
performed “The Raven” in school one time for extra credit.
And oh, how I
inflected.
I guess no one was surprised...
When doing voiceovers became one of my vocations.
At ten I also started
reading Poe...
I loved all his
somber, foreboding literary tones:
"Masque of the Red Death,"Annabel Lee," "The Telltale Heart", etc.
"Masque of the Red Death,"Annabel Lee," "The Telltale Heart", etc.
Years later...
I channeled all those dark stories into my teenage angst...
I channeled all those dark stories into my teenage angst...
Writing dark
poems and short stories.
Continuing on to
adulthood...
Stephen King satisfied my need to be creeped out.
(currently reading
DOCTOR SLEEP. LOve it!!)
As for me and my writing?
I have written Supernatural Thrillers...
But...
Ten years ago...
Something in me shifted ...
And I moved on to writing humorous women’s fiction...
I know! Go figure, right?
If I had to choose just one genre I love to write...
Something in me shifted ...
And I moved on to writing humorous women’s fiction...
I know! Go figure, right?
If I had to choose just one genre I love to write...
Hmm?I couldn’t!
Love then both!
So?
How did your
writing journey start?
And how many turns have you taken, if any?
And how many turns have you taken, if any?
Always,
Em-Musing
16 comments:
I like your inspiration for starting to write. It seems almost homeopathic. And doing two very different kinds of writing? I'm with ya, sister!
Considering your beginnings, it is surprising your shift in genres. Then again, considering how much I love fantasy, I've still never attempted to write it.
Happy New Year!
I love Edgar Allen Poe. His poem Annabel Lee is one of my all-time favorites.
Wishing you all the best for the new decade.
Shalom aleichem,
Pat G @ EverythingMustChange
Animal stories were my first love, like Watership Down. Then I found Narnia and Pern. Somehow I ended up writing YA/NA contemporary fiction. LOL!
Poe is a great influence for writing. I'm not sure when I first discovered Poe, but it was sometime in elementary school. He was certainly one of my writing heroes when I was younger. In fact, in an acting class in college, when we were supposed to perform a silent "mime" type depiction of a famous person's life, I chose EAP. I was terrible at it, but I still think it was kind of a good choice.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
I started writing stereotypical, based-on-my-D&D-campaign-fantasy, and then I started to hate myself for it. Now I write anything funny, particularly horror with a touch of the fantastic. Not to mention the dozens of erotic books I've written under a pseudonym, which may or may not exist.
That was a bit of a shift, but no reason one can't enjoy writing away in any genre they see fit. Staying in bed when fake sick is no fun either haha
I enjoyed the way you wrote this post. I used to hide under the covers with a flash light. But my parents always knew.
Allie
Www.alliebock.com
Poe has been a writing inspiration for many people! Nice to read about how your writing journey started.
Poe was one of my favorites too! Love his stories. I think that's why I write mysteries. He creates a writing mood for sure!
I enjoyed the story of how you started writing. When I had to stay home from school because I was sick, I filled the long hours in bed reading and listening to my transistor radio. It's great that your experiences led you to writing. All the best in 2020!
Yep, love your direct, witty summary of how you came to write and how your writing transformed over time. I too once loved Poe. Alas, Stephen King is a bit dark for me, but my fiction carries the struggle against darkness even today. Keep celebrating the writing life. May 2020 bring only good your way.
I bet that recording of The Raven was so great to listen to! I'd love to hear how you ended up being inspired to switch to humorous women's fiction.
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