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Writing Blog

by Sil

Rated: 13+ · Book · Writing · #1821477

My thoughts on writing and other random things as they come up.

This is a blog where I keep my thoughts and daily comments about writing and WDC.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Satuawany

Mar 28, 2019 at 5:40pm
In response to "Invalid Entry"

I really like his paragraph at the end, talking about it, too!

Satuawany

Mar 28, 2019 at 5:33pm
In response to "Invalid Entry"

Just lovely! Kinda sideways, but it reminded me of my old Buick that I inherited when my grandfather passed away. No gloves, but little remnants of his pipe tobacco everywhere. Completely different sentiment, I know, but the poem still too me there while it was also bringing me along with the poet. I love it when reading poetry is like that!

eyestar~*

Mar 27, 2019 at 6:50am
In response to "Invalid Entry"

Wonderful poem. And I hear you about WORK and time. Whew! we are alomost there though!

Satuawany

Mar 24, 2019 at 4:10am
In response to "Invalid Entry"

I love the line, "where his growth scared him."

I'm also glad to be introduced to more female poets. I feel like I'm not familiar with enough of them.

Rhyssa

Mar 20, 2019 at 2:00pm
In response to "Invalid Entry"

I love her, too.

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Satuawany

Mar 17, 2019 at 9:49am
In response to "Invalid Entry"

I stumbled on the same line. For me, it's because it wasn't the same voice as what I'd perceived up to that point.

Gorgeous poem, though.

I am loving this activity for getting me to articulate why the poems that stick with me do stick with me, but I'm not experiencing any surprises in my personal preferences...yet.

Satuawany

Mar 15, 2019 at 11:46pm
In response to "Invalid Entry"

Oh, gorgeous! Thank you for introducing me to this poem! I'm marking it to read again and again later.

Satuawany

Mar 15, 2019 at 11:39pm
In response to "Invalid Entry"

I love where the first line breaks off, as well as, "playing music with words." I bet she was an inspiring teacher.

Elle - on hiatus

Mar 12, 2019 at 8:54pm
In response to "Invalid Entry"

Wow, what a unique poem. Thanks for sharing!

Satuawany

Mar 11, 2019 at 1:16am
In response to "Invalid Entry"

Oh, I love this poem. Thank you for introducing me to it, and for your personal perspective. I relate to your under- or over-reacting. And to the poet's depiction of the latter.

September 23, 2014 at 1:11pm

#828852

Why we write

I've been thinking a lot about Asymm's blog post "Invalid Entry"

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I know how this goes...although I kept thinking when I read this - Asymm is an AWESOME writer. I hope she doesn't quit! I hope she's just kind of hit a wall, and good things wait on the other side ...

I always think that getting recognition and/or publication is about timing, and luck, and matching your story to the editorial vision of whomever is accepting submissions. And more luck. And persistence. and oh yeah more luck.

Personal reflection:

I've been thinking a lot about why I write. I'm not particularly creative. I don't have anything especially interesting to say. I'm pretty much a fraud as a poet or a prose writer. I keep thinking someone from the writing club will point at me and go "IMPOSTER!"

It is NOT something I have to do.

But I do it because I enjoy it. And because I would really like to become a good writer. And the only hope I ever have of getting there, is just to keep doing it, and to try and do it better each time.

I also write because if I get bored I get in trouble. Writing is a good way to keep life interesting, without winding up divorced, in debt, or institutionalized (mental/jail). You get to explore ALL those things. And live to tell about it. And it's less expensive (and potentially less harmful) then therapy. Or drinking. Although I might be a better writer if I drank.

On a deeper level - I hope that it's in some way - helping me get at the center of me.

It's NOT as much fun as reading. But it's something to keep me from going crazy.

In this article

- one line resonated with me.

"We read because we want to feel something."

Maybe that's why we write, too.

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