K is for Kaleidoscope
qnntv.com During this challenge, you and I will probably read through a thousand+ blogs. So many people, so many writers, it’s inevitable to find more than one person writing about the same topic. Our world is a kaleidoscope. The ideas, situations and events we experience make the loose bits of colored material in the telescope-like toy. When you twist the tube an endless variety of patterns emerges, very much the way each of us approaches our writing. Each writer brings their interests, dislikes and influences to each topic. Reading through all the posts can get overwhelming, but meeting so many different people makes it all worth it. On the other hand, sometimes my fear of idea stealing keeps me from sharing my writing. Then I stop and think. They can’t steal my life experiences that influence my story. A great quote from Stephen King in On Writing really put it in perspective for me. “But once your basic story is on paper, you need to think a...