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My Little Red Diary Part 9: Writing About The Day I Got My Driver's License

By: Kym Moore
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:43:26
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Boy, I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license. I knew that I was one step closer to the exhilaration of getting behind the wheel to transportation freedom. One of the hardest challenges I had to face, like everyone else, was parallel parking. Every car we had and every car that everyone else had, was huge and about the length of a limousine! Imagine trying to park that thing!

After finding out that I passed the written and driving test, my next step was to move over to a designated area where I was waiting to take my much anticipated “mug shot!” I tried to make sure I looked cute for my photo opportunity, since I would be stuck with this license for the next four years. As I walked proudly over to the examiner to get my processed plastic ID, I wanted to do cartwheels right there, but refrained from making a fool of myself until I got home. My eyes scanned over the information typed on the front, listing my personal information (height, weight, eye color, hair color, etc.). I was amazed by how much that description told an abbreviated story about who I was.

If you apply some of these questions when writing about the experience leading up to and after the day you got your driver’s license, you can come up with some interesting themes:

1. Did you pass your written and driving test on the first try? If not, how many times did it take you to pass it and why?

2. Who took you to take your written and driving test?

3. After you received your driver’s license, how long did it take for you to be trusted to drive without adult supervision?

4. How did you feel when you first drove by yourself?

5. What type of vehicle did you take your driving test in?

6. Who did this vehicle belong to?

7. Was this vehicle automatic or a manual shift?

8. What was the atmosphere like in the DOV office?

9. Was it crowded?

Normally, while you’re waiting in the DOV exam room, it gives you an opportunity to observe a lot of what’s going on with other people sitting around you. Of course, while waiting for my test results, I noticed that there were a few adults trying to get their driver’s license for the first time too. So, what types of submissions can come from this experience? Let’s think about these markets:

• Parent magazines

• Teen magazines

• Auto Club newsletters

• Car and Driver magazines

• Psychology magazines

• Newspaper features

Getting your driver’s license is one of the things that make a teenager feel that they’ve grown up. After you got your license you were probably anxious to drive by your friend’s house and blow the horn so that they can see you. This attention brought a lot of “wow” reactions, but quickly your parents or guardians brought you back to reality when you got your first “how to be responsible behind the steering wheel” sermon. Now, “that’s” another story!

Kym Gordon Moore is a public relations strategist for budget conscious new authors and coordinates creative marketing packages for her clients. She is the author of the e-Book, “Alphabet Soup: 5 Main Ingredients for Turning Words into a Bowl of Hot Topics!” Many of her articles, essays, short stories and poems appeared in a variety of magazines, newspapers, ezines and anthologies. www.kymgmoore.com

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