Oprah highlights the hopes of all writers everywhere

While I was reading Oprah's November issue yesterday I came across a section titled" Finding your voice--Write from the heart. Walk through that door. Don't ever really give up. Three writers on how they discovered who they were meant to be." pages 188 to 190.I love that Oprah uses her magazine to inspire those of us who write. I love that she uses her power to encourage creative souls to keep creating despite the obstacles.

The first excerpt she includes is from our pick of the month, "Lit" by Mary Karr. In this section Mary talks about her struggles along the road of becoming a writer. Then two other writers share their realizations about when they they were stuck creatively and how they broke through. As I face my own challenges to write daily--I am encouraged--their message is simply never ever give up!

So far, my experiment is working. I am inspired. After reading up to page 65 in "Lit" I have been motivated to write an additional 8 pages on my memoir! On page 31 Mary Karr writes about the first time she blacked out due to her drinking. She was only 17. She describes how her mother and father drank and how it led to her love of the buzz.

On page 43 she describes a time when she drank with her father--which seemed to be a normal aspect of her childhood. Her honest writing encourages mine. She wrote about a time with her dad, " The bottle gleamed in the air between us. I took the whiskey, planning a courtesy sip. But the aroma stopped me just as my tongue touched the glass mouth. The warm silk flowered in my mouth and down my gullet, after which a little blue flame of pleasure roared back up my spine. A poof of sequins went sparkling through my middle. As he went to screw the lid back on, my hand swung out of it's own accord , and I said, can I have another taste? The taste started me seeking out more hard liquor once I was back at school..."

Reading really does ignite my creative spirit. I hope it revives yours too.

More inspiration awaits...I can't wait to read on...