Change of pace today. I usually leave you with one question, but today I have ten … TEN! So, get your interactive boots on. You must … simply MUST speak back to me today. If you don’t, I’ll cry and that really messes up my keyboard.
The inspiration for these brilliant questions (really, aren’t they blinding you?) came from an article I read discussing what degree of creativity is motivated by nature vs. nurture. This poll is all very scientific and the only acceptable excuse for not responding, is that you’re not a writer at all.
1. Were there many books in your childhood home?
2. Were you read to you as a child?
3. Are/were your parents avid readers?
4. Are there other writers in your family?
5. Have you always channeled your creativity into writing?
6. What other creative talents do you have?
7. Do you believe you were born to be a writer?
8. Do you have an MFA?
9. Do you write with the goal of publication?
10. Are you already published?
Linda Cassidy Lewis 
1. Were there many books in your childhood home?
YES
2. Were you read to you as a child?
SOMETIMES
3. Are/were your parents avid readers?
NO
4. Are there other writers in your family?
YES
5. Have you always channeled your creativity into writing?
YESYESYES
6. What other creative talents do you have?
ARTIST, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, ACTRESS, SONGSTRESS
7. Do you believe you were born to be a writer?
ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY
8. Do you have an MFA?
NO
9. Do you write with the goal of publication?
SOMETIMES. CURRENTLY, YES.
10. Are you already published?
I’VE WRITTEN FOR LOCAL MAGAZINES. I HAVE A BOOK AND A PLAY IN MY HEAD, AS WELL AS 3 CHILDREN’S STORIES BEING WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION.
Thanks for asking. Hope this breaks the block for you. Have a blessed day!!
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Welcome back, Mary, and thanks for participating.
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4 and 8. no
all others. yes.
6. hmm. t hat depends on how you define talent.
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I define it your way. 🙂
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Great questions, Linda.
1. Were there many books in your childhood home? Yes, but all I can remember are encyclopedias.
2. Were you read to you as a child? Yes, a couple of my favorites: Too Many Mittens and The Fat Cat
3. Are/were your parents avid readers? My dad, yes. My mother loved to paint.
4. Are there other writers in your family? I’ve heard rumor of such!
5. Have you always channeled your creativity into writing? No, not always. But yes, more recently I focus more on writing.
6. What other creative talents do you have? I dabble in knitting, I’ve tried painting, once in a while I make jewelry. Am I talented? Depends on who you ask.
7. Do you believe you were born to be a writer? y.e.s.
8. Do you have an MFA? No.
9. Do you write with the goal of publication? y.e.s.
10. Are you already published? Yes! Alltopia Antholozine’s Harvest issue.
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Thanks for participating, Christ. I’ve been to your place reading your flash. Excellent!
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# 1 – I had read my entire local library by the time I was in sixth grade….but to put this in perspective….I grew up in the sticks….it was a pretty small library…. :0)
#6 Photography, painting, making gorgeous gardens that look like they’ve always been there even when they’re new……I’m really good at trimming trees…..I can cook (both in and out of the kitchen, hem hem, if you know what I mean)
Let’s see what else…..
….oh, sometimes I’m funny… (not now of course, but sometimes)
:0)
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And when you were seven you started making a dent in the adult section, right?
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