An Author's Journey
by Lorna Lorraine
"Inspiring", "Touching", " Moving", "I can relate to" are words and phrases that were repeated to me by some who read my book. I never thought of myself as an inspirational writer; however, if people should be inspired by what I write, then that was very positive indeed.
Embarking on that lonesome journey as a writer takes you away from your family and close friends, and lets you build your relationship with your characters. You get to see imagery through their eyes and speak with their voice. You get to know them like no one else can!
I must say that the reactions from my readers after the publication of my first book, made me revisit the book on several occasions. "Are they talking about MY book?" The reality was that before, I really didn't care about the interest of the reader, as long as I found it interesting. My first draft was usually my final draft.
The learning process of putting that book together opened my eyes to the way others viewed what I wrote. I now write with a plan, in order to give my readers the respect that they so deserve. I learned a "memory gem" when I was a child that goes like this:
GOOD, BETTER, BEST! NEVER LET IT REST!
'TIL YOUR 'GOOD' BECOMES 'BETTER'
AND YOUR 'BETTER' GETS 'BEST'
I have no idea who wrote it as back then I had no interest in writers. Who knows? My teacher may have made it up. However, it is a good rule to apply to writing. Let's get back to what we were talking about...
Although I published a book of poetry, I refuse to be called a poet. I write through musings and rumination. My life is a greeting card or several greeting cards and my thoughts sometimes cause my expressions to come out in poetic form.
What others saw as inspirational, were messages to myself that I put in writing then published for all to see. There are a lot of great, undiscovered writers out there. It is my hope that some of them will find their way to these web pages and discover their true self worth after seeing themselves in print.
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Copyright © 2003 Lorna Lorraine
