M-I-A

I want to apologize for being missing in action so much the past couple months! Life hit a big turn from my summer chilling to the start of my sophomore year at Brigham Young University and working in the BYU English Department. However, these are no excuses because writers write no matter what is going on in their lives – it is simply how we live. 

That being said, my writing may have dulled the past couple months, but my brain has not. I’ve been thinking a lot about the direction of this blog. I threw a few ideas around with my husband – about a book blog, a photography blog, a writing blog, and even a flower blog. But I couldn’t pick just one. I don’t think I’m ready to confine my writing into one subject. And so, my blog will stay Savannah’s Secretaire for now.

Writing is like that, I think. We have different moods and styles as our lives take different turns. Being a writer means staying flexible, and that’s not always easy when you are in college, have kids, or working overtime. However, if writing is important to you, you make time for it. That’s just the way life works. It’s important to have flexibility in changing your writing style, making time for it, and sometimes, you just have to force yourself to like it.

I’m trying to come back, folks. One blog post at a time, and open to suggestions.

My Secretaire

Novels. Short Stories. Articles. Essays. Writing.

What a journey it is to write.  A lovely journey.  For me, it began with a story about a dog.  In the years long ago, I see myself as a redheaded child, writing furiously at a small, chipped, white table in my room, toes rubbing anxiously over the green cement floor.  I see excitement in my eyes as I finish my first short story: “The Lost Dog.”  Written and illustrated by Savannah.  I have come a long way from writing at that little chipped table.  This blog is a continuation of my writing journey.    Welcome to Savannah’s Secretaire.

Those who have created a blog know the struggle of finding a suitable name.  It is the most important part of a blog.  Within that little title is how you define and present yourself.  I have no problem in admitting that it took me close to two hours of severe brainstorming to come up with a title.  It started with finding a single word: secretaire.

                                         

secretaire (sɛkrɪˈtɛ) noun a small writing desk; an escritoire.  [from French secrétaire]

It was a perfect word from the start.  It even had a nice alliteration with my name.  I love the imagery of a small writing desk.  I imagine myself sitting at a dark, polished desk in a spacious room filled with books and large windows.  There would be a bowl of Oreo cookies and a leather bound notebook with my favorite pen.  The windows would be cracked just a bit to let in a cool breeze and I would hear the sounds of trees rubbing their branches together.  And I would be writing.  What a wonderfully beautiful image secretaire creates.

This blog is my writing desk.  It is a place of thoughts, feelings, experiences, and stories.  I hope you enjoy this writing journey with me!