The Writers Life

The writers life.
Wow.
What a complex, daring life to live.
One life I would like to call my own.
Writing, for me, is the ultimate escape from reality.
When I write I can express inner most thoughts and feelings and make them come alive and speak to me as soon as I touch my pencil to the paper.
My pencil is like a magic wand.
I can create and destroy words, I can will them to life and easily erase their existence.
Writing has a big impact in my life.
When I write I escape my life and enter into another, another world, another person's existence.
Writing is something I cannot live without.
When asked "Must I Write?" a question posed by Rainer Maria Rilke in 'Letters to a Young Poet' my answer is simply, I Must.
For if I did not write all chaos would break loose in my life and my very existence would crumble down to nothing.
If there is anything I have learned so far with my time spent in Mr. Carnovales third period grade 12 Writers Craft course it is that I am starting to learn and uncover more and more things about myself each time I begin to write.
I am transforming each class, each day I am present in third period, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
If you have not written your thoughts, feelings down before, you must
Writing will open up a new portal for you and your life.
It will give your life purpose, something to strive for, to life for.
Writing will help you cope with all the hard times in your life, it will allow you to be in control of your life.
It has worked for me.