{"id":2962,"date":"2015-03-31T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T02:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=2962"},"modified":"2015-04-07T15:18:15","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T22:18:15","slug":"your-story-is-buried-treasure-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/your-story-is-buried-treasure-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Story Is Buried Treasure."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Chest-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2966 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Chest-box.jpg\" alt=\"Chest box\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Writing is therapeutic. It saves lives. Your truths are eager to come out. Let them spill onto the page, and see what doors writing opens for you. Your story is buried treasure.<\/p>\n<p>One of the simplest, most private places to write is in a journal. It allows you to vent, delve into issues, and untangle messes. It lets you analyze or celebrate. It allows you to finish a thought without interruption. The journal validates your right to be who you are.&#8221; \u2014 B. Lynn Goodwin, &#8220;<a title=\"Celebrate Your Uniqueness\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiremetoday.com\/brilliance\/celebrate-your-uniqueness\/\" target=\"_blank\">Celebrate Your Uniqueness<\/a>&#8221; in Inspire Me Today.<\/p>\n<p>B. Lynn Goodwin is the owner of <a title=\"Writer Advice\" href=\"http:\/\/www.writeradvice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Writer Advice<\/a>, which is currently holding its 10<sup>th<\/sup> Flash Prose Contest. She\u2019s the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/You-Want-Me-Do-What\/dp\/1606962973\"><em>You Want Me to Do WHAT? Journaling for Caregivers<\/em>,<\/a> and a YA called <em>Talent<\/em>, which Eternal Press will be publishing this year. Her short pieces have been published in local and regional publications.<\/p>\n<p>Lynn will be on a panel of editors at <a title=\"Writers Forum\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewritespot.us\/forum.html\" target=\"_blank\">Writers Forum<\/a> in Petaluma, California on May 21, 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Writing is therapeutic. It saves lives. Your truths are eager to come out. Let them spill onto the page, and see what doors writing opens for you. Your story is buried treasure. One of the simplest, most private places to write is in a journal. 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