Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Writing is new to me

I am retired from a long career in nursing.

Writing is a significant stretch for me. I got 29% in English in Grade 12 and failed to graduate. I later took night classes to upgrade my schooling for entering nursing school.

I had great difficulty stringing even a few words together. Essays and paragraphs were foreign to me. Poetry a total loss, though I did write one good poem, which I have subsequently lost.

I had to write nursing notes on patient charts, but they are not even close to literary writing.

So here I am determined to forge a writing career. If I never become famous, I tried, at least.

At the very least, it keeps me busy. The works I have planned will take a few years to complete.

Will I succeed? Who knows?

Someone once said that "All journeys start with the first step".

You can follow my steps on this blog.

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