I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Write what you know.” It’s interesting to see how much of who I am and my own life experiences comes out in my writing.
I mean – I write science fiction and fantasy!
I’ve never been to another planet, experienced another dimension, played with (real) magic, or even excelled at science after grade 8. But one thing I’ve been my entire life is a student and a jack-of-all-trades.
The problem with being a student, dedicated to life-long learning, is that I don’t obsess about any one thing. Sure, I know a lot about writing and teaching but that’s because I’ve been doing it since I learned how to read and write (I’m not joking here – little kids like to play “house” but I liked to play “school”).
I love music, but I’m not an audiophile.
I love gaming, but I’m into Mario Cart not Super XV Racing (or whatever).
I love archery, but haven’t held a bow in my hands since high school.
I love astronomy, but never take the time to watch the stars any more.
I love the theatre, but I always knew I’d never make a living acting or as a backstage technician.
I love to dance, but since I pulled a groin muscle doing the splits when I was 32 (acrobatics and jazz) I feel like a fraud now.
I love food, but I’m a terrible cook.
I enjoy sketching, but I’m a novice at best.
I enjoy hiking, but I haven’t gone exploring since I was in college.
I enjoy woodworking, but I haven’t touch a tool bigger than a drill since University.
It goes on. My likes are diverse and I have just enough knowledge of each to get me into trouble.
They say that everyone is an expert on something, but that just makes me laugh. I’m no expert. I’ve tried a lot of things but my journey toward self-fulfillment and self-actualization keeps getting squashed by reality.
Maybe that’s why my main characters are always searching for an understanding of who they are and what their place is in this life – I do know that journey well. My grandmother would say that I simply haven’t lived long enough to be able to find the answers I’m looking for. But then, that just begs the question, “When will my time come?”
Has yours?
Author MJ Moores 
Great blog post! I related to a lot of it; were you reading my mind? :). I don’t know if my time has come and past or if it is still to come….. I’m waiting.
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Thanks, Mark!
Every time I feel like I’m finally getting somewhere “something” happens to derail me and I’m starting from scratch again. I have to wonder if there’s some kind of learning-curve I’m missing. A lot of people say it’s that point where you can truly be happy with who you are and where you are – I haven’t reached that yet. I was close once but then I decided to have a baby and my world’s been upside down and turned around ever since. It’s a labyrinth I just can’t seem to get through 😉
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