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 Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:53 pm
I am new to this guild, but I am not new to writing, ever since I was young, I have had an imagination on a high level. I and my cousin always running around playing games that I have made up. Well many children did that, but I seem to believe mine were different, super heroes, wizard, and many things that I hardly remember watching as a child.
Even before I could spell, my mom would tell me stories of how she could fall asleep to me scribbling on a piece of paper and hours later I would still be there. I would wake her up and hand them to her, as if I had something to say, at the age of 2-5.
Everything in my past makes me believe I should be a writer, but then I was hit with something that rather got to me. I am dyslexic, and I hated it, I wanted to be able to know if what I done was good, I wanted it to be good. Every time it I would fail, I thought it was because it sucked, but what actually sucked were the grammar and spelling… and all the things I cannot seem to be able to fix on my own.
At the age of nine, I was writing a chapter book… about a small girl… because I was the smallest in my class and for some reason had a hard time making friends… I would write this book about a young girl who was taken from her mother, for reasons she did not know and this huge plot of how she ended up on this island with man-eating spiders, and all these things. I even had ideas for more books, sequels.
I never was able to write that book; every time I tried, too someone would delete it… so I gave up… I cannot say how many, but I have so many ideas for books, writing is my life.
Recently I need reassurance, because that mother who used to fall asleep well I was writing, isn’t here no long, she had been replaced by someone who thinks a joke is making fun of what I want to be.
“How can you be a writer when your dyslexic…”
It is her fault I am…
“I’ve read a part of your story and it made no since”
What she said was not in any of the stories…
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:11 pm
I'm glad to see that you're still writing, despite the reactions of certain down putting people.. Ah, I know what it's like to lose everything.. I think that's why I've taken so many new precautions like backup CDs, multiple flash drives.. just because between human malice and compatability problems I've lost most of my work before 2004. There will always be people who hate what you do, it's just the way some people are. Don't be discouraged, though, because there are still many people who will love your work as well. I hope you find this is a good place; we do try and encourage writers here to express themselves.
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:27 pm
thank you that helps a lot, I have joined other writing guilds and have posted things over a year ago, and no one ever even looked at it, I can already tell this place is different, and I try not to care what people think.
I get made fun of a lot for being dyslexic as it is, math is the worst saying the answer is 12 when it's 21... that always bugs me, but I've learned to deal with it mostly.
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:43 pm
You're welcome
Ah, yes, we're rather active here. I do hope we will be able to help each other. Heh I know that dyslexia is troublesome.. I have partial myself, so if I'm not careful I'll be reading numbers backwards.. 's very bad when you're a cashier trying to tell people how much they owe -nods- but as long as I take my time I'm okay with numbers and letters. Back on the topic of reviewing.. I'm rather bad with grammar and spelling myself so I don't feel confident reviewing for those ^^; sorry about that
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:55 pm
ahh no big deal, your talking to someone who reads better when the books upside down... the kids at school love that xD so does the teachers when i'm asked to read out loud...
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:08 pm
Ah I see -nods with a chuckle- I can do that too, but I wouldn't say I can read better that way
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:18 pm
Chanthar Ah I see -nods with a chuckle- I can do that too, but I wouldn't say I can read better that way lol anyone can, because of the way the mind works, but i do have to say dyslexic isn't just a disadvatage dyslexica actually helps with problem solving, you can skip steps to things like math problems...
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:31 pm
Ah, I see..
Whatever math class I took always wanted the progress to getting to the answer to be explained in detail .. @.o
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:35 pm
my teachers usually don't care...
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:49 pm
Ah..
I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, but as long as you get the correct answer the stuff in the middle seems rather a moot point
Heh anyway I'm trying to finish writing the last of what I can before the end of the night.. I have work in the early morning so I might not be able to write tomorrow -waves- hope you have fun here. I'd like to hear more about what you're writing now too, as I'm sure the others will as well
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:55 pm
xD thanks, i'd like to read some of your writing as well
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:06 pm
Heh thanks -nods-
I don't know if you've been to DeviantArt but I have two accounts there (before they made the portfolio system with folders) http://shakkathi.deviantart.com is my art & http://chanthar.deviantart.com is my writings (I've pretty much just turned it into previews for the books, trying to stop theft of work.. never really understood how much of a problem that was until recently)
So um that's one place to find me to read parts for free xP I might put some stuff up here too, but I'm hesitant about that.. shyness coming in there
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:14 pm
ahh... i'm shy in rll xD but i can speak my mind when it comes to writing, what i hate is when people thing things like
dyslexia doesn't exist and it's just an excuse... i've been told that o many times...
also i heard someone recently say young writers aren't as good as people in collage when writing is just an idea and how you can put it on paper it has nothing to do with age at all... but what do i know xD
yeah... people stealing work is a big problem... i would never still peoples work... i can write my own... but there are those people...
wow you written so much xD and your art is great... i can't draw... wish i could...
if you wont to read something of mien my first chapter is in the writing arena
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:29 pm
Ah I'm much less shy here than irl, but still it influences my want to share things.. I guess I still have a hard time not being affected by other people's thoughts and feels about my work.. It's like they're attacking me personally because I'm so close to my work, y'know?
And yeah, it sucks when people just completely ignore other people's problems. There are a lot of people who fake diseases and disabilities which make it hard for the people who honestly have them to get the help or understanding they need. -shakes head- It's horrible.
Oh, yes, I've heard that.. I've learned more in my latter age just because of the cumulation of activity and ideas. I wouldn't say I'm necessarily better than someone younger than myself, though. We're all different with our life experiences and our upbringing. In places I'm very smart and others it's rediculous how clueless I am about things. But 's just how I am.
I will read yours in the writing arena -nods-
I really should get back to writing too.. lol distracted easily I am
edit-
Well as you mentioned before there are problems with spelling, grammar, wrong words (I think 's part of the grammar) but the idea and flow of the story are put out quite well. I'd like to see how she goes about trying to find redemption for the life she's forgotten she lived through, as well as about X clan.. and finding her identity before she ended up in jail with the name Linda
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:49 pm
yeah i knew there were errors... i tried to get as many of them as i could sweatdrop guess i didn't get them all, but at least you could understand it... That's what mattered the most to me... I gave it to a teacher who is looking it over for me over the weekend so that well help me as well
and it's very annoying when people don't believe it... i mean i keep bring up that i have it on here just so people don't jump over me about those mistakes... it's hard to find them all because i'm so used to messing them up...
It bugs the crap out of me that i can't be 'perfect' i wish i was fluless... sadly i can't be... but i understand that and i'm trying hard to fix it... i've had people who would tell me my work sucked and it hurt, mostly because they didn't understand or say what was wrong....
so yes... i know how you feel... i hate saying i don't like something... i hate hurting others because i'm so used to that kind of thing lol...
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