Monday, October 1, 2012

In this reader, there is a writer.



Somewhere along the way, I discovered my passion for writing.  It may have been in the innocent diary entries I wrote as a pre-teen, or perhaps the  gossipy letters written to my friends and passed within the halls at school.  I don't know if my passion began when I was younger, or as I matured.  But what I do know now is that writing has given me a purpose.

It's become this release of thoughts and emotions that I've held inside.  Am I writing 600 page novels? Not hardly.  But I have been journaling my thoughts (very random thoughts, I might add) almost daily.  Sometimes they evolve into a section of a story I have yet to write, or maybe it's a poem that I've conjured up based on a few words that refuse to leave my mind.  Whatever the reasons, or the products for my writing - it's there, it's happening.  I am writing.

As I continue my education in becoming a teacher (Middle School Language Arts, to be exact), I am realizing more and more the power a pen holds -- or keyboard depending on which medium your writing is taking place.  I hope to instill this release into my future students and show them how therapeutic writing can be.  Or how silly, amazing, hysterical, purposeful and random it can be as well.

Do yourself a favor and write something today.  It can be anything, or nothing at all.  Who knows - you may have that next best-seller just waiting to be told.  Or, you may find peace to write that letter to someone you've been meaning to for far too long.  Whatever the reason, just write.

This is a very tiny excerpt from the story I've been writing. It may never be anything but a mess of words I wrote down, but they're still my words - words I am proud of.

While Max shuts off the coffee maker and washes the used dishes, I walk around the coffee shop wiping down tables and sweeping the floor. Somewhere in the back I notice the music has turned up louder than normal and a familiar song echos through the speakers.

Max walks over to the front door, locking it and turning off the inside lights. The glow from the neighboring lamp posts outside filter in through the front windows. I'm about to unplug the twinkling Christmas lights that are decorated throughout, when Max stops me.


"Leave those on."

He grabs the broom from me, placing it against the wall. While moving in closer, he takes my right hand, cupping it in his, and places it against his chest. With his other hand, he grabs my hip and pulls me in to his warm, personal space. Suddenly, our bodies are slowly swaying back and forth to the music that is seeping out, blanketing the tiny coffee shop with a beautiful melody.

I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart that's still beating
In the pain, there is healing
In your name, I find meaning*

The lyrics wash over me and I am reminded of what I have right here in front of me; a boy who sincerely cares about me. I may be broken, but I'm still breathing.
*lyrics from Lifehouse's song Broken.

28 comments:

  1. I hope those words are in a book I'll be reading one day!

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  2. Lovely words! I hope it will be a book some day!

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  3. Wow... really lovely. Especially the last sentence, "I may be broke, but I'm still breathing." So much said in those 7 words. :)

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  4. I adore this very tiny excerpt from the story you've been writing. And I love that it's a music scene because we all know your a music junky. And you should feel proud of these words. I'm even proud of them, there beautiful.

    Whether this is a story or just you you putting pen to paper, I'm so glad your writing. Thank you for sharing this, G. ♥

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  5. Pretty much all I can say is this:

    : )

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  6. I think you should definitely try to do a Writer's Workshop. The writing bug will grow even more!

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  7. Cannot wait to be reading your book one day! <33

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  8. You've really got somthing here. You're very inspiring all around.

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  9. first off, i freaking love that song.

    second, yooooooou need to publish a book. because you know what we like and YOU WILL WRITE IT. <3

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  10. first off, i freaking love that song.

    second, yooooooou need to publish a book. because you know what we like and YOU WILL WRITE IT. <3

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  11. Beautiful! I think you definitely have a future as a writer and I can't wait to read a book of yours one day. :D

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  12. This is such a lovely excerpt, thank you for sharing it with us! There is something very therapeutic about writing, and like you, it's something I've always had a passion for. I find that free writing is one of my favourite exercises and I have tons of notebooks and random scraps of paper littering my home. I highly recommend checking out the website Oneword.com --- you are given one word and 60 seconds in which to write. You can write anything using that word or inspired by that word. It's really fun and a great practice to keep up your writing a little each day. Definitely try it out!

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  13. I loved that! Thank you for sharing it!

    Lily

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  14. Reading this makes me want to cry. It's such a beautiful scene G! And I'm so glad that writing for you is a lot like it is for me - therapeutic, relaxing, emotional release... and most of all, an important part of your life. I can't wait to see where the writing journey takes you! <3

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  15. That was beautiful!!! Wow :D And that song is one of my favorites and... yeah that was great!!!

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  16. Loving writing is so important for being an ELA teacher! The best thing you can do it write WITH your students. Whatever assignments they are doing in class, do it with them and you will see amazing things happen. You will make a great teacher :)

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  17. Amazing excerpt! It's a beautiful scene, I can see why you're proud of them. Can't wait to read your book one day because I'd love to see where this scene goes!

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  18. Oh, man...that song! Lifehouse always makes me swoony, lol...accompanied by that beautiful scene is just chill-inducing. Thanks for sharing with us, Ginger!! Look forward to reading more!

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  19. Um wow. I love that. Please keep writing it so I can purchase it someday. I'm being completely serious. <3

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  20. Fabulous G.. so happy you are writing. I can not wait to buy this someday...

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  21. I love Lifehouse (and their song "Broken")! I don't write nearly as much as I intend to, but I agree wholeheartedly about how soothing writing can be. I really like what you've written so far, and I hope you continue with it! I also hope that this post encourages other people to write a bit more too. I think I shall try to work on stuff tonight. Reading and anaylzing stories is important, but so is writing. :)

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  22. Thanks for sharing Ginger :) I hope to one day have the guts to share some of my own writing.

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  23. I really admire you! I've been doing a lot of writing and plotting lately, but I definitely don't have the confidence to make it public yet.

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  24. I got encourage by your words!!!
    I've been writing my random thoughts too, hoping that I could make a story out of it.. there's always revisions of everything.. well, I only started.. xD
    And I'm not that good to begin with but with that beautifully written excerpt, I want to try again! Thanks Ginger :)

    By the way, I love this lines!
    I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing
    With a broken heart that's still beating
    In the pain, there is healing
    In your name, I find meaning

    I really do hope I'll be reading your book someday! :)

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    1. Thank you Nikki! I love that I've encouraged you to write more. Keep at it and you never know what it may turn into. As for those lines you mentioned, I can not take credit for them. They are actually lyrics from a real song: "Broken" by Lifehouse. They're beautiful though, right?!

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  25. aw Ginger! That excerpt was lovely :) Very nice. Keep going with the writing! x

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  26. Ginger, that is awesome! I'd totally read your book :]
    I've always really enjoyed writing, but could never stick with a story to make it last more than a few pages. About a month back I had a dream that seemed like it would make a great story. I wrote it down along with some notes on what I wanted the story to be like. I haven't touched it in a while, but it's always there just in case.

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