< P > A s a c h i l d , I l o v e d t o w r i t e . I c a n ' t r e m e m b e r e v e r < I > n o t < / I > w r i t i n g . < / P > < P > I w a s l u c k y e n o u g h t o h a v e a f r i e n d , P a t , w h o w a s a s b e s o t t e d a s I w a s b y b o o k s a n d w r i t i n g . I n o u r s c h o o l v a c a t i o n s , w e w o u l d c u r l u p f o r h o u r s o n e n d , w r i t i n g , w r i t i n g , w r i t i n g . O u r f u r i o u s s c r i b b l i n g w o u l d b e b r o k e n o n l y b y t h e o c c a s i o n a l b l e a t o f " P a t c a n y o u l i s t e n t o t h i s f o r a m o m e n t ? " o r " W h a t ' s a w o r d t h a t r h y m e s w i t h ' a u t u m n ' ? " [ T h e a n s w e r : n o t m u c h , u n l e s s y o u r e s o r t t o ' c a u g h t e m ' o r ' s o u g h t e m ' ] < / P > < P > I s u s p e c t t h a t t h e r e a r e a l o t o f w r i t e r s w h o c a n i d e n t i f y w i t h t h i s s o r t o f j o y i n c r e a t i o n . I t s t i l l h a p p e n s n o w I c a n e a s i l y l o s e h o u r s i n m y s t o r y w o r l d . < / P > < P > B u t i t ' s n o t q u i t e t h e s a m e . N o w , I a l s o t h i n k o f w r i t i n g a s a b u s i n e s s . I w a n t t o w r i t e i t s a l l I v e e v e r w a n t e d t o d o , r e a l l y b u t I a l s o w a n t t o g e t p a i d f o r i t . I h a v e t o w o r r y a b o u t d e a d l i n e s a n d c o r r e c t i o n s a n d b a c k c o v e r b l u r b s a n d t a x d e d u c t i o n s . < / P > < P > N o t s o w h e n I w a s a c h i l d , c a u g h t u p o n l y i n t h e w o n d e r o f c r e a t i n g g o o d g u y s a n d b a d g u y s , a m a z i n g a d v e n t u r e s , a n d h e r o i c a c t i o n s . I c a n s t i l l r e m e m b e r o n e p e r f e c t d a y . T o m e , i t e n c o m p a s s e s e v e r y t h i n g a b o u t t h e j o y o f w r i t i n g . < / P > < P > I w a s s i t t i n g a l l a l o n e , w i t h o u t a s o u n d t o b e h e a r d a n y w h e r e , g e t t i n g r e a d y t o w r i t e t h e f i r s t w o r d s o n a p a g e o f a b r a n d n e w b o o k . M y w r i t i n g r o o m w a s a n e n c l o s e d s e c t i o n a t o n e e n d o f t h e b a c k v e r a n d a h , a n d r i g h t a t t h a t m o m e n t t h e s u n w a s s t r e a m i n g i n t h r o u g h t h e w i n d o w , b a t h i n g m e i n w a r m t h a t m y d e s k . I c o u l d s e e d u s t m o t e s d r i f t i n g s l o w l y t h r o u g h t h e s u n . < / P > < P > T h e d e s k a t w h i c h I s a t h a d b e e n m a d e b y m y g r a n d f a t h e r , a n d h a d a n o l d - f a s h i o n e d l i f t - u p l i d . T h e l e g s w e r e t h e c u r l y i r o n s u p p o r t s o f a n o l d S i n g e r t r e a d l e s e w i n g m a c h i n e . < / P > < P > I s a t t h e r e , f u l l o f h a p p i n e s s , w i t h a b l a n k e x e r c i s e b o o k i n f r o n t o f m e a n d a f e w c a r e f u l l y - a l i g n e d p e n s i n t h e g r o o v e o n t h e d e s k . I c o u l d n t w a i t t o s t a r t . I w a s l i t e r a l l y b r e a t h l e s s w i t h a n t i c i p a t i o n o f t h e a d v e n t u r e s t o c o m e . < / P > < P > I p i c k e d u p t h e p e n , a n d s t a r t e d t o w r i t e . < / P > < P > T h e j o y o f w r i t i n g . I t ' s s o m e t h i n g y o u s h o u l d n e v e r f o r g e t . < / P > < P > Y o u r e a w r i t e r b e c a u s e y o u l o v e t o w r i t e ; b e c a u s e y o u c a n ' t < I > n o t < / I > w r i t e . < / P > < P > S o w h e n t e r r i b l e t h i n g s h a p p e n i n t h e w o r l d , a s t h e y d i d o n S e p t e m b e r 1 1 , 2 0 0 1 i n N e w Y o r k ; o r w h e n a T s n u m a i w i p e d o u t h u n d r e d s o f t h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e a t C h r i s t m a s i n 2 0 0 4 - a n d i t s e e m s t h a t n o t h i n g i s w o r t h w h i l e , a n d y o u w i l l n e v e r f e e l r e a l l y s a f e a g a i n - t h i n k o f w h a t g i v e s y o u j o y . < / P > < P > N o t j u s t y o u r f a m i l y . < / P > < P > N o t j u s t t h e h a p p i n e s s o f l i v i n g i n a s a f e w o r l d . < / P > < P > T h i n k o f t h e j o y y o u g e t f r o m y o u r c r a f t f r o m y o u r p a s s i o n . A n d t h i n k : t h i s m i g h t b e w h a t y o u w e r e p u t o n e a r t h t o d o l i v e j o y f u l l y , d o i n g w h a t y o u l o v e m o s t . < / P > < P > < I > ( c ) C o p y r i g h t M a r g M c A l i s t e r 2 0 0 1 < / I > < / P >
Author: Marg McAlister
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Marg McAlister is a champion in this field. Marg has written several articles in the past on this topic.
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Gel Candles 101
The Gel Candles 101 ebook is a step-by-step guide with lots of recipes ( gel candle projects ) for beginners and seasoned gellers alike.
