If you receive the emails I send to my list every week or so and you're someone who tends to make your way to the very end of each note, you'll know I close my messages with a variation on "the writer in me sees the writer in you."
And, if we know each other a bit better and, say, have a had a chance to have a first chat about the story you'd like to tell and the message you'd like to share, we might have discussed a very important question:
Do you consider yourself a writer?
Many people I talk to - including many of the Sovereign Writers Circle members, actually - do not consider themselves to be writers.
When I hear that, I tend to smile and nod and say "I totally understand, but let's keep that an open question, ok?"
In truth, I believe that everyone who dares to pick up a pen to record their thoughts is a writer.
It's an act of courage to meet yourself on the page, and that's what earns you the title of "writer" - not publication creds or an impressive daily word count.
When I say I see the writer in you, I hope to inspire you to see you as I see you, to give you a moment step back and have your potential mirrored back at you.
My offerings are for writers and not-yet-writers
As much as I believe in the writer waiting to be discovered within you, I understand that imposing an identity upon you may feel like a burden rather than a gift. And so I just want you to know that I honor the "I write but cannot be a writer" inside of you too.
That not-yet-a-writer within you, the one who is full of longing and doubt and hope... that's who I would like to see at the free community writing practice session on Wednesday, May 23 at noon ET.
All you need to do is bring a journal and your favorite pen. During our hour together I'll offer a few writing prompts and tips for how to approach writing practice if you're new to it. I'll also offer some ideas that will help you create a relationship with the page even when we're not sitting down to write together.
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