Jayne’s Midday Muse

This Saturday tidbit is brought to you with inspiration in mind. Today’s tidbit comes from Cameron Dokey.

I feel deeply that a story is a living, breathing creation.

As a writer, I do my best to write in a way that allows the story to become intimate for each person who reads it. The alchemy of the mind and the way our imagination can become a lens for us to see the world have both fascinated me since I was a young girl. People are divine creatures who make me feel so many things all at once. This tidbit reminds me of the depths to which storytelling can take us as writers.

“A story is alive, as you and I are. It is rounded by muscle and sinew. Rushed with blood. Layered with skin, both rough and smooth. At its core lies soft marrow of hard, white bone. A story beats with the heart of every person who has ever strained ears to listen. On the breath of the storyteller, it soars. Until its images and deeds become so real you can see them in the air, shimmering like oases on the horizon line. A story can fly like a bee, so straight and swift you catch only the hum of its passing. Or move so slowly it seems motionless, curled in upon itself like a snake in the sun. It can vanish like smoke before the wind. Linger like perfume in the nose. Change with every telling, yet always remain the same.” – Cameron Dokey

I hope that you enjoyed today’s Midday Muse. Join me next Saturday for some brand new inspiration!