Posted by: Jessa Slade
Currently working on: The last 48 hours of Book 2 revisions -- hooah!
Mood: Utterly sugared out
Once upon a time...
I love those words. They launch me in ways and to places few other words can. The promise embedded in those words makes me ignore family members, eschew sleep, even -- gasp! -- sign off Twitter.
It's not just that a good book takes me away from real life. I actually like real life quite fine. But I find reading a good book is like looking out at bright sun on the ocean. The world seems so vast and sparkling that even when I look down again, that perspective, those sparkles, stay in my eyes, changing the way I see the world at my feet.
Once upon a time...
Those words are also why I write.
I haven't quite launched into the wide open ocean yet. In fact, I'm still sort of floundering around with water wings. But I have my maps and a compass that points... Well, anyway, I have maps. I'm eager to walk new shores, meet the natives (who hopefully go easy on the spears), maybe unearth some treasure. I imagine I'll get lost a time or two, maybe sail off an edge occasionally. It happens to all of us.
And it makes a better story, you know. Which is why I write.
Once upon a time...
2 comments:
I think you speak for many.
When the conflict and drama are in my life, I don't read fiction. That's why I love reading and writing again! The conflict and drama are going into my stories!
I have to agree! When I hear the words, "Once upon a time..." my entire being settles in for a good story.
Thanks for the wonderful word images!
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