Comments on: 5 Reasons Bullying Made Me A Better Writer #1000Speak – Building On Bullying

By: Writing Challenge Entries #5 | Sacha Black

Writing Challenge Entries #5 | Sacha Black — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 07:33:19 +0000

[…] I participated in the last #1000speak campaign, which was building from bullying. I wrote about why bullying made me a better writer. I also happened to write a poem at the end of that post. The other day, a wonderful lady called […]

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[…] 5 Reasons Bullying Made Me A Better Writer by Sacha Black […]

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:02:57 +0000

Thanks so much for this, I am absolutely honoured. Will draft up a post over the weekend 😀

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 08:50:03 +0000

In reply to Charli Mills.

Thanks Charli, it’s kind of sad that its universal – why do we as a species think its ok to treat our own kind like that? Why are we not all more supportive and kinder to each other, two heads are better than one, and ten better than two you know? makes me sad that we live in such a backwards society. We most definitely are on a journey, and what wonderful people I am meeting along the way 🙂 thanks for commenting.

By: Charli Mills

Charli Mills — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:40:12 +0000

I think you’re right about bullying being universal and difficult to discuss even. Easy to sit back and say, “Stop Bullying”! But much more difficult to say how bullying hurt us. You went beyond the hurt to the development of your inner writer. That in itself is a journey and so important to share because we are all on a journey, and seeing how to stand up and fight back can help someone realize or reflect, and stand up, too. Great insights, Sacha! Thank you for sharing your story!

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:52:08 +0000

In reply to Larry Kahaner. Thank you so much for reblogging this I really appreciate it. I hope you have had a wonderful day :)

By: Larry Kahaner

Larry Kahaner — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 19:02:02 +0000

Reblogged this on The Non-Fiction Novelist and commented: I am reblogging this post from Sacha Black because of the insight she has about how bullying made her a better writer. I was never bullied, but I understand how being bullied can make someone think and feel differently than others. That's the part - the feeling different part - to which I can relate, understand and appreciate. I applaud Sacha for speaking out.

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 19:57:07 +0000

In reply to Ali Isaac. Wow, I spend a few weekends a year in Guildford, the wife's nan lives there! What part of Ireland are you in?

By: Ali Isaac

Ali Isaac — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 12:48:29 +0000

In reply to Sacha Black.

I lived in Guildford and commuted into London to Kensington High Street before moving to Ireland… what a culture shock! I love living here though. First place that ever really felt like home, and yet until I moved here,I had no calling or interest in even visiting. Isnt that strange? Life’s mysterious journey…

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 22:26:22 +0000

In reply to Connie Flanagan. Ok, now I am just blushing! You have done my confidence the world of good. I really am blown away by how many lovely things people have said about that poem. That line particularly. I had a bit of an epiphany over it, it was the first thing that came to me other than the repeating line. I love that, thats what it made you think of, I was thinking a variety of things when I wrote, it. But its made my day that it gave you such powerful imagery. Really thank you so so much for taking the time to write such lovely things :)