Day to Day happenings in my life

Day 1

Prompt 1. Sept 1.


It's the site's 24th Anniversary. Tell us about your love or fondness of Writing.com. What makes this a wonderful place for writers? Why are you (still) here?

I visit WdC almost every day and have since the day I joined in 2018. I had been looking for an on line writing group for some time when I discovered this site.
I had started to write when I turned seventy. I wrote a little book for the family which I called ‘Always look on the bright side.’ It was a bit of a struggle as I had little computing skills and had to learn how to incorporate photos as well as trying to remember the chronological order of my life. However it gave me a taste of writing.

When I first began my WdC journey I found it difficult to navigate. I am sure I’d have given up if it wasn’t for all the help I received from Hannah. She showed me so many things but best of all she showed me how to review the work of others in a kindly but helpful way.

Covid time, WdC was my saviour in lockdown. I think it was then I wrote more and entered more contests. The first time I placed in an official Writing contest and won 500,000 points it was as if I’d won the world. 😂

As for why I stay around? I think I’m actually addicted to WdC. There are so many other worse things I could be addicted to so I’m happy with my addiction.

I have met so many people here. It’s like having hundreds of pen pals from all over the world. I enjoy the fact that one never knows where someone actually lives, its as if we’re all in the same comfortable room.

Thank you WdC for being a place where I can visit anytime, anywhere I might be.