Jane Buyers

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Claiming a New Identity

I am a writer….

Well, not professionally.

I am a writer….

Not really, I’m a former banker writing a memoir.

I am a writer…

It’s true, I love to write and always have. I’ve written poetry, essays, papers all my life, and now scenes, dialogue and characters.

I am a writer…

Yes, I use journaling to process my feelings and the written word is always easier for me than the spoken word.

I am a writer….

Yes, it comes naturally to me. I have taken classes and improved my craft but I also have an innate sense of what makes sense and how it flows together. I thought this came from being a reader and internalizing grammar, sentence structure etc rather than being a textbook example.

I am a writer….

I have something of value to say. My voice matters.

I AM A WRITER!