Write me a story in 10 minutes..

Someone said to me the other day 'well done with the book, you're very brave'
Why is it brave to write about something, instead of nattering with your friends or a bored work colleague over lunch, why don't more of us just have a go at writing.

People think they must have A' levels and possibly a degree in English in order to even conceive the idea of putting pen to paper but the actual process can be quite easy if you give yourself the opportunity to do so.
We all doodle, we all chat, we all know what a pencil and paper are, hell we all know what a computer is, we all have read at least one book in our lives so what's the issue?

'I don't have the time, I cant be bothered, I've got nothing to write about'.
Life is a rich tapestry of experiences and we love to share those experiences with other people. The web has allowed people to share their life experiences with the world via blog pages and social media.
It seems that anyone who uses Facebook or Twitter have a HUGE amount to say or 'update' and a lot of status 'updates' are incredibly boring but they have at least something to say!
Instead of typing 'Gareth... loves cheese on toast with brown sauce', a more interesting status could be 'Gareth wants to know why brown sauce bosses red?. Write something interesting.

On the way home from our honeymoon in Samos, I was bored of the flight, the drinks trolley had poor PG tips tea and the flight attendant was as bored as I was. I announced to my wife that I wanted to play a game, I got a notepad out and said give me a 7 things and I'll write a story about the things that she suggested. Half heartedly whilst reading Vogue magazine, she mused, Rainbow, Iceland, Dragonfly, 2pm, Compass, 50p and Beard!
Strange as they were I spent 30 minutes frenetically knitting together all these things and came up with the Rainbow Dragonfly (The book is currently in production and will be released in 2014).
The book is a children's story with the basis of the story including a couple of the things she listed, not all I must add.

I believe that everyone has something to say and something to offer, people enjoy a good story and by giving ourselves 10 minutes of freedom we find we don't have to be William Shakespeare but we can be Joe Bloggs and still come out with a cool story!

Now go and write me a story..