Monday, October 5, 2009
Writing the 6th week.
So I have been thrown back into the mix of writing again. I haven't done this much writing ever in my life and I think that it is really stepping up my game. This newfound love of writing couldn't have come at a better time in my life. I started to write a couple books, started meaning I just sit on the couch and watch t.v. till I can get up the gusto to write. Seems that when I get done with homework my mind does not want to work and I can't blame it. I think that typing out these blogs is a real challenge for me, not the ones about random discussion topics, but the ones on myself as a writer. I could just sum it up in a paragraph or so and be done with it, unfortunately I do not get the luxury of doing that. This is why it is a challenge, I am not complaining, merely stating that I am having my writing witt tested. I think that in the long run these exercises will help me to become a better writer, or so I hope. I do tend to dissapoint myself alot and arguing with the other voices in my head about what to type out is somewhat of a burden at times. One part of me wants to write about myself and the other doesn't, making these little exercises tougher and therefore more rewarding if I am successful in conveying myself as a competent writer. Right now, my writing is all off the top of my head, spontaneous wording is how I like to roll. Some people have to stop and think of what to write and I can just sit at a computer and type till I think it looks good enough to use. The downside of this is the fact that I never like what I have typed and perfectionism starts to rear it's ugly head and bite me. So in all I would say that my writing is coming into it's own and starting to show some potential. Over the next few weeks I guess it will be determined whether or not my writing will rank up there with the big dogs, or be stuck down in the bottom layer of literary ingenuity.
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I love how you've addressed these struggles, Derick. That shows me what a thoughtful and deliberate writer you are. Also, because you are working on many different types of writing...your novel, papers for academia...you are realizing how different purposes/audiences require different techniques and approaches. Bravo!
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