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An Author at his Desk

Gary, I've never met anyone who shared my particular problem before, so thought you might find it interesting and worthy of your authoritis foundation newsletter. SMILE....Becky

Family Denial-itis

I have a rare and incurable problem. There is no cure for what ails me. When I hear everyone talking about their loving and supportive families, I become envious. This is something that I can’t comprehend. My family never talks about my writing. I feel that they treat it like an embarrassing habit. If they ignore it, maybe it will disappear. They are in denial. I believe I stand alone because I have yet to meet anyone who shares my dilemma.

I’m not complaining. I write when and whatever I please. I love to write and work hard to keep myself motivated. I belong to a motivation team and two critique groups and receive more than enough support to feed my ego. However, every now and then I wonder what it would be like to have someone in my family ask to read something that I’d written.

There seems to be a mythical belief that writers are eccentric and mysterious. I feel that for that reason, they refuse to classify me into that category of people. After all, I am their wife, mother, sister, and grandmother. Maybe someday I will write something so wonderful that they will beg me to read it. Until then, I will write for myself and my audience of friends.

Created on ... August 14, 2003