Tuesday, August 7, 2012

What It Means to Me to be a Writer

On the Momwriters listserv we are discussing this topic and I thought I would share what it means for me to be a writer.


Writing for me is breathing.

Escaping from my day-to-day life, it is a necessity for my sanity. It's a natural form of my self-expression that if kept corked too long, explodes and leaves a total mess but in a wonderful, creative and chaotic way. Fun for me but not always for the family, I usually explode shortly after summer break and the kids are back in school.

Every word I write is like a reintroduction to my creative and true self.