Welcome to Gertie's Simple Things, a simple little blog primarily for my enjoyment but it is always nice to have company.
When I began this blog, it was simply to make it easier to present my "homework" for the Find Your Voice workshop. Kristin Tweedale (from Find Your Voice Summer Storytelling Workshop - rukristin papercrafts) offered a free writing workshop for the summer. That sounded exactly like what I was looking for and I signed up. As a child, I had a vivid imagination, often made up stories, wrote poetry and created my own fantasy land. Then I grew up and somewhere along the way, I lost my imagination and my creative self. Last year I set out to find and reclaim both!
Find Your Voice was fun, informative and pressed me out of my comfort zone to places I never considered - like starting my own blog! The first 8 blogs or so from that workshop. There are three that 'might' be considered worthwhile: Watermelon Time, When The Time Comes and Handle With Care.
When that workshop ended, I immediately signed up for another one - Debbie Hodges' Story Coach. The later stories are from that workshop. The concept for writing stories is different but certainly effective. I am learning. It is not my intent to become a famous author; I want to write a decent story to share with my children and grandchildren about their ancestors.
Again, I welcome you. Please feel free to browse around; I would appreciate your comments - especially if you are a writer and have some constructive suggestions.
