Apr. 20, 2008

Good day everyone,

    As of right now, I am working on all of the stories that I am currently writing. It had been a lot of work and sometimes my brain goes dead on what to write in the story. Sometimes I go too fast in the story, just so that I can get to what I want to write. Doing that makes me go back to the beginning of the story and edit it as well as work on the length, so that it doesn't 'sound' rushed. In my opinion, being a writer can be fun, but it is also hard work and time consuming. I encourage everyone to write, even if you think your not 'good' at it, it will help you in more then just writing; but also spelling and grammar!
    The first story that I ever wrote and completed was a story called 'The Prince and the Well'. It was actually an assignment that my mom had given me and my brothers to do. We had to write at least two pages. I found myself captivated by the whole idea of writing. I started writing and the whole story came to life! After that I decided that writing was fun and that I wanted to do it more often.

    The stories that I have completed are:
1. The Prince and the Well
2. The Ticket
3. Thank you Jesus for the Bubbles (A children's story)
4. The African Savannah

    My favorite author(s) whom inspired me to write was/were:
1. Ted DekKer
2. C.S Lewis
3. Melody Carlson

I have been writing now for almost four years. As you have probably read, I have all sorts of writings. Ranging from Thrillers, to fairy tales, to everyday life. I want to get a feel for all! I enjoy writing for children and also for the teens and young adults.
One of the most interesting and hardest stories to write in my opinion is Historical Fiction. One because we have to study about that person and two because we weren't there to see what happened, so it can be kind of hard to write about their life. But when you write Historical Fiction that has a fictional character as the main person of the story and then Historical facts in the story such as who lived during the time is easier.


Tell me what you think! I'd love to hear not only from authors but readers too!

Yours Truly,
Maggie Syleen (Hannah)