And on the Nth Day, God Created a Writer

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And on the Nth Day, God Created a Writer

guest series logo Writing has never been hard for me. I loved English when in school and took every English elective there was available. Even Greek Mythology. I know, I’m probably not making many friends by making this statement. There are those out there who work very hard every day to learn how to write.

I applaud you and wish you tonnes of good luck.

God gave me the gift of writing. He probably looked down on me after He created me and said, “what the heck is she going to do with her life?”

Because He didn’t think I’d have a clue what to do, and He was right, He gave me the gift of writing. I thank Him every day.

I’m not physically fit.
I am not a mathematical genius.
I can’t draw a straight line with a ruler and a pencil.
I got a D in Home Economics.
Sports or games of any sort evade me.
I even got a degree in Computer Science and instead of programming I became a Technical Writer.

How about that?

2014-01-25_13-59-47 I love to write. I love how to make words fit together to create sentences and then paragraphs and then stories. I adore creating stores. So much so, that I published nine novels and novellas.

I could have written more, however I ended up with a silly disease. It wrecked my ability to create novels. I have four 4-inch binders full of story ideas. Maybe I should donate them to a writer I know who will use them. But, then, maybe they won’t see the same idea for a story that I did.

What is the disease, you ask?

**Bipolar Disorder. Not only that, but medication resistant Depression. Along with Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, OCD, and PTSD, and XYZ. I threw in the last one just to fool you. There’s no disease titled, “XYZ,” but if there was, I’m sure I’d get it. (Links for more information and help with the disease are below.)

I give back to the world the only way I know how. To help other aspiring writers become authors. Great writers. I give so they can become more than they ever thought possible. I coach writers. I enjoy coaching writers for the fun of it. Although, getting paid is fun too!

I love to see them improve their writing skills and learn to write faster, and better, and stronger. I absolutely go into giggle spasms when a writing client taps into their own creativity and realizes they have what it takes to make it as a writer.

When I watch a timid, insecure writer become strong and confident, it makes me proud. I was a part of that change. I helped make it happen. And my awkward little caterpillar flies off into the world to become a beautiful writer.

Isn’t that what it’s all about? The circle of life. God created me, a writer. I help create authors from writers who never knew they had the ability inside them. And the circle continues.

I love writing. I hope you do as well.

2014-01-25_14-00-16 Vicki M. Taylor is a writing coach for Your Writing Coach, at http://vmt-yourwritingcoach.blogspot.com

She is also an author and workshop presenter. She’s been writing for twenty-five years professionally, and for nearly fifty years as an amateur. She thanks God for her gift, and her grandmother for helping her discover it. She lives in Florida with her husband and pets: a dog and a parrot.

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**For information on bipolar disorder, please go to: SANE Australia or the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.

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