The Learning Dreamer

What were some books that impacted you as a child or young adult? The first Wednesday of each month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. As members of this community, we post on our own blog our thoughts, talk about our doubts, the fears we have conquered, and we our struggles and triumphs. The awesome co-hosts for the June 4 posts can be found here . I know: I’m late. Here is my take on June's discussion.  Out of the books I had to read in highschool (one per year, at most) and college, Herman Hesse's Siddhartha and Agaguk  opened my mind to other philosophies and ways of life.  Later, as I entered the working life at 20 years old, I discovered I could travel through books while  facing a new challenge for me:  communicating in English, and with unknown (for me) cultures at work. Through Romain Gary/Émile Ajar's Life Before Us and Amitav Gosh's The Circle of Reason , I found out my trips will always involve getting to know a community and its pe...

Some common fears writers share are rejection, failure, success, and lack of talent or ability.  What are your greatest fears as a writer? How do you manage them? I am posting this one one month later than expected. Better late than never, as we say. The first Wednesday of each month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. As members of this community, we post on our own blog our thoughts, talk about our doubts, the fears we have conquered, and we our struggles and triumphs. The awesome co-hosts for the May 7 posting of the IWSG were:  Feather Stone,   Janet Alcorn,   Rebecca Douglass, Jemima Pett,   and  Pat Garcia Judgement Comparing my work to others. In fact, I am always afraid of the others' judgment, and afraid to feel demolished by a comment. I was sure I was not an artist, although I was crafting, writing, creating and making stuff... I used to see every creation as less nice and cute than the artists in my family. I thought I  could...

Sometimes, reading a book brings the strangest questions about ourselves and adds to our life plan. Last night, I started reading a book from  Michel Tremblay . I think I will like this tale-like autobiography. My daughter loves this author and I get it. I already like the person we meet on TV. You see, my first problem is this: I have difficulty accomplishing the goals I set for myself. For example, I say to myself I will complete a chapter of my story by this date: I don’t. I will write three times per week in my story. My mind will wrestle with the said plan and will refuse doing it. These days - I should say since I’m born - I’m learning self-discipline. I love learning stuff on my own, but this one is a form of “learning something” that is not at all natural in me. Not at all, and this bothers me. So much. Learning this now is crucial for a better retirement and a future career as an artist. And here is my other problem. source I need also to create better descriptio...

This is a story blog hop. At the end, below, you will find a list of other short speculative fictions available for you!  Enjoy! As a glowing red light switches to green on her wrist and forearm, the red metallic door unlocks to let her in, then clicks behind her. A smell of lasagna reminds her she will have to get dinner ready in an hour. She wished she had some at lunch too: the government only offers sandwiches, raw vegetables, fruits, and a bag of cookies for their meal break. - Hello, Mr. Gouls! She announces. - In the back, as usual. I’m still alive, says a weak rusty voice in the microphone beside Nelly’s head. LEDs on the floor along the white and grey metallic walls guide her to the client’s room. The man with a scar on his left cheek sits in his chair wearing a blue bandage on his forehead. It hides half of his face. His army background and his cynicism remind her of her old uncle, who recently left forever. A switch to work mode lights in her mind. It happens all the tim...

The first week of February, I did not post anything to answer to IWSG but you should definitely go read my friends’ blogposts about this month topic. The  Insecure Writer's Support Group ,  is the brainchild of  Alex Cavanaugh .  YOU can sign up  HERE  to participate. Every month a question will be posed that may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Remember, the question is optional. You can write about anything that relates to your writing journey. This month's question was:  Is there a story or book you've written you want to/wish you could go back and change? This month co-hosts are : Joylene Nowell Butler,   Louise Barbour,  and  Tyrean Martinson . In my case, beside blog articles, I did not publish any book yet… I’m working on it!

The Insecure Writer's Support Group suggested the following theme for January 2025. Describe a person you admired when you were a child. Did the opinion you had of this person change as you grew up? The only one I admired very much when I was a child is the signer who i grew up with: Céline Dion. We are the same age but, she got to sing and become a superstar. I remember being able to sing as loud and high as her. I knew all of her songs until our adulthood. Now, i don’t envy her life in a way, but I do envy it at the same time. She burnt ou from her life as a signer then became a mom. She had her first child when i had my third one. I still lobe her voice. I wish she gets to keep singing until the end of her life. I wish her boys stay sane and happy through their life. I a way, she is like a sister but not so much. As a writer, nos I still have a few writers I have been looking up to:   Joanna Penn : I want to provide steady writing like her, and continue for a long time. I r...