After the workshop I flitted around the room talking to a few teachers all the while preparing to make my way for my introduction. After all, I couldn't get this close and not introduce myself. When I was done with the preliminaries I got in line (there was one person a head of me) to shake her hand. As I approached we made eye contact and I kind of wanted to run out of the room but it was far too late for that.
"Hi, Stephanie. I read your blog and... wanted to introduce myself...Maria"
Reaching both hands out to grasp my one as she smiles.
"Oh, thank you, tell me your name again?..."
"Maria"
"Maria"
Then we chatted a bit, you know, as writers do...
What I learned from Stephanie Klein:
Do it.
Don't be afraid.
I want to make a difference in this world, I want to write honestly and with all my heart. I'm a bit afraid but I'm going to Do it anyway.
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You go, Maria! I'll be reading and enjoying your blog.
What I learned from Stephanie Klein - kiss ass or she'll sue you. Goldsteins.typepad.com/taleoftwosisters
Great blog- I'll be reading. I too am a Stephanie Klein fan. SO jealous that you met her!
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Erin
Glad to someone following their dreams. Stephanie Klein's writing inspires me as well. Unfortunately, I don't find the time to write. I gotta. Good luck!
That's awesome!!
Hi Maria,
Saw you on Stephanie Klein's site. I'm a fan as well. It's so true, 'do it anyway'--- even if you are scared. When I first started my blog, I wrote about general everyday things, and blah blah blah--jibber jabber basically. Once I started dipping into my personal life and revealing who I really was, more readers came to my site and were interested with the neurotic lesbian from New York who has OCD, sees a psychiatrist, and who drinks a bit too much sometimes...I was scared at first to put my personal information that I tend to hide from others, but at the same time, it even brought me closer to my friends and family, as well as complete strangers.
People like to see 'the real you'...not what you dream to be, but the present "you".
I think you're a great writer, just by reading a few of your posts. Keep up the great work!
All the best! :)
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