Not only am I a student, housewife, and dog & cat Mommy, but I am a writer. I have had small pieces published in a local paper, a car club magazine, and my college literary magazine. Not much, but it is something. I have yet to finish a couple of larger projects I am working on, but the ideas have been flowing and the writing has been flowing copiously the past few weeks.
Recently I went to the Newburyport Literary Festival. I heard DeLaune Michel and Ellen Meister speak together about their books which are primarily about the friendships between their characters. Both of them talked about the real life experiences that inspired some of the scenes in their books. I left there all abuzz with ideas.
A long time ago I had a friend. His name was Anthony. One wintery day when we were 7 or 8, he fell in the pond behind my house because he just insisted on pushing an iceberg with a stick and...kerplop! I laid on my belly in the snow with a rake in my hand. He grabbed the handle of the rake and I pulled him in. Then his feet got stuck in the mucky sidewall of the pond. I had to help him relax enough to slowly pull his boot out so I could pull him up and out. Then he went running home to him momma as fast as his frozen feet and legs could carry him. I've caught up with him a few times over the years. Last I knew he was doing special effects make-up for Nip Tuck.
After hearing DeLaune and Ellen speak, I knew I had to write a fictional story that spiraled out from this incident. Two friends and how this one incident effects their lives. What if the boy who is saved goes on to commit a heinous act? What if they come back together after many years? What if he is wildly successful and she is struggling? What if they end up all grown up and living in the same neighborhood with spouses and kids of their own?
And the ideas keep flowing, but they are one thing I don't mind drowning in. Ideas and...chocolate and... affection ;-)
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mmm chcolate. Speaking of ideas for a book, do you know any good illustrators? I have an idea for a children's book but can't draw to save my life.
ReplyDeleteThose are really good ideas, specially if the boy who is saved goes onto doing something terrible. I'll read it!
ReplyDeleteWow! That would make a great story. What a little heroine you were/are. Can't wait to hear more about what you're going to do with it, It would definitely be a book or short story that I'd want to read.
ReplyDeleteThat has so much possibility... you're right... so many directions it could go! I hope you'll share more of your writing with us when you feel up to it.
ReplyDeleteI fell into a frozen pond once. No one helped me, I got myself out. I wish I'd had you there. It could make a good story.
ReplyDeleteMrs. K1, I do not know any illustrators, but if you email me and tell me what it is about I can ask DeLaune or I could even draw up something for you myself and you can let me know what you think.
ReplyDeleteB and Katie, Thank you for the encouragement!
Micha, thank you for the encouragement and I will try to share more of my writing as the story shapes up.
Sandra, I sure wish I'd been there, too!!! it must have been terribly frightening. Thank goodness you kept your wits about you enough to save yourself.