DDD's Writing Cornerstone

Have you ever gotten to that moment in your life where your dreams have finally been realized? It’s taken me 31 years to get there and the past year to actually walk on the yellow brick road. I’ve been writing my whole life but it wasn’t until a few years ago I realized I wanted to be one. I began writing with a friend. Two scripts were birthed and a joint voice discovered. While I continue to travel this joint journey, something inside of me, over the past year, was still dreaming awake. A solo scribing adventure was calling but it also screamed “BE AFRAID” every time I began. I had relied so much on another to motivate and believe in me, that I was neglecting myself of my own worth and belief.

Today, I am proud to say, I, Diana Davis-Dyer, am a writer. It is has taken a lot of staring at the mirror and repetition. Picture Travis Bickle , sans gun, six pack and psychotic tendencies: “You writing with me?” Yes, I am writing with me and I got lots to say!

But I require some help with one story in particular. It is about deceit, genealogy, sacrifice and adoption.  This isn’t a “who’s my daddy?” story. This is a story about how a child becomes adopted through a totally unconventional and unique way. It is inspired by my adoptive tale but it is not my story. That would be cliché, too weird, and I don’t want to write that. This tale, in the form of a play, will dive into the depths of emotion and familial imbalance. Dun dun duhhhn. And something of this nature requires deep focus and stillness of the mind.

It is in this stillness that truth arises.

Knowing I need to immerse myself wholly into the quiet, I applied for many writing retreats, but unfortunately ones that provide scholarships are few and far between. I was accepted to one on the top of my list, The Haven Writing Retreat in Whitefish, Montana. Whoohoo!!! For those of you who know me, know that Big Sky, Montana is my “happy place”; a place that has shown and given me fortitude, peace and stillness. Whitefish is north, almost at the Canada border and is home to Glacier National Park, yet another terrible sounding place in Montana.

I am overwhelmed by this opportunity to face my biggest enemy, Fear, head on. However fear comes in different forms. That is why I have created this GoFundMe page!

I humbly ask for your support in my journey. I have saved almost half of the tuition and your generous donations (just reading this is generous) will cover the remaining costs of the retreat. The retreat includes, private room lodging, a one-on-one session with author Laura Munson (This is Not the Story You Think It Is), over 6 hours/day dedicated to writing, assignments geared toward your story, and all meals.

I thank you from the deepest and brightest spots in my soul for your contribution, support and belief. I love you dearly, and thank you for loving me back!

with kisses and gratitude,
DDD 
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