Melissa-Dawn-Brown: Wondering if rhyme schemes are Old-fashioned? Many of the winning entries in the contests I've sent my poetry are poems that evoke mood and use layered imagery... That doesn't mean I'll stop rhyming... Just trying to figure a few things out. |
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Melissa-Dawn-Brown: Finally back to the drawing board with the children's book I started in treatment. I find that I see images more clearly than words to describe them... Maybe I'm too lazy to write it all down in prose? I don't know... All I do know I'd that it's primarily a visually rich picture book. I want this to be a universal tool that anyone can use when they're having trouble with living the life of a cancer patient. |
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Melissa-Dawn-Brown: I've learned that it doesn't really matter what happens or why it happens -- it's what you DO with it that defines who you are! The car accident I had, almost twelve years ago was one of the BEST things that has ever happened to me: It taught me who I am, what I can live with, and what I can live without. In December 2008, I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. Post-treatment, I am cured... but Cancer will always be a part of my life. It helped me create the possibility of FREEDOM, GROWTH, and HARMONY. I am free to live my life for who I am and all that I discover from countless adventures. So I am still working through a few glitches in the program. I wasn't expecting any of this... Been reading lots of cool books. I've been on a bit of a spiritual heal-myself path and it's working. (You gotta believe in something mes amis and it might as well be you and your life and your power.) Moved up to Ottawa a few years ago, post surgery... I am currently working on a Children's Book: a first-hand account of Cancer radiotherapy and the power of imagination. Using my imagination totally helped me get through all my radiation treatments. Now? Well, I'm working as a lyricist and on-staff writer at a local music studio. It's been pretty amazing hearing my words on their music. Having a blast... getting back into the groove of writing and loving every minute of it. |
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