Writer's Sketch Pad

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My mother says that when I get something, when I truly understand it, I can hit it hard... and have plenty of fun doing it! I never really caught onto math, maybe because I didn't try hard enough, but as soon as I caught onto reading and writing in second or third grade I began to do a lot of it. At first, I payed special attention to reading, but the older I became, the more I wrote.

Although I wrote some when I was younger, I was never really serious about it. I was never able to accomplish anything. I think that, had I been able to write faster or been able to at least focus on what I was doing, I would've been able to finish my work; but this never happened. Still, I was interested in writing, and in late 2002 or early 2003 I met someone else in my church who also loved writing. She told me about a place called writing.com. Intrigued, I went to check it out. I signed up as Ariana, but lost my account because I was inactive. Understandable. I just wish I had saved my work! I no longer possess my stories from childhood (though some of them I remember and would like to re-create) or the era of Ariana.



          In April 2005, I remembered this site. Being at a time in my life where I could get back to writing, I signed on again. This time as Emily (a name I have always liked) Logchester (later changed to Logan). Then, someone called me EL, and I started using it. Of course, you can't have a two letter name, so I used ~s to compensate. I came back on with a vengeance. This time determined to find something to be published.

At first I spent a lot of my time, nearly all of my time, reading and reviewing. When I backed off on that, I wanted to see what else could get me gift points for the Upgrade I wanted to get. Along the way, I found out about groups.

One of the groups I found, "RAOK Upgrade Brigade Group"   by Writing.Com Support , gave me a 2 month upgrade. Thank you RAOK! I also joined 2 groups that day; "Writing And Reviewing"   by Vivian and "Healthy Habits Bandwagon"   by SueBear . Later, I joined "Invalid Item" . My first group, The Procrastinators Guild, has since been closed due to detrimental procrastination. It was only ever started as a practical joke any ways!

I've learned about some pretty cool stuff here at writing.com (often referred to as WDC). First, I love word searches! They've done some reconfiguring on this site, and I still haven't entirely figured out where to go for my puzzles. I also learned about scrollies, which can be accessed by clicking down on "Member Tools" and going to "IM Console."

While here, I've been in a few contests to try and earn gp for my account. "Daily Flash Fiction Challenge"   by Arakun the Twisted Raccoon as well as a few others, since gone from the site. I've even gotten an Honorable Mention in "Daily Flash Fiction Challenge"   by Arakun the Twisted Raccoon , and recieved a purple ribbon for my piece "A Right to Matter"   by ~EL~ Happy NaNo from VerySara through a contest she hosted.

For more information on meds, please see my blog, "Invalid Item"  , which may also be accessed by clicking "Blog" along the top panel on the main page of my port.



God is always first in my life. Family is close behind, followed by work (ie:writing). I love God, you may catch me praying to Him on a typical day, and I make sure that I have daily devotions. I also enjoy spending my time with other believers. God is my life. Where would I be without Him?

My family comes next. I am a wife to a great man. He's been a real blessing ever since High School and it is my ambition to honor him. While I have children, I do not speak of them often any more becauseLONG story for another time. ▼ You can read more about him in "Invalid Entry" .

Of course, I have the writer's dream of one day being published. I would like to be able to write a page-turner that people will enjoy. In the meantime, I enjoy hanging around WC and writing when I can. What I've talked about here on my map is, of course, not everything in my port, but it gives you a good start as well as letting you know about some of the things I like here at WDC. So feel free to poke around and see what else I have to offer!



*Originally written on 6-5-05 as a static item called "Writer's Sketch Pad"