[blparent] Writers

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

I wrote a lot growing up. I wrote a lot of fiction especially fantasy
along with journaling. I stopped in my early twenties for a time, but
when I went back to university in 2007, I decided upon creative writing
for my major. I hadn't written in years, and quite frankly, had never
considered it as a major or career choice. As it turns out, I'm not half
bad at it. I've had a few pieces published here and there, and I write a
blog for the Omaha Worl Herald. I still write fiction, but my emphasis
in school was creative nonfiction, wich is a fancy way to say
memoir-type writing. I have not enjoyed my blog in a while since my new
editor wants me to change my voice and style of writing, but for now,
it's still a paycheck. I have several full-length manuscripts I have
been working on- both nonfiction and fiction. I ope to one day finish at
least one, grin.

My original focus in university back in 2000 was vocal performance. I
had always intended on attempting a career in music. For various
reasons, I lost my voice, metaphorically, at age 22 and haven't been
able to find it until Declan's birth. I have found myself full of music
once again in the past four weeks since his birth. I guess I found a
reason to sing again, smile.

I, too, had a less than stellar childhood. I have found writing to be
cathartic just as I did as a child. I don't like to talk about it, but I
worried about my ability to parent since I didn't have great examples
growing up, but so far, I have taken naturally to being a mommy. It
helps that I have an amazing, supportive husband who loves me very much.


It's not weird at all that you need to finish your novel regardless of
if it's ever published or not. Our creative natures need to be released
at times despite the lack of audience. We shouldn't stifle our creative
voices or ignore them. So never give up on your dreams and goals.
Sometimes we just have to push ourselves to do things. Not doing them is
what makes us stagnet. Words are tools, and words therefore can provide
an outlet for emotions and thoughts. Novels and books are made up of
words, individual words. This is what I love about writing; bringing
words together to evoke an audience, create a universe, to share a
story.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

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Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:11:43 -0700
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Honestly, I have had an eight year writer's block.

Sadly, I went through a stage in my life in which I felt absolutely 
worthless. After that stage passed, I found it extremely difficult to 
sit down and write as I used to be able to. I have shared my writing 
with very, very few people (less than five individuals) because I was 
afraid that they would feel the same way about it as I did. Not to get 
into too much detail about it, but I came from a pretty broken home, and

because I was the only blind child I faced a lot of adversities 
including but not limited to being beat up on and harassed by both my 
siblings and their friends. Needless to say, I went through a lot of 
emotions for a long time in my life. If not for my grandmother I would 
have probably lost my mind. My grandmother passed away almost 12 years 
ago, but I use her as my example for leading and raising my children, as

well as what I glean from reading the Bible.

Even if my novel is never published, I want to finish the story which I 
started back in 2004. I know that if I do not finish it it will haunt 
me, as crazy as it may sound.