The write stuff or…just writing stuff

Do most bloggers feel like this after reaching the one year mark – “Wow! I made it!  Who knew?”

Tomorrow will be the first year anniversary for Apples with Many Seeds.

Pretty cool year, too.  A bit of a learning curve at the start, mind you.  Much like Jack who begins to learn about, and eventually appreciate, poetry in Love that Dog by Sharon Creech, I had to learn about what goes into starting and maintaining a blog, developing ideas and just sitting down and doing it.

 Then there was the whole ‘finding my voice’ thing, kinda like Duck in Duck’s Tale by Harmen van Straaten, who, upon finding a pen, now thinks he has all he needs to write a story worth reading.  It’s about the uncertainty of the writing process.  Would people ‘out there’ find what I had to say interesting or relevant?

 
Though, I am unlike Michael Maxwell McCallum in Perfect Man by Troy Wilson, in one way (he must find his own ‘superpower’ and become the writer he’s meant to be), I have had encouragement from many people, like Michael gets from his favorite teacher.  (I’d like to acknowledge the Director of the Doucette Library, Barb Brydges, as a fabulous editor and thank her for continuing to correct my commas or lack thereof).

  

Writing this blog has turned out to be a great way to channel my passion for children’s literature and other awe-inspiring resources. I can relate to Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney and hope that the ‘seeds’ (be they pomegranates or lupines) sown here, will help anyone involved with teaching and learning find engaging materials for kids and perhaps, themselves.

                    Out of our writer mouths

                    Will come clouds

                    Rising to the sky

                    Dropping rain words below.

                    And when the clouds leave

                    The sun will shine down word

                    After word

                    After word

                    Planting our stories in the earth.

--Russell

                                        (from: Word after word after word 

                                                                        by Patricia MacLachlan)