Hey guys, its Lydia here! I've just finished another creative writing practice piece in preparation for my exams. I hope you like it, leave me a comment of how you think it could be improved or just some of your opinions. I hope to be finishing and reviewing the book Ashes to Ashes soon, go and check it out once I've uploaded.
Just before I shut my eyes, I write on the
clean blank lines of a new entry. I describe and recount whatever comes to
mind, all the thoughts and trepidations that pass, but never can be brave
enough to utter. They are all bound and safe within the brown leather cover,
hidden from all wandering eyes.
It’s like a friend that never leaves my
room, or causes me pain. It keeps all secrets and memories, and with just a
turn of the page I’m brought back to the thoughts I had ten years ago.
A journal is a writer’s second conscious,
the part of you that transfers what you see and know into words, building the
bridge from your life to the limitless ends of fiction. Here, the language I
use will never be shamed or critiqued; it can be in any form, whether that be
prose or poetry. It is the foundation to any author’s career, the first test to
see how well I can describe my day to no one, and the final prize to see if I
can display my language to millions.
When I’m finished, as my pen leaves the
paper, and my thoughts have been channeled. Its like I’m looking at my own
reflection, the verbs and nouns creating eyes, a nose and lips. The face speaks
to me, forming the fears and worries that loop within mind, and with each word
that expels its mouth I grow calmer and my body sinks into the warmth, ready
for sleep. In my unconsciousness I no longer feel tense and twisted with
negative thoughts of doubt. I’m free and soring through my dreams like an eagle.
When each day comes to an end, as the light
disappears, I look forward to writing in my journal, as in every new entry I understand
my mind better, I’m inches closer to discovering who I can become.
This is exactly how I feel writing in my journal! There's something freeing about knowing that no one is ever going to read it, and yet, at the same time, I'm writing as if someone will read it. It's a strange paradox. I like the tone of this piece. (:
ReplyDeleteThanks Erin, I really appreciate your comment. Journal writing is really important I think for any writer, even if nobody is ever going to read it just ends the day nicely.
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