The "Is Being A Writer For The First Time In Your 70s Hard To Do?" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Just finished writing a story about going on vacation to the Caribbean.  Piece of Cake!  Why...because I had such a good time and saw so many neat things and met so many fantastic people that writing the story was so easy to do.  You too could do it...if you give it a try; and it doesn't matter how old you may be.  Many people, even some of my friends, say they are too old  to write something that others may find interesting to read.  Nah!  Someone will see what you have written and read it.  They may not like it, but at least they have taken the time to read it.  Hey...my 11th grade English teacher in high school, Mrs. Eisenhart, told me I would never be a writer after reading my stories I turned in to her in English class.  After getting a "C" in her class, I was sure I could write something that might interest people.  And, after writing 5,118 stories on this blog site, I am beginning to get the hang of it.  Hey...I never had a day when at least a few people didn't take their time to read what I wrote on that particular day.  You, too, could very easily be a writer.  How much do you remember from your high school days?  Did you enjoy your English classes? Were you good at spelling?  When I began this blog a few years ago, I tried to write a story every week.  I noticed that people began to read the stories and at times typed comments for me to read.  The comments weren't always the best, but it made me want to do better.  I also took a class in typing when I was a junior in high school.  Main reason was because I found that most classes had almost all girls in the class.  So...I not only got to meet a few girls I didn't know that well, as well as learn how to type at a half-decent speed.  I did very little typing after graduating from college until my wife and I began to travel to exotic locations.  We would spend the day at the beach or take a boat trip around the island and I would go back to our resort in the evening and write about the trip or the day on the beach.  I found that I enjoyed writing about the experiences we had while on vacation.  And then...a few people would send me a comment telling me they enjoyed my story from that day.  Hey...that's all I needed.  Just like anyone else...a bit of encouragement will have you doing more of the same whether it be writing about being on vacation or spending time in your garden at home.  And...I found you don't have to type a couple hundred words to make your story interesting.  All you have to do is type enough to make your reader want to continue to read the story from beginning to end.  So...that being said, I believe I have written enough for today..so as not to bore you with excess writing.  Hope to hear from you in the future and please continue to access my blog and read what I consider interesting enough to write about.  And...I know I just finished that last  sentence with a preposition...but Mrs. Eisenhart told me over 60 years ago that it was OK to end with a preposition as long as it carried your sentence to a legitimate ending...whatever that meant.  That's probably why I only received a "C" in English.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.