I would like to know if any in S.W. has given thought to writing a book?

I would like to know if any in S.W. has given thought to writing a book?
I write. I can write memories and fantasies'. I try hard to hold the memory of my self as a child. Remembering my dreams and my thoughts and the knowing I was deeply loved by my parents. Frankly, I (being the youngest) was well aware I was Mama's favorite. Still knowing we felt the same. I miss Mama. I sometimes feel her presence looking over my shoulder.
I have written poetry. I have a published book on Amazon, That I didn't purchase the copyright, I have no rights to the shares in sales. And Carla is always writing something. Be it a dream or merely a thought, I continue to open my mind with my thoughts and dreams. Also I feel I am an open book with poetry. Still when I write it ALL comes from within.
The lonely friendless little girl who sat in a tree in her back yard reading books and being amazed at how the paragraphs always collided in perfect Sincerity.

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ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP

I have written a children's story. It is about 2100 words in length. The ending needs some revision. I kind of mailed in the last two pages.

Carla1951 · 70-79, F

@ProfessorPlum77 Let me know when you feel able to share.
One of my scenes is an auto accident. The officer called to the scene views first sees a small child running in this field all alone. And the officer calls to her as she also requests an Ambulance. Sees the woman in the front seat with a limb through her chest,then again to see the back seat to find the toddler fast asleep. Does she doubt what she has just seen?
The baby Girl, this todler; saves the life of her mother.
See, not always must there be the perfect path. The path you chose to walk down may not always be the better one, yet the more memorable one.
Allow your reader to ask questions. To look around themselves and consider the colors. That is how a writer begins. YOU know what you want to say or speak. Just give your reader a touch on what they might see. We cannot build this mountain alone...But we can still create the decisions of the reader.

carparkman1234 · 61-69, M

@ProfessorPlum77 send it around to a few people to read and comment. Test readers. I write YA books so would be happy to be among your test readers.

Carla1951 · 70-79, F

@carparkman1234 A thought sir...One might make extra copies and take to a local high school. Permit the Students to critique.(merely a thought or idea.)

carparkman1234 · 61-69, M

@Carla1951 Great idea and yes I sort of did that. I have a work colleague that has a 14 yr old daughter who I gave a copy to. She in turn gave it to some friends. Their feedback was mainly that the dialogue in it was not exactly how 14 yr old girls talk, so she altered it for me.

The book is about a 14 yr old girl and her friends and the issues she faces including bullying, which is due to some extent to her being in an online chat room (just like SW lol) and this messing with he mind. The lines between her real and online worlds collide.

The feedback was also that it was quite real and that the situations I wrote about have genuinely happened to some of them. I did have one parent (who also read it) say it was crap and would never happen! Sadly some parents are seriously out of touch with the realities of online chat and exactly what their kids get up to.

Carla1951 · 70-79, F

@carparkman1234 I see you offered this to an adult. NOT a child nor Teen. An adult is unable to see the words that you feel are needed for our YOUTH to view. The stories were written to be viewed by a Teen NOT an adult. Therefore they, growing up simply didn't 'get it'
Again, I suggest you take this to be viewed by a teacher.He/She May well know just what it is a child of that age is interested in.
Bullying is a HOT topic to 'DATE' And not many want to even discuss it. No wonder our teens are so confused.
Another option when you deliver the pages to a Classroom;
Discover the reading style that interests them the most at THIS time of their lives. Ask questions of the Students.
The kids today face multiple battles. They hide their fears and their hope, believing there is no self value Zero outcome to reveal their true space.

I am so happy you have taken on this roll. Yet know, that even if ONE child fails to step forward, You have planted the seed. The idea that might help their own recovery.
Continue to keep in mind that these kids fear most in having their own secrets revealed.
In this; seek the assistance of the Classroom teachers.
I love what you are doing.Cannot imagine the masses of teens that can find help in this.
(Carla)

carparkman1234 · 61-69, M

@Carla1951 It was given to my friend's 14 year old daughter and her friends. And as I say, the feedback was great, particularly in the dialogue, but they did love the story. I also sent a copy to another 14 year old girl in Asia who I met in here! She loved it too and gave good editing feedback on one scene.

I doubt a school would let me read it to a class, as it has a few "awkward" scenes in it, including nudity. While all my test readers agreed all the scenes were true to life and definitely do happen, it would not be suitable to read out in a class. Its now on Amazon and experiencing modest sales levels.

Thanks for your comments. Most appreciated. Happy to send you a free e-book copy of it.