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Three Things On Writing I Learned From My Mother

5/8/2016

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Three Things On Writing I Learned From My Mother
Since today is Mother's Day, I was thinking about how my mum is so influential to my writerly nature (amongst many other things, lol!) She is always there to back me, and I really am thankful for her support. That said I thought I'd share 3 things I have  learned from her over the years with you all. :)

1. Reading is one of the best ways to grow as a writer. I read constantly growing up and I still try to fit as much in as I possibly can. Books are adventures, where you learn so much about characters, dialogue, plots and more. Oh... And when you meet someone who has been on that same "adventure" as you, it's almost like you're already friends. 

2. Your ideas are valuable. When I was fifteen I went through a lot of self-doubt in the writing category. I wondered why anyone would want to read my books...how could they ever stand up and shine with so  many other books crowding around it? But my mum encouraged me to pray about writing, telling me that what the Lord put on my heart wasn't something to give up on. After a lot of soul-searching, I had peace and I  knew she was right. You have important things to say, and nobody can tell it just like you can. ;) 
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3. When something goes wrong, try again. I was sixteen when I lost my two WIPs in a computer glitch. I was heartbroken! I knew I couldn't ever rewrite it the way it was, and I was soo disappointed because those were the books I had planned to publish. Well, my mum was there for me and told me that I just needed to keep on going. One of those previous WIPs is on its third rewrite now and destined for print sometime in the relative future, and the other is still not rewritten and is only a notebook in my Evernote for a possible idea someday. Sure, it's frustrating when things don't go as you planned... But it's not the end of the world! You can still do it. 

Well, those  are the three things I've been thinking of today. I'd  love to know your thoughts! Please don't hesitate to write a comment below! :) 

You all have a lovely day! 
Victoria 
7 Comments
Tanya Minks
5/8/2016 07:34:48 pm

Oh, dear, you're making me cry. 😘 I love you more than you could know, and am so thankful for the blessing you are to my heart. I am thrilled that God has given you the love for reading and writing that I have but 100 times over! Thank you so much for this special blog post. 💗 (always your Mama) 😁

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Victoria Minks
5/8/2016 09:03:29 pm

<3 don't cry! Lol. Love you!

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Katja L.
5/10/2016 03:26:15 am

That's funny that you were fifteen when you got discouraged over your stories! For me it was last year, and the year before that too, I think. I've matured over the year, though, and I think I'm more stable now. :) I like the three bits of advice!

But maybe I will put my irreplaceable stories on a USB Key. . . ;P

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Katja L.
5/10/2016 03:27:35 am

PS. About notebooks. . . I have a note in my "Notes" app on my iPhone that's called "Salvages" and there I put all those odds sentences/ideas that pop up. It's really fun. I can show it to you if you like. I've also begun to use Evernote; I will type down all my old papers into it. Or I should say, I'm SUPPOSED to. I haven't gotten around to it yet, except for three out of. . . three thousand? Literally. With all those liquid-gold bits of paper-ends, I probably have about 3, 000.

;P

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Victoria Minks
5/10/2016 12:26:32 pm

Sounds like me! Only mine is in Evernote and it's a notebook called "Idea Jotbook (For Books)" lol. I used to fill up whole pocket-sized notebooks with random memos, and I still scribble ideas down in random places all the time.

Victoria Minks
5/10/2016 12:24:58 pm

Glad you liked the tips! And yes, I do recommend either a USB thumb drive or syncing your stories on online backup. ;P

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Katja L.
5/11/2016 11:55:07 pm

About the notebooks. . .

LOL so do I! 😂

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