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| Dixiane Hallaj |
When I first read about Storee Wryter, I thought she was a lot like I was as a young girl. I always loved to read and I always wanted to write stories. There was one big difference between Storee and myself. Storee sat down and wrote her stories. I just started them and got discouraged. Pretty soon I stopped writing because I thought I wasn’t any good at writing because I never wrote any good stories.
It was many years before I realized
that the only reason I didn’t write any good stories was because I didn’t sit
still long enough to finish them! Now I
have three novels published, and have received awards for my fiction and
non-fiction writing. I still remember
the thrill I felt when I held my first book in my hand, and I still think about
all the good stories that were never written because I didn’t think I could do
it.
I started writing about families
like my own. Have you ever tried to
write a story about someone in your family?
Has your little brother or sister done anything that might be part of a
funny story? Have your parents every
given you a surprise that would make a good story? Has your grandmother or grandfather ever told
you a story about something that happened long ago? I’ll bet you could write a really good story
about your family, but you’ll never know if you don’t give it a try—and you’ll
never feel the thrill of seeing your very own story in print if you don’t sit
down and write it.
Writing Prompt: Write a story about you or someone in your family.
Have some fun. Include one or both of the following words: refugee, Lola.
Thank you, Dixiane Hallaj!
Books by Dixiane Hallaj: Born a Refugee, Refugee Without Refuge, It's Just Lola.
Thank you, Dixiane Hallaj!
Books by Dixiane Hallaj: Born a Refugee, Refugee Without Refuge, It's Just Lola.
Born a Refugee
Refugee Without Refuge
It’s Just Lola
Thank you, Storee, for letting me share my thoughts with your readers. I hope some of them let me read their stories about their families.
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