Why Writing is a Form of Personal Therapy
Every
day has stresses. The kid’s not feeling well, the bills need paid,
the doctor’s appointments need taken, yada, yada, yada,… Every life has
its stressors.
For me, sitting in my office, or on my bed, and pouring out my innermost thoughts onto a Word document is Therapy.
I
get to concentrate on things that are not my normal life. In the case
of The Eternity Series, I was able to start by concentrating on Walter
Crofter and his life. Walter was the inspiration for I,Walter and would
pour out his life a little at a time so that I could write it down.
Toward the end, James Crofter jumped up and started to instruct me on his life adventure.
Both
of these books have been written during late evenings, early mornings,
and quiet times during the day. As a parent, many people know that
quiet times are few and far between. These are the times when the
house is quiet, and when the to-do list can be put off for a few more
hours. These are the quiet times when sitting in the hot tub, or the
recreation room, or the meeting room with the lights off and nobody else
around, can lead to new chapters and more research on the life of the
next main character.
Writing is resting. It’s the
chance to envelop myself in a world where my role is transcription, and
I’m listening to the life and death decisions, rather than making them.
Writing is the therapy that lowers the blood pressure that stimulates
the mind, and brings a smile to the face.
Within a year the prince was a pauper in a foreign land.
Is nature stronger than nurture? And even if it is, can James find the happiness he so richly desires?
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