Rainbow Chills

I am an avid reader. I have always been. I remember the day in 3rd grade when I got Kristy's Great Idea, the first book in the Baby Sitter's Club series. I remember my aunts and uncles reading to me from the Nursery Rhyme book at my Gram and Pop's house when I was too young to read myself. I remember one day my Aunt Patty told me that she only knew what I looked like from the nose up because the rest of my face was always hidden by a book.

Along with that love of reading is a dream of writing. I don't know what to write but I want to write. I have journals, mostly from college. I have letters galore from high school and college. I have more papers from college and grad school than I care to count. I have not tried my hand at fiction in any significant way. I am afraid of poetry. But I am willing to try.

Yesterday, I bought The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron on eBay. It is the 1992 version, not the new one. And it is used. But I bought the cheapest one I could find online- less than $10 with shipping and insurance. The first steps toward a dream do not have to cost millions. The investment of time seems more valuable. Pioneer Melissa started on this journey last week. By the time I get the book and get going, I will be two weeks behind Melissa and the little support group she has organized but it is good to know that I am not alone. Rachael and Greta have worked through this book and it will be good to have their writing to read as well while working through it.

Wish me luck.