Our lives are like stories, and every morning the reliable rise of the sun unfolds a new page. With your favorite pencil hand, you begin writing. You are the protagonist of your ever-changing narrative, chock-full of winding twists, turns and obstacles. Every day brings with it new experiences, new challenges and new people, all of which will deepen your story’s content.
But our lives are dislike stories. There’s never just one obstacle to overcome. There’s never just one exciting climax. And there’s never just one resolution. A paperback novel will never be as interesting, as unique or as complex as the stories of our lives are.
Some lives are action or adventure novels. Some lives are tragedy novels. Others are romance novels, but we all have a chance to take hold of our manuscript and decide where our plotline will run. Some people begin their novels with a sharpened pencil in hand, while others have but a short stub with a worn eraser; nevertheless, we are all creative writers, and our novels are ours alone to draft.
Sometimes, if we’re lucky enough, a supporting-character wiggles his or her way between the sentences. This supporting-character may come early in our novel, during the rising action, or he or she may appear after our novel’s climax. I met my supporting-character in high school, now two years ago.
Meeting “the one” changes the tone of your narrative. Suddenly, your story isn’t yours alone to create, and a loving co-author climbs on board, pencil in hand, eager to enrich your novel. Your stories blend together and compliment one another. The subject “I” is traded in for “we,” and before making any drastic plot changes you consider how it will affect your supporting-character. Antagonists will frown upon young love, but ignore them, because the more time you have with your supporting-character, the richer your novel’s substance and the deeper your experiences.
And as frequently as a period dots a sentence, your supporting-character will appear in every line of your life story.
