#YourTurnChallenge
is a 7-day blogging challenge inspired by the Your Turn book by Seth
Godin. I will be taking part in the challenge which starts Monday Jan
19th and ends Sunday Jan 26th. Wish me luck and happy reading
The ability to write has long been a wonder to me. I’ve
always loved stories but at times I felt that only smart people wrote masterpieces
which were usually filled with words that were completely foreign to me. I
became glazed over in boredom with my attempt to read as a child....at times, I
still do. Every once in a while I’d have my attention grabbed and I could actually
make it past the first couple of pages and that’s all it took, I knew I could
finish the book. It once took me six months to read a book and at the end I was
so attached to Trudy, the main character, that I cried. What was I going to do
without her? We had spent six month together, everyday, now it was all gone. I
still can feel a little heart ache and longing. So how did a slow reader with
an attention span of a gnat who failed English class become a published writer?
A few years back I started a blog to share information and
show a bit of my life as an artist. Which was constantly changing and evolving,
still is. At one point I shared how I created my work. Giving back I guess or
maybe I didn’t know what to write about. This caught the eye of an editor from
Art Jewelry Magazine. I had contacted her months back about helping me post
information about a kickstarter I was doing. She was so helpful and great by
posting what she could online. Now she was contacting me to write about a technique
she saw on my blog. About a year ago I was paid for my first published article
and am still at it. So again, I’m still a slow reader, yes I failed English,
I’m super ADD and I don’t understand most words in the current book I’m
reading. So how did I become a published writer, a paid writer? By not knowing
any better.
The Current Issue of Art Jewelry Magazine which is available
Feb 2. Please check out my 3, yes, 3 page spread about last years bodaciously
tantalizing SNAG Conference!!! Holy ballz. Thank you to my Art Jewelry Magazine
Family, thanks for believing in this lil punk, yall rock!!!!
*I'd
love to hear from you, have questions? Comments? Please contact me at
casey [at] caseyshepparddesigns [dot] com Thank you again for reading*
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