Falling in love (I hope)...

There's this amazing song by Jimmy Eat World called "A Praise Chorus". It has a line in it, I wanna fall in love tonight, that I remember listening to when I was younger, really hoping that that night would be the night. Little did I know at the time that it was still another year off. But it was such an exciting feeling to think maybe my life will change this very night.

I read an interview today with an author- Drew Lamm. It's in a book on writing. The book, entitled How Writers Work: Finding a Process That Works for You, called out to me from my boss' shelf and I snagged it. It is gold. It is written for children, but no matter the age, writing is the same. And, this book is a great how-to, as well as a great comfort, in that it confirms that others are going through the same troubles I am. There are several amazing lines I could pull from this book, but Lamm's first quote is the truest, most beautiful description of writing I have heard yet.

"Writing is the possibility of falling in love. Every time I pick up my pen there's the chance that I'll have that astonishing feeling. Because I never know when a story will emerge with a perfect fit. And I'll be delighted by it. Love it. Want to read it over and over again. And feel amazed that it's here somehow because of me."

I love her description of the story/storyteller relationship. It's beautiful, true, exciting. Just like real love. It brings back that element of suspense I used to feel. As far as real love, I'm lucky enough to now know that I will fall in love every night. But with my writing, it remains unknown. And, I kinda like it that way.


Socks my love brought me from Japan.