WHY I WRITE...

I decided to do a little self-analysis and came up with the following results!

Why I Write...

I wrote to record but now

I write to reveal,

I write to remember

I write to connect with the past,

I write to influence the future,

I write to savour the present,

I write for pleasure or to overcome pain,

I write when I’m glad, when I’m sad, when I’m lonely,

I write with spontaneity mostly, with effort occasionally,

I write as if I'm talking to a friend,

I write frequently,

I write letters and poems, prose and reports,

I write of the good in the world and the bad,

I write always in hope of a reader,

I write prepared to be criticised, condemned or congratulated,

I write because I love words and the effect of words,

I write to my friends every Christmas with a report of the year,

I write for my own satisfaction and hopefully others pleasure,

I write to keep in touch,

I write when I cannot sleep,

I write to forget,

I write and I write and I write.

Eileen Younghusband

www.onewomanswar.co.uk

VOTE FOR ONE WOMAN'S WAR IN THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE!

Candy Jar Books is proud to announce that two of its books have been nominated for a People's Book Prize!

Founded by best-selling author Dame Beryl Bainbridge, The People's Book Prize is a national competition aimed at finding, supporting and promoting new and undiscovered works: a truly democratic book prize with no panel of judges but decided exclusively by the public.

One Woman's War by Eileen Younghusband has been nominated in the Non-Fiction category and Kangazang! Star Stuff by Terry Cooper has been nominated in the Fiction category.

We need your votes! Please visit the People's Book Prize website to vote for Candy Jar's books:

Vote for One Woman's War
Vote for Kangazang! Star Stuff


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