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Ms. Reality Space commented on the blog post 'A Writers Insecurities'
"Hello Misty, I found your page through your photo on Poetry Critique... I was intrigued by the mask! My boyfriend was a comedy writer for years... wrote for Mad and National Lampoon.  He helps me immensely when I am refining my work.  He…"
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"Hi Marilyn. I know how you feel. My family did not respond the way I thought they would when I told them I wanted to become I writer. Then I realized that I'm not writing for them I write for me because it makes me happy and I enjoy doing it. I…"
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"Hi Misty,   I am glad to be your friend. WE all hold ourselves back. My family never supported me in any creative endeavors and I never was taught I was smart. I had to learn through trauma, fear and healing how good a writer I am. I wish I had…"
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"I'm going to start posting, on my blog, some of the poetry I have written throughout the years!! Let me know what you think!!!!!"
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"It's my pleasure Misty, I hope all goes well for you.  Just remember to never give up hope and to alway believe in yourself... Be your own number one fan.   Michelle ;)"
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Misty Ottesen left a comment for Michelle Horst
"Thank you so much for connecting me to Amy! She seemed so interested in my book and was eager to help me. I just sent her the first 2500 words! I hope she likes it. Thank you again!"
Sep 15, 2011
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"Welcome to SheWrites. Feel free to reach out if you need anything.   Jill Starishevsky Author, My Body Belongs to Me http://www.MyBodyBelongstoMe.com"
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Misty Ottesen left a comment for Michelle Horst
"Hi my name is Misty Ottesen. I have currently finished my first draft for a YA book called Midnight Rain. I seen that you have had a book recently published and I was wondering if you could give me any advice on how I can get myself recognized in…"
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Aug 27, 2011

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Who I am:
A passionate writer, who loves to lock myself away from the world and create a world that's all my own!
Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
mistyspoetry.blogspot.com
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
In the works on publishing my first YA novel.
I am also currently working on many different project, which I am excited to share in the near future.
My writing is:
Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting
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Misty Ottesen's Blog

Sonnet

Posted on October 3, 2011 at 8:21pm 0 Comments

As my eyes are blinded by your true love,

in darkness I have found my light.

As though he was created by the angels above,

one more woman has found her knight.

Tempted to leave me by others, he is not,

for chivalry and loyalty runs in his veins.…

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Battlefield of Love

Posted on October 3, 2011 at 8:00pm 0 Comments

We are all trained to fight

We learn from our mistakes

We know wrong from right.

Some have on armor …

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A Writers Insecurities

Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:39pm 1 Comment

I've been writing ever since the first grade. Its just in me to do so. Now that the cold hard truth of adulthood is fast approaching at my doorstep, I know that I want to make my writing a career. I want to share my stories with anyone who is willing to listen. Then a scary, actually a horrifying thought comes to mind, what if no one wants to listen? What if my stories are not the kind of stories people want to read about today? What if I'm not a good writer?

These questions are…

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At 8:43pm on October 3, 2011, Marilyn Maya Mendoza said…

Hi Misty,

  I am glad to be your friend. WE all hold ourselves back. My family never supported me in any creative endeavors and I never was taught I was smart. I had to learn through trauma, fear and healing how good a writer I am. I wish I had that time back so I could have loved myself more.  That is what my memoir is about. Self love is everything. aloha Marilyn Maya

At 11:12am on September 15, 2011, Michelle Horst said…

It's my pleasure Misty, I hope all goes well for you.  Just remember to never give up hope and to alway believe in yourself... Be your own number one fan.

 

Michelle ;)

At 8:28pm on September 11, 2011, Jill Starishevsky said…

Welcome to SheWrites. Feel free to reach out if you need anything.

 

Jill Starishevsky

Author, My Body Belongs to Me

http://www.MyBodyBelongstoMe.com

At 4:56pm on August 27, 2011, Kelli Swearingen said…

Welcome to Poetry Critique!

k.s.rodin

At 8:45am on August 26, 2011, Meg Waite Clayton said…
Misty, Welcome to She Writes. I hope you're enjoying the site! Love to have you join us in the Novelists – Struggling or Not group if you'd like.

Meg Waite Clayton
Moderator, Novelist Group
Bestselling Author of The Four Ms. Bradwells, The Wednesday Sisters, and The Language of Light, a finalist for Barbara Kingsolver's Bellwether Prize
At 6:21pm on August 24, 2011, Amber Medina West said…

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