Last night was the last of my creative writing classes that I’ve been taking at the college. What an amazing experience this class has been for me on so many levels. I really like writing. Not just bloggy-blog writing (which I also enjoy), I mean that I have really loved the challenge of creative writing. I tried my hand at fiction, non-fiction and poetry. And not only did I discover that I liked it, I discovered that I’m not half-bad at it, either! Or, at least in my own sometimes-not-so-humble opinion, anyway. It does take a fair bit of time, though. So all the blogging I haven’t done and all the sewing I haven’t done and all the knitting I haven’t done is because I’ve been writing and re-writing my class assignments. And I have got something to show for it all, too! I have a great handful of haiku, two long poems that have gone through many revisions and are now finished and ready to go, a third poem that I am in the process of revising and have great dreams for, a 3400-word fiction piece awaiting revision, and a 5,000-word non-fiction piece that is finished and ready to go (or as ready as a piece ever gets, as I’m beginning to learn!)
Because I enjoyed the process of writing so much, and my mind is so stuffed full of ideas for more, I’ve decided that I’m actually going to jump into the inky swimming pool and submit a few things!
The bummer is that I can’t show them to you! Not the ones that I want to submit anywhere, anyway. For some reason, posting a piece on a blog is considered “published” in a literary magazine world that only accepts unpublished work.
Once again I am reminded of how many ways there are to dance through life, and how much I am enjoying this creative journey.
As Martha Graham said: “Learn to dance by practicing dancing, or learn to live by practicing living. The principles are the same.”
I say, go ahead and insert the word “write” or “paint” or “sing” in here. We are all dancing through life in our own way.
Hi Nita: Wow! Came to your site after you left a comment on mine and am so impressed with your multi-talentedness! Fun to look through your quilts, dance, and now writing. All the best!
Crochet patterns are the same when it comes to publication.
Good luck with your submissions!
A friend of mine participates in NANWRIMO every year and loves it. I love hearing about people trying new things and finding out it’s a new love and that it is something they are naturally gifted at.
Good luck with your submissions. I’ve been published in art magazines a few times and every single one has been crazy exciting. I even had my first article professionally framed.