Very inspiring - Vraiment inspirant

[Ameliniya]

Dear Mr. King,

just finished - I mean like one hour ago -your book "On Writing" . Since French is my mother tongue, I read it in this language. I must admit I didn't read a lot of your work -even if I enjoyed "The eyes of the dragon" . But now, with "On writing", it was different. I devoured it. I would like to thank you for this book, Mr. King. Since I was nine, my dream was to become a writer. Of course, I wanted to be stuff, like other little girls, but writting was always a strong desire. It always stayed, not very far in one corner of my mind. Until today, I have followed the half of the Great Rule: I read a lot. But I write a little. The last time I wrote fiction was ten years ago, when I was in high school. Of course, I wrote a lot of stuff when I was in university, but no fiction. I am now 28 and I realized how much I would be pleased having something written and done, completed. I have to teach myself so much stuff like discipline and confidence. But I know I can write well. Or at least, I know I can write. I won a written contest, I wrote for a magazine once and my ex-boss, a part-time author (I guessed nobody can be a part-time author, but you have to understand that he manages a museum), thought I was a very bad marketing and communication project leader. Like I studied anthropology and fine arts at university, I could have been nothing but ****** on this job. When he fired me, he said I was creative and I wrote the press releases well. I should admit it was one my favorite parts of the job. I don't believe this stuff will make me an author. I am not stupid. But this is might be the beginning something if I work hard on it. I think I am at a turning point in my life. I mean, what a 28 years old young woman, lose her job six months ago could do? Living her - or a - dream sounds great I must give it a try and your book gave me advices and confidence. I think I can do it, even if it is developing on a very slow pace. I don't really know what will going on with this new story growing in my mind. I think it is crappy but I'll keep going on. If I stopped I know I'll disappointed myself. And I don't want to. Maybe I'll be satisfied enough to make someone read my story. I just want to work, step by step, but on a regular basis. This what your book taught me. And it taught me also another thing. I compared the truth an author is supposed to write about to the truth from an anthropologist and the way he looks and writes about his own observations. Being quiet, listen, writing about what we see, what we know, how the people around us live and act, it is pretty much like an anthropology study...with a bit of fantasy and craziness. & I thought your book very inspiring and useful. And quite funny. I often laughed. You were so kind and so right to write it. I'll use it again and again. When I'll get through this first story and when I would have corrected my first version, I hope I won't become one of those bad writers you wrote about. And if it's the case, well...no, it won't! :-) Hope you haven't been bothered by my English...I don't really have a chance to practice it!. Sincerely, Amelie C.

[GNTLGNT]

Your English is fine, and that from one who butchers it everyday as a natural born citizen...

[omm poppa mow mow]

Why don't you tell anyone who speaks American English to go to hell, as the rest of the world does, or so we're told? The Liberty Bell has a crack in it...as well as a saying.