Mr. Byron Williams: An Invisible Writer

Most everyone can have their profession identified by the way they look. Construction workers have the signature orange clothes and hardhat incorporatd with their uniforms. A business associate or an attorney may be seen more than once dressing up nicely in a suit or dress.

Writers however are the invisible people. A writer could be dressed in most anything in public, and you probably wouldn't know it. Mr. Byron Williams best captures the example of an “invisible” writer.

Williams is a Roosevelt teacher with a majority of his classes taking place in a workshop. He teaches classes which introduce students to the basic techniques of construction and metalworking. At the same time he finds time his day to express his creativity in writing.

Williams spends, on average, 30 minutes a week writing novels and short stories.

He puts teaching and his family and kids before his writing and hobbies, but even though he finds time to create stories when they're his priority.

“I used to make up stories for them at bedtime when they were younger. That's what I first started writing about,” Willams said.

Williams feels most comfortable writing during the evening where he can reach a calm, peaceful place where the matters of the world do not interfere.

Writing is not only a form of expression for Williams, but is also something for him to leave behind for the future.

Although writing wasn't something he always wanted as a kid, it was something that never left his thoughts.

“It was always something that lingered when I was younger. It wasn't a definite yes or not, but was a way of expression in my self,” Williams said.

Along with teaching the youth, he would also like to see more of the youth expressing themselves through writing. He feels that the youth can express their feelings and ideas through writing as opposed to acting out.

“”I think it's okay to write. I think we should let our youth know it's okay to do something not everyone else is doing, to do something different,” He said.

Williams is on his way to finishing his novel and will soon be on the road to publishing. Although most writers, like Williams, don't aim for fame, he aims to inspire.