Thank you for taking the time to consider author Maya Angelou's ideas about how dreams play into the writing process. Please do a New Post on your blog with your answers to 4-6 of the questions on the blue handout I gave you. Your post should be a decent length (500 words) if you've provided thoughtful answers. Title the post Writers Dreaming. Also include an image (of Maya, of something connected to dreaming or an aspect of one of your answers) on this post.If you're interested in learning more about Maya Angelou, her interesting life and her beloved works, you can start at her official website. I bought this t-shirt showcasing her autobiography (one of my favorite books) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings from a little store downtown next to Maria's called 5# Apparel. Most of the proceeds the store nets are donated to charities around the world. You can also find the t-shirt and others featuring classic, challenged books (ones that have been put on banned books lists at one time or another) at Out of Print. Click the "Shop" link to get to the t-shirts--the site donates a book to Books for Africa for every purchase made. I'd like to do some thinking next week about books that have made a difference to us as people and as writers, and I wonder if you've read any of the classics featured on their other shirts...
I love that several of you have mentioned you "dream" of becoming professional writers. Leave a comment here telling us why you'd like/not like to be a professional writer and/or what kind of writing you see yourself doing.
Stephenie Meyer said on Oprah that she always heard that was an unrealistic, financially hopeless goal, but I hope that no matter what anyone says, if that's your dream, you go for it. Seems like you'd regret not trying more than you'd regret taking a shot at it...
That is my goal for real. I want to be a professional writer in the form of music.
ReplyDeleteBeing a professional writer would be a dream come true. I think I would be a fictional author.
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a dream to be a professional writer. I do like writing stories though.
ReplyDeleteI would love to be a professional writer because I find writing relaxing and fun. I could see myself as a travel writer in the future.
ReplyDeleteI love to write, and I prefer to do it while I am alone. For example, I am writing a manuscript for a graphic novel and a girl invited me over to lunch with her. I came even though I didn't want to because during my lunches I love to work on my own personal projects or I read things relevant to them. I am reluctant to go back to lunch with her merely because I only desire to write! I'm just too serious - and my humor is too odd for most people. I am kind of... ashamed? I'm not sure. However, I do want writing to be a part of my career. (Wow, this was way too long).
ReplyDeleteI want to be a professional sports writer in the future. The goal is to write for ESPN, but any opportunity I would be grateful for.
ReplyDeleteI really want to become an author when I'm older. I'm rather fond of writing nonfiction texts,as well as mystery and science fiction.
ReplyDeleteI think becoming a professional writer would be a great job for me. I would not want to write stories though. I would be much more interesting in writing poems or short stories, maybe even children's stories.
ReplyDeleteI want to become an author and an illustrator as well so that I can create my own stories with my own images as well. I believe it would be nice to be a professional writer because I can share my ideas and experiences with the whole world and other people can read them and possibly relate to them in some way.
ReplyDeleteYes, I want to be a writer when I'm older. I can see myself writing all kinds of genres of stories. I love to write stories in my free time and I would love to actually be known for my works :)
ReplyDeleteI always thought about being a journalist, I'm not sure i'd ever pursue it though. I like writing about things I've researched, and read about.
ReplyDeleteI would love to one day be a professional writer. I would love to write fiction. I could write movie scripts or tv scripts. I just love to make up new worlds and people this world has never seen before.
ReplyDeleteI do not see myself becoming a writer for my career because I am more interested in going into the medical field, but I do see myself writing in the future just for fun about traveling or my experiences.
ReplyDeleteI don think I would want to be a professional writer. Although I enjoy writing, I find it is easier for me to write things like structured essays rather then something creative. i´m always really worried when I put writing out there that people won´t like it, and I would hate to have to live my whole life always worrying about what people would think of my writing.
ReplyDeleteI would not like to be a professional writer because I don't feel like I could come up with enough creative writing to sustain a career for myself and provide a living. I don't enjoy writing enough to make it a career, I see myself going into the medical field instead.
ReplyDeleteI could see myself being a professional writer, whether I was just doing blog post or if I was a travel blogger/writer or if I just wrote adult fiction. I have always had a love for writing I just never saw it as a career for me.
ReplyDeleteI do not think I would become a professional writer. I love writing in my free time as a form of expression, but it is not something I would want to do in a more structured format or position. I hope to become an orthodontist one day.
ReplyDeleteBeing a professional writer doesn't really call to me. I love reading others work but its just not for me. I like to say what is on my mind out loud instead of on paper, sometimes my words come out better when I write it out but I can't see that being my profession.
ReplyDeleteI have never thought about becoming a professional writer, but this class has made me realize how much I truly enjoy writing.
ReplyDeleteRecently I have discovered that I might really enjoy becoming a professional writer. I always knew I enjoyed writing, but I was convinced that I only wanted to teach it. If I am someday able to achieve my dream of teaching english, I think I might try and write on the side. Who knows, maybe I could get a book published.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could ever become a professional writer one day. I criticizes myself too much and think I would never get anything done.
ReplyDeleteI would like to be a professional writer. But I would only like to write about myself, and experiences I have been through. I do not like to be forced to write about things that do not portray to me. Other than that, I would love to be a professional writer.
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