This summer, the summer of 2019, I have decided to embark on an adventure that is completely out of my comfort zone.
Upon perusing my favorite social media site, I happened upon this opportunity to write.
I’m not talking about writing a reply to a tweet or a responding to a post. No, I am daring to travel down the road of writing for a blog. Needless to say, I am extremely nervous. Do I have what it takes to write something worthy of reading? Do I possess the vocabulary required to not “write like a third grader” (actual quote from one of my Master’s professors)?
I honestly don’t have the answers to either of these questions, but I know I can’t live my life fearing the what-ifs, so here I go. I plan to make the most of this opportunity and learn to be a writer.
This summer, I will just start writing.
Maybe I will carry a notebook everywhere I go, and write what inspires me. Maybe I will spend some time in a secluded location, alone with my thoughts. Or maybe I will just keep referring back to the email I received from the blog contact and respond to each of the “Ideas to get you started” prompts.
Either way, this summer I will write.
Maybe at some point during this escapade, I will actually begin to consider myself a writer.
Donnetta Norris is a second-grade teacher. You can follow her on Twitter at @NorrisDonnetta
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