Writers Dreaming

Thank you for taking the time to consider author Maya Angelou's ideas about how dreams play into the writing process. Please do a new post to your blog today with your answers to 4-6 of the questions on the yellow handout I gave you. Your post should be a decent length (300-500 words)  if you've provided thoughtful answers. Why don't you also try to include an image (of Maya, of something connected to dreaming or an aspect of one of your answers) on this post as well?

If you're interested in learning more about Maya Angelou, her interesting life and her beloved works, you can start at her official website: http://mayaangelou.com/. I recently bought this t-shirt showcasing her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings from a little store downtown next to Maria's called 5# Apparel.  Most of the proceeds the store nets are donated to charities around the world.  You can also find the t-shirt and others featuring classic, challenged books (ones that have been put on banned books lists at one time or another) at http://outofprintclothing.com/. Click the "Shop" link to get to the t-shirts--the site donates a book to Books for Africa for every purchase made. I'd like to do some thinking next week about books that have made a difference to us as people and as writers, and I wonder if you've read any of these classics...
Continue to customize your blog layout with gadgets in the right column, maybe a new background or header. Click on the Edit Profile link on your Dashboard and fill in the information about yourself.  You can also have a look at your classmates' pages. If you're inclined to comment, be sure to be positive and supportive and write in the best English you can. Please don't be lazy and write in all lowercase with no punctuation, and don't leave only meaningless "what's up/i heart you" type comments. We'll talk more about giving feedback on our posts in the future.

I love that several of you mentioned you "dream" of becoming professional writers. Leave a comment here telling us why you'd like/not like to be a professional writer and/or what kind of writing you see yourself doing. Stephenie Meyer said on Oprah that she always heard that was an unrealistic, financially hopeless goal, but I hope that no matter what anyone says, if that's your dream, you go for it. Seems like you'd regret not trying more than you'd regret taking a shot at it...