everyone has a story. obviously we all know this and we have known it our whole lives but sometimes life isnt about what you know but instead what you realize. I, in this case, realized this last night. around the same time I realized, with the help of a friend, that my story is a great read. i do not wish for it to be told by anyone else, but i do wish for my life to be interpreted and seen by the people i care for. I have decided to tell my story.
I dont know how i plan to do this just yet because i, as you may have noticed, have never been terrific at planning. I know i want to write. i love it and cant wait to get started. i want to be seen and heard and felt in a way that i feel i will only be able to portray. I want to write a book, now this declaration sounds so goofy to me because i've wanted to do it for so long and have yet to do so. I have also come to notice how many other people enjoy writing and have wonderfully interesting stories as well, but i should at least try.
I dont yet know what i want to write about. whether it be my trials with my mom, my highly complex family life or even just my ever exaggerated daily schedule, either way i want it to be real, complex and intimate. I want to be someone the world can see, and when i say that i mean see with their heart. I want them to feel the way i feel. not in a vocal manner, where i'd be ashamed to recount particular parts but at the anonymity of a book or jounal. i've considered this for some time now but last night i got a message from a friend explaining how she loved my stories and just me in general. she brought about the idea of a book and with that statement i realized, what could it hurt? at least one person would read it, right?
when i told my idea to my advisor he told me som great advice, "all you need is to know your audience." I'd never thought about it that way, and maybe thats why it has always seemed so hard. I still dont know how i'm gonna do what i want to try to change the world, but i feel like this is a great start. more than anything i just want to be heard. i want to be remembered. I want that kind of unforgettable, infinite, everlasting evidence of my life.
Angie, I would definately read your book. You are a very unforgettable young lady and I can only imagine the joy you bring to every one that knows you. I have always cared about you and will continue to keep you in my heart forever. Take care my little Angie! love, donna
ReplyDeleteI have always loved reading everything you have written from poetry to blogs. You are a very unique and interesting person. I think if you wrote a book it would be one that I would not be able to put down until I finished it.....To be honest..... Writing a book is also something that I too, have also always wanted to do. I love to write and keep a journal. When typing sometimes my mind is moving faster than my fingers can type. Like you, I am not sure where to began but, I do know what I would write about...Good luck on your adventure....
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