A Story about Rediscovered Dreams.
Stanley's daily morning habit was scrolling through TikTok. He stopped scrolling when this video popped up "Rekindle Your Dreams: A Wrtier's Workshop with Writing Coach Bernard Boulton."
Twenty years ago, "writer" wasn't just a word for Stanley, it was a constant companion. He dreamed of ink-stained fingers and book deals, the intoxicating rustle of pages turned by strangers. Then, reality hit. Marriage blossomed, a daughter arrived, and his notebooks morphed into grocery lists and homework reminders. The poems shrank to hasty birthday verses, the stories withered in the face of diaper duty and PTA meetings.
The TikTok announcement called him back. Bernard Boulton, a writing coach was holding a two-day online workshop. A seed of defiance, long dormant, stirred within Stanley. What if? What if that spark, buried under years of marriage and parenthood, still flickered?
He went to the website and signed up, a knot of nervousness twisting in his gut. The workshop was a cacophony of writers, each sharing their lost aspirations. Then Boulton spoke, his voice deep but warm. He didn't talk about fame or fortune but about the joy of writing, the thrill of breathing life into words. He spoke of characters that haunted, prose that sang, stories that mattered.
After the two days were over Stanley left the workshop with more than notes and scribbles. He carried a renewed fire, a purpose rekindled. Back home, the familiar routine took on a new rhythm. Every spare moment was a stolen one, dedicated to the story brewing in his mind.
His daughter found him, late one night, eyes bloodshot, a grin on his face. "Daddy, what are you writing?"
"A story," he said, his voice thick with emotion. "A story about dreams and second chances."
That was the first of nineteen books. He followed Boulton's seven-step system and in twenty-one days he had a completed manuscript. By the end of the year Stanley a published author had become a beacon for other writers with forgotten dreams, proof that a spark, once ignited, could become a blaze.
On TikTok, Stanley learned that Bernard Boulton was doing a book signing in his town. It was raining the evening of the book signing. Stanley stood patiently in line and when he approached Bernard Boulton he told him how he attended Bernard's workshop.
"Thank you," Stanley said, his voice catching with emotion. "For the workshop, for awakening the dream that had died.
Boulton smiled. "You awakened the dream, Stanley. All I did was fan the flames."
As Stanley left, he thought about the dream revived. He had found his purpose, not in the spotlight, but in the quiet joy of storytelling, in the whispers of characters brought to life, in the second chance gifted by an online workshop led by a writing coach named Bernard Boulton.
Stanley's story may be your story. You may have a deferred dream of writing. And the writing workshop may be the catalyst for your renaissance, proving that it's never too late to pursue one's dreams.
The Writer's Workshop may be a new beginning for you. Why don't you go ahead and register today?
Here's the link. https://mailchi.mp/9d5d7647a5eb/writers-workshop-2024