The program at a meeting I attended earlier this week highlighted Friendship. It was light and sometimes humorous, but had a definite message about the place of friends in our lives. On the way home, I started thinking about the writing friends I have. Looking at the handout we were given, I used it to consider the friends I have met on my writing journey. Because of the technology we have in today's world, our writing friends can be in our town, in another state, or overseas.
We meet our writing friends by being active in writers' organizations, joining critique groups in person or online, other writing groups, via social media, even wandering through a bookstore. As with all friends, some are closer to us than others.
Give some thought to your writing friends. The ones you have met in person and also the ones whom you know only through social media or a workshop online or some way other than in person. Your answers here are only for you, not to be shared with the world.
Among your writer friends, who is:
...your best friend, one that is a friend of the heart?
...your far away friend?
...your friend who makes you laugh?
...the one that has done the nicest thing for you?
...your friend that you can borrow from?
...your friend who can boost your spirits?
...your most intellectual friend who stimulates your mind?
...your friend to travel with (maybe to a convention)?
...the friend you would like for a closer friend?
...your intergenerational friend?
...your newest friend?
After you take the quiz above, you might have a deeper appreciation for your writing friends. We have the craft of writing in common, but these friends can be of great support, often boost your spirits, and can give aid in solving a writing problem. Besides all that, they can be a lot of fun.
I consider the friends in my writing world as golden nuggets as I wend my way down the path of my writing journey. They are often like the brilliant stars that shine in the night sky. They are a gift that I treasure. I have learned from them, been encouraged by them, and value all of them.
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