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What does it look like to be a writer? What qualifications do I have to call myself a writer and who wants to read my work? Am I a writer because I write, or because someone reads what I put on the page? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIf you really want to write and you\u2019re struggling to get started, you\u2019re afraid of something. What is that fear?\u201d – Margaret Atwood<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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This quote from Margaret Atwood struck me. I am afraid. Who am I to be the person who travels and writes and has any place to share stories of my experiences and think anyone would be interested? And so I did as I do when I identify a fear that is holding me back – I continued forward with a plan. I created a writing practice. I started by reading what other writers that I admire suggest when it comes to their writing practice. Read and write – practice is the best way to begin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I began a log to read and write daily. This allowed me to read some of the books I have had on my reading list for a long time which was wonderful. I spent time free writing after each of my reading days and week by week I increased the amount of time I read and wrote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What does it look like to be a writer? What qualifications do I have to call myself a writer and who wants to read my work? Am I a writer because I write, or because someone reads what I put on the page? \u201cIf you really want to write and you\u2019re struggling to get started, … Continue reading Creating a writing practice . . .<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodways-ca-w24-ball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodways-ca-w24-ball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodways-ca-w24-ball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodways-ca-w24-ball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodways-ca-w24-ball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodways-ca-w24-ball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":265,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodways-ca-w24-ball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodways-ca-w24-ball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}