Five Minute Friday: The Hobby of Writing

 

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The first book I ever authored was entitled "My Little Ponies" and the storyline involved a girl who escaped to "Pony Land" one evening while she was supposed to be in bed.  I thought through the plot, wrote the words and carefully illustrated each scene. (Isn't this an 80's/90's child at her finest?)  My first grade teacher helped me bind it in a little cardboard book so my classmates could "check it out" from our " classroom library" and read it.

The "My Little Pony" book is tucked away with some other childhood treasures at my parents' home, but I appreciate the opportunity that I had as a child to feel the accomplishment of being deemed a writer.  It tempting to think that the lofty title of Author can only be given to a person whose work makes it to the top of the New York Times Bestseller list.  Truthfully, authors come in all mediums and with varying degrees of experience.

Now, over twenty years after my first book (ha!), writing has become a hobby for me.  I enjoy putting pen to paper to write in a journal or a letter and my fingers tapping on a keyboard can quickly translate thoughts from my mind to the screen.  The ability and the confidence to write--even if no one else reads it--can be soothing, uplifting and clarifying.  It's the perfect hobby.  And the souvenirs are great.  If you ever want to read my second grade masterpiece, "The Day the Tiger Left his Tail on the Beach," come to Mississippi and check it out of the Penn Library.