Last night, L. decided he wanted to write a story. He got on the computer and started typing(He's six and a half, for you newbies). It cracked me up to hear him talk about it. Here is a sampling of some things he said:
"Mom, I want thousands and thousands of people to read my book."
"When I'm done writing it, can I get it made into a book like this (holds up a bound book)?"
"I can't think of what to write next!"
"Can you get your writing friends to look at it for me and tell me what I need to fix?"
"Just let me finish this part and I'll come to bed."
"Wow! I have 133 words already, Mom!"
"I'm not going to write that idea. That was a really bad idea."
Ambition, goals, writer's block, revision, motivation, word count obsession, and self-criticism. What more does a writer need?
6 comments:
Sounds like a typical day behind the computer for me (minus the calling for mom). Then again, some days I do. :)
OMIGOSH that is SO cute! There's a budding author for sure!
It does run in the family! How cute.
Too cute! Thanks for visiting my blog. I'm now a follower of yours and look forward to getting to know you.
hee hee, so cute. I wonder what he wrote about?
Thanks, everybody, for appreciating L's cuteness. I think he's pretty cute, too, not that I'm biased or anything. He's not done yet, but I hope we all get to read Starbuck's Holiday (about the family cat) sometime soon.
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