I tried a new writing style with my two recent posts to reflect a change, with shorter sentences but I am starting to wonder if it is really me?
My friend and mentor once said that since I have a love for writing, I should write. "Join some creative writing course" he says, because it will be useful for me, but he also quickly added "However, remember not to lose your style because that is what makes you unique".
In my attempt for change, I am wondering if I swayed away from my comfort zone, and if I had indeed benefited from it. Is it still me and my voice? Is it more important to stay within the rules? Did it make it better?
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Hi James
I finally summon enough courage to write to you (again). I first came across your blog more than 2 years ago (June 2006). I tried writing you an email, but deleted it mid-way, as I felt stupid & silly. Crazy, I know.
I'm always waiting for new posts from you, you have been quiet for a while but I do appreciate that you prefer posting what is important to you.
Most of the time, your posts resonate the emotions and predicaments I have gone through. I pretty much cried when I read about your decision to stay on in Sydney. I was totally with you on that same hard decision, but somehow you know you just have to do it.
Also, you wrote so beautifully about your childhood that I felt as if I were one of your siblings, going through the good & bad times. Of course, it brought me tears. Da*ned, I wished I could write like you.
So, do not change your style of writing as it personifies who and what you are. Be who you are, and write from within. If the new style suits you better, I am sure readers like me will eventually accept that change in you.
Keep on writing... :)
Hi Snoosn,
Thank you for your lovely message and kind words of encouragement. I am amazed that you have actually been reading my blog since June 2006, and have been through some of the ups and downs of my life. Thank you for sharing this because it means a lot to me, to know that what I am writing does have some impact on others.
I go through "writing pangs", and then bouts of vacancy which is why my writing output is rather erratic. I also believe in writing when I feel strong enough about an issue, which is then when I also feel I can relate to what I am writing, instead of just putting words on paper.
I have met a couple of friends via my blog and some of them have stretched on for more than 2 or 3 years, so I hope to see this as the beginning of something beautiful, like a friendship.
I am currently undergoing a nostalgic phase, which is what prompted all the posts on my siblings and I guess we all have our own stories. Though they may differ, the bonds of kinship are unanimous amongst all humans, hence I can see how we can all relate to each other's experiences.
It is also a way to learn and plot our progress of life and I have definitely gained many insights through my own writing.
I shall take your advice and keep writing for myself, on my own style. They may not always be grammatically accurate or void of spelling mistakes, but the heart doesn't stop to examine and redrafts just rob the rawness of the experience, so I shall try my best.
Hope to hear from you more often. Take Care and Thank you once again.
interesting. thanks for dropping by my blog.
itw.
You are most welcome, if I think you are who you are.
Sorry for my ignorance but what is itw? Is it meant to be btw?
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