Writing
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Finding Myself In The Story
Sometimes I’d like to get lost in a crowd Let the energy swell around me Until I don’t feel separate But a small part of a whole entity I am tired of myself Everything feels so personal So internal So stressful So petty I used to see the world differently And I want to go Continue reading
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So It Begins
so it begins just like this a way that feels insignificant (just like all great things) a girl, typing on a keyboard on a bleak January day and her cup of coffee sits beside her, of course her dog lays at her feet it is audibly quiet and mentally loud and so she types desperately Continue reading
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Write It Down
I’ve been trying to catch some words, darting about in my head like fireflies. Words are a tricky thing to catch, you see. Reach out too fast and too greedy and they slip right by you, or come out all awkwardly squished and misshapen. Wait a moment too long and they are gone. A pile Continue reading
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The Final Mystery of Words
Clickety clack clickety clack. The sound is a familiar one. The sound of a brain and heart attempting to engage the world around her. The sound of trying. She stops. “What are you doing?” That cold and tired voice begins, “Why are you still trying? You have no credentials. You keep writing in Continue reading
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What A Daring Thing
“I am grateful that I started writing at a very early age, before I realized what a daring thing it is to do, to set down words on paper, to attempt to tell a story, create characters. We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to Continue reading
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Why Write?
Yesterday I wrote a guest post for my friend Jeff Goins, on why writers need to enter into the stories they tell. Jeff is an excellent communicator and offers tons of great advice on art, creativity, blogging and making a difference in the world. I recommend his blog to everyone interested in writing. You Continue reading
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When I write I…
In class today we had 7 minutes to free write, starting with the words “When I write I..” When I write I am transformed to another place and time completely. I just begin, I let go. I find myself floating over where I have been. I can see the past, I can maybe even see Continue reading
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Hey, Lindale & Tyler Peeps…
You can now buy my book at Rockwell’s Coffee Brewery. So what are you waiting for? Go do it. Maybe I will see you there. 🙂 Continue reading
Brooke Gale LouvieR 