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My Author Journey
My dreams of becoming an author began at age seven when I first attempted a novel. Unfortunately, getting the story from my head to paper was more challenging than I expected.
My first mystery fizzled out because the necessity of asking how to spell practically every word was discouraging! ‘’Mystery and crocodile are hard words for all little girls.’’ Dad encouraged as he spelled out loud.
The book was written on a dry-erase board and was only one page long. That’s how far I got before frustration boiled over, and I erased it.
I tried my hand at short stories in junior high and asked a friend for her opinion on writing exercises. ‘’You ruined the story!’’ she declared, flinging the papers across the cafeteria table.‘’ Heroes are not allowed to give sweaty kisses to their sweethearts!’’
It was supposed to read a sweet kiss! I never could see the spelling difference between sweet and sweat!
I don’t blame her for her reaction; my dyslexia has been the main deterrent to pursuing a career in writing.
My adolescent conclusion was; Dyslexia ruined my chances of becoming an author. A career as a secretary, teacher, or journalist, also seemed impossible.
Later in life, I wrestled with conflicting emotions. I wanted to write, yet I knew anything I wrote would require massive edits.
Thankfully, new technologies and better spell checks allowed me to start a blog in 2019. I had to swallow my pride and put something out in the world that wasn’t 100% perfect, but focusing on helping others helped me forget myself and my imperfections.
Thankfully practice makes perfect! Actually, that’s not true for those of us with dyslexia, but practice makes it better!
I’ve learned to identify some common spelling errors. Angel becomes Angle, calm turns into clam, and scared morphs into scarred, to name a few. I’d like to think recent blog posts are a massive improvement from my feeble first attempts, and as I work on my first book, I’ve learned to prune ’boringness’ in texts and make self-help fun to read.
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