Take Up My Cross Journal

My Life As A Writer

Prompt:

The Writer's Life  (E) A free-verse poem about the life of an everyday person. #1751257 by lexos02

Write about your life as a writer.

I started out writing horse stories as a kid when I was 9 years old. I would hear the name of a horse and write a story for him or her. In high school, I was on the paper staff and annual staff. I was the high school reporter for the school paper. In high school, we did a poem book for Creative Writing Class. I got a plaque for being a high school reporter on Awards Day. I wrote the script for the Fashion shoe at the Fair 3 or 4 times. In College, I took a Creative Writing Class but I wasn't sure about being a writer. I got a job in Nursing. My heart wasn't in it. Twenty years ago, our house burned down. My friend wrote a comedy story and wanted me to read it and she said I had a Degree in Journalism. I did have an Associate Of Arts Degree but I needed a Bachelors Degree and I didn't get to take any Journalism Classes. I took a Free Lance Writing Class and Short Story Writing Class by mail. I got diplomas. I joined Writing.com and wrote 2 novels and got them published. I have been writing ever since. I won't be Daniele Steel but I enjoy writing and I am content with what I have accomplished. I have 2 other novels I have written and may get them published. Everything in my port speaks for itself. I write stories when I can and I research Jane Austen and do a monthly newsletter. I am a writer, published author but not famous. Things work out well here.