On Writing/ #OpEleanor

 One of my goals for this year was to take a creative writing course- which I have been taking, and my last class is tonight. It has been fun, and interesting....and I have absolutely nothing to share with the class tonight. I am not a creative fiction writer, and this class has absolutely made me realize that. I can write for hours and hours on things I want to write about- but give me a blank sheet of paper and tell me to write a "story"...and I'm lost. I can't do it. The course has been 9 weeks long, and I have started a whole shitload of stories....and after a few sentences I lose my groove. I love to READ fiction, but I can't write it. I love to write...but I need a different type of outlet. I am the person that my friends come to for advice on their lives, their kids, their relationships etc....and I am great at giving that advice (not that they always follow it....but that is another post.) I have a strong personality (thats my nice way of saying I am bossy and domineering and think I know whats best for everyone). And I like to share my opinions. In my thinking and in how I live my life and raise my kids, I think I am pretty unconventional and can see many sides of an issue. I think if I was to pursue writing, it will have to be either just like this, in my blog, where it doesn't matter if anyone reads it or not, or perhaps in an outlet like a magazine, paper etc giving advice and sharing my opinions. So, for #OpEleanor (thanks to Megan), I am going to start looking in that direction. I'm scared, and HATE rejection...as we all do, but I am going to put myself out there, and see where it takes me. I will keep you posted.