Writing was my destiny
I watched the gypsy woman cough and sneeze, wiping her crusty nose with her ragged talon and using that same wet finger to trace a line on my otherwise dry palm. "It says so right here. There will be a lot of paper in your future."
Listening to her surreal pronouncement in that dark little room with the flashing, purple PALM READINGS! sign in Rockport, Massachusetts, I was quite distressed. At the time I was a young and vibrant female of 23 years, living out her dream as a young and vibrant singer.
I had sung in front of audiences ever since singer Marita Farrell, the founder of the Anchorage, Alaska opera, took me under her wing when I was five. I sang in junior high and high school talent shows, at Girl Scouts, in libraries, in church, and in chorus competitions. When I attended Frankfurt American High School in Germany, I was recruited to be one of the background singers for a popular German band's recording session. And when I returned to the States, I was the lead singer in two bands.
"No. You are going to be a writer. I see it," the gypsy insisted. "Ten dollars, please."
It wasn’t long after that prophetic meeting with the gypsy that I abandoned my career as a singer, enrolled in a creative writing class, entered a statewide short story contest and won first place. Eventually I became a journalist, copywriter, magazine and newspaper editor, and the founder of a national writers’ organization.
A gypsy with a bad cold told me my path would change—and darned if she wasn’t right!
What does “writelighter” mean?
Back in 2013, Eleyne-Mari Sharp coined the term "writelighter" to describe her intention to pay it forward by mentoring and encouraging her fellow writers to manifest positive change through the written word.
What is Eleyne-Mari’s writing background?
Since 1980, Eleyne-Mari has worked as a professional writer/copywriter/editor for television shows, advertising agencies, publishing companies, film festivals, and screenwriting conferences.
She is the author of six books, including Write Awake: A Conscious Path to Creativity and Change. She is currently writing Moonwater Beach, the eco-fiction sequel to her YA visionary novel, Inn Lak’ech: A Journey to the Realm of Oneness.
Visit her website at www.writelighter.com and Etsy shop for writers at https://www.etsy.com/shop/Writelighter.
Eleyne-Mari is also the founder of Writers for The Planet at www.writersfortheplanet.com and its Substack newsletter.
Besides being a writer, what other credentials does Eleyne-Mari have?
In addition to being a writer, she is a writing muse, jewelry designer, and radio show host/producer. Eleyne-Mari earned certifications in color therapy, spiritual aromatherapy, and crystal therapy. She is currently studying sound healing with crystal singing bowls, tuning forks, frame drum, Native American flute, and voice.
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