I thought that this writing on "Self-Evaluation Essay" was interesting on how you come up with your characters, real or imaginary, the things you watch, the enjoyment of writing, watching play-throughs of a game or people that have influenced you were very helpful in learning what keeps you writing. I know for myself, I do a lot of free-writing and then go back and re-write my stories in order to clarify them so that they can be more readable for people to understand; I call that revising.
I liked the point you made about wanting to show your story instead of telling it. I had never thought of it that way before. When you have the right influence in your life, such as in your case, a teacher, it gives you the motivation to keep on keeping on with your writing. I'm so happy that you have been giving that kind of support.
The people that you have created to come alive is a good way of showing your characters, making them real to the reader, keeps the story moving. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year of 2020. Keep on writing. Thank You for letting me see a different perspective on writing, I'll keep these things in mind.
The poem you wrote "The Nostalgia Season" took me back to the times when I was with my family during the holidays. Now, that I'm older, I miss some of the conversations that I used to hear.
I thought your poem was good and a bit sad. I remember how my grandma used to cook up a big spread whenever anybody was coming over to visit. She made the best fried chicken I thought. You mentioned that your grandma made oatmeal raisin or peanut butter cookies; I bet that they were delicious also. Yes, I do remember those days.
I encourage you to keep writing. Hope that your Christmas of 2019 and the New Year of 2020 will be a good one, and the past holidays, I hope were better ones also.
Your contest entry "Word lace lines the wall", is interesting to me. I needed to read it a few times to understand it more. When you mentioned that the twisted words were luminous, I was picturing in my mind how brightly the words had shone up as they were floating around. That was very descriptive, I was imagining words floating above my head, creating a new idea with bright lights, signaling to me that my idea wasn't as bad as I thought it was.
I liked the phrase turning tangles into treasures. This would be a wonderful thing. Turning disasters into design elements, and missteps into mastery is a wonderful thing. It's the thing to do to add color into a life full of creativity that is guaranteed to light up the world.
Keep up the good work of writing and enjoy your day.
This is an interesting story. It's true, Big Joe really does help out his friends. In the story, being that Eddie had faith in his friend Big Joe, he really got blessed in the end by getting a car with insurance on it for life, a five bedroom house with a lady that came with it. The house also had three bathrooms. What more could you ask for! It's true, this was another book of Job story. Nice work.
I like the way you have expressed yourself in "My Weakened Heart". You used your words from the heart. I noticed the pattern that you used in your poem; it looks like a person. At the ending of your poem, you mentioned that you will always stay true to the beating of your heart and all that it comes to mean; this is a spark that will continue on, and then, one day, you just may have the answer, and it should be a good one. Thank You for sharing.
I wanted to enter a contest that wanted 100 lines of a story or poem. I entered, "A Proper Welcome". It would be helpful if your directions on how to enter was made clearer. My entry was disqualified and they could not locate the contest. I looked the contest up again and found that it was an older contest. Could you help me pick one that is currently. I would like to try and enter the contest entitled, "Knowledge Is Power". I was disappointed to find out that I made a mistake in my entry; I apologize for that.
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