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You conveyed her insecurity very effectively. ...
on Mar 12th 2010 at 11:52:36 AM
Wow!
on Mar 10th 2010 at 05:08:49 PM
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on Mar 6th 2010 at 04:07:23 PM
Heartrending and gripping story.
on Mar 6th 2010 at 04:03:46 PM
Excellent!
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Username:bettyc
From:Vallensbaek Strand, Denmark
Language:English
Age:68 years old
Gender:Female
Member since:January 1st 2010
My favorite books:
Anything from The Canterbury Tales and Paradise Lost to Harry Potter and lots in between.
My favorite quote:Never say die!
My website:http://wwwbetejo.blogspot.com/
Occupation:Retired teacher.
My hobbies:Apart from writing my interests include my family, travel, Esperanto and walking.
Profile visits:301
Although I was born and completed my formal education in Britain, I have lived in Denmark for more than half my life.

As long as I can remember I have wanted to write; but until a few years’ ago I’d never really got started. Every time I sat down to write my mind went blank and I grabbed the first excuse for giving up.

In 2001 I decided to do tackle this problem by attending a creative writing course with special reference to writing memoirs.

We were a motley group: young and old, men and women, religious and irreligious, experienced and inexperienced and so on. Most of us thought we were there to get help in constructing plots, character sketches and similar topics. However our teachers had other things in mind; they wanted us to focus on aloneness and facing up to the gremlins that have influenced us.

For two solid weeks we sat there delving into the past and remembering both joyful and sorrowful events. There was so much that we would have preferred not to have remembered: the deaths of loved ones, war time experiences, unhappy marriages, incest, mental cruelty, physical abuse and guilt. We then wrote about these experiences and shared them with each other.

It was a truly harrowing experience, also for me! At times we ranted and raved, because we felt exploited and humiliated. Our teachers took it calmly and told us that if we wanted to produce something worthwhile reading, the first step was to be honest with ourselves and relate to such questions as: who we are? Where have we been? Where are we now? Where are we going? What’s important for us? What are we angry about? What do we want to tell the world?

Nine years on I accept the wisdom of their words. Nowadays when I sit down in front of my computer and start to write – my mind does not usually go blank. Only when I lose touch with the real me am I in danger of stalling.

In the last two years I have blogged regularly; in Danish, English and Esperanto.

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beltar55

on Mar 3rd 2010 at 04:41:59 PM
thanks betty for concidering my book 

shobana

on Feb 9th 2010 at 09:19:50 AM
Dear Betty

Your written work deserves a star. I'm glad it brightened your day.
Love
stanis 

kassandra.8

on Feb 4th 2010 at 01:09:41 AM
i will always be a help to a very intresting writer, thank you very much. 

nitam6

on Jan 16th 2010 at 05:22:27 PM
Dear Betty,
Thanks very much for introducing me to this site, so I can read more of your stories and Stanis' poems! Thanks a lot too for the 2 lovely gifts of words of wisdom--just saw it today--still trying my way around here!
All the best, and look forward to reading lots more of your work!
Love,
Nita.  

bettyc

on Jan 11th 2010 at 01:59:43 PM
Dear Friends,
thank you for writing these kind and encouraging messages!
Wishing you all a pleasant and successful day.
bettyc 

andreadcbernardes

on Jan 11th 2010 at 01:20:13 PM
Dear Betty,
Thank you very much for your rich comments about "Matilda". It is very encouraging, especially coming from a person with so much experience, like you.
My warm regards,
Andrea 

miss.agboola

on Jan 7th 2010 at 07:43:32 PM
Dear Betty,

Thanks for the add. I look forward to reading your stories. I am just starting out as a teacher and writer (at least letting other people read my writing). This site is a very interesting find.

Best of Luck,
Miss A 

shobana

on Jan 7th 2010 at 12:47:55 AM
Dear Betty, Thank you for your constant support. I have just submitted the poem for the contest. See you where we first met.
Love,
Stanis 

susanbowes

on Jan 3rd 2010 at 12:29:49 AM
Welcome bettyc. This is a great site and I think you'll love it. 

bookrix.com

on Jan 1st 2010 at 03:42:32 PM
Welcome to the community - have fun!

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