Comments on: mystery: 47/365

By: cynthia

cynthia — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 00:50:49 +0000

In reply to Claire Guyton. Wow, that's amazing--kind of twilight-zone-ish.

By: Claire Guyton

Claire Guyton — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:31:48 +0000

My older sister talked about being a writer. She wrote lots of poems as a child and started a couple of mysteries. I helped her with one of these starts when I was 10 or so, I think, but other than that I also never thought about being a writer until much later, despite being told all the time (mostly by teachers) that I should try it. The odd thing is that once I did come to the realization that I wanted to write, I found a huge pile of unfinished stories and essays in a closet, a pile that included scribbling from high school through college and grad school and beyond. I’d been carrying that stuff around with me all those years, adding to the pile as I went, but never really noticing that I was doing it. I was stunned. Discovering that pile was the strangest thing I’ve ever experienced, by far. In one of your posts you talk about hiding yourself from yourself, and I commented that I am adept at that, too. That pile–which I was able to discard, once I’d said out loud that I wanted to be a writer and began a practice of writing short stories–was Exhibit A.

By: helena sorensen

helena sorensen — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:07:06 +0000

In reply to cynthia.

Ann… herself… is a fascinating woman.
We were neighbours in Whistler, BC in the ‘80s.
I note… there is a link to Find a copy in a library… 🙂

By: cynthia

cynthia — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:35:50 +0000

In reply to helena sorensen. Thanks for the link, Helena. Looks fascinating.

By: helena sorensen

helena sorensen — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:03:25 +0000

In reply to cynthia.

Yes indeed… and surprising to myself… 🙂

btw… your post topic here… reminds me of a much cherished book of mine…
‘In Love With The Mystery’ by Ann Mortifee

“Her words invoke a quickening through which we too can awaken more fully to the gifts in ourselves…”
http://books.google.com.sa/books/about/In_Love_with_the_Mystery.html?id=r6LHbwAACAAJ&safe=on&redir_esc=y

By: cynthia

cynthia — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:19:42 +0000

In reply to writersideup. Nice to know this story about you, Donna.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:14:41 +0000

In reply to helena sorensen. If this is the beginning, that's exciting, Helena.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:10:07 +0000

In reply to Sheila (Book Journey). It's funny, Sheila, I don't think of myself as having a great memory, but the details of that moment stand out to me. I'm curious about your little stories... did you write them in a notebook?

By: writersideup

writersideup — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:23:28 +0000

Oh, I just LOVE this anecdote, Cynthia. It’s such a precious memory, and how cool…The Mystery of the Missing Letter 🙂 I’m impressed that you read an adult tome like Gone With the Wind at such a young age! I wouldn’t have even considered it lol I read some middle grade novels, but once I moved into puberty and the whole teenage life, the most I did was write poems except for a short story in Creative Writing (never learned anything in that class, not even the word “revision”). Being a children’s book writer/illustrator was something that had crossed my mind a few times, but that was about it ’til I was in my 20s. Never did much of anything with that desire ’til I became officially disabled in ’92. That’s when I had more flexibility and a friend encouraged me. I was 35 and my true passion was FInally ignited. Not everyone is a passionate writer from their early years 🙂

By: helena sorensen

helena sorensen — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:36:10 +0000

Cynthia… ‘Dear Diary’ was my thing… 🙂 I have kept a few and tossed many.
And have long wished to write a memoir. Sharing in this daily practice with you…
may well be the: “1st Chapter…The Story Begins” ~;D