tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079340092799356113.post8650014744926507954..comments2023-06-03T09:20:50.770-04:00Comments on The Writer's Crate: You Know You're a Writer When.........Cheryl L. Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06015283663900640881noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079340092799356113.post-72872874931758867022013-05-10T10:01:12.374-04:002013-05-10T10:01:12.374-04:00I have always been a writer but did not articulate...I have always been a writer but did not articulate, or even realize it, until a year or so ago.<br /><br />All my life I have written voluminous letters, many to friends but especially, when I was a young girl, to an uncle who lived in a distant state. I sent him pages and pages in which I sorted out what was going on in my life. While it was in reality an attempt to work out the angst-ridden aches of growing up, to his credit, my uncle generously and frequently responded. I always looked forward to envelopes with his familiar scrawl arriving in our mailbox.<br /><br />Little did I realize that letter-writing would lead to a love of reading and writing and a degree in English; a passion, in short, for the written word.<br /><br />A couple of years ago, a friend suggested I submit a portfolio to a writing workshop. (That friend is the one who sent me here).<br /><br />To my surprise and delight, I was accepted. That was when I began to call myself a writer. A not-for-profit writer, but a writer nonetheless.<br /><br />The compulsion to write is inescapable. Most of my pieces are reflection or memoir, with occasional reviews of books or film. With the miracle of facebook, I am able to share my work with family and friends. It is enough for me, for now. <br /><br />Last year I began a quest to run 5K before my sixtieth birthday. I posted my intention on f/b to be held accountable. That post was the beginning of an ongoing journal, "Journey to 5K and Beyond: Adventures in Running." I am now in the process of putting that document together formally in the hope of finding an audience, however small. <br /><br />The journal does not reflect, at the end of the road, on what I did. It is, rather, the day-to-day [or run-to-run!] story of the journey as it evolved, with its hopes and wishes, it successes and disappointments, its fears and joys. My hope is that it can help others embarking on a similar journey.<br /><br />I look forward to browsing further on your site.<br /><br />Warm regards,<br />C. Ciampanelli<br />North Providence RI<br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Connie Ciampanelli - RIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199554842449972940noreply@blogger.com