The Art of Writing

Writing is not something that should be taken for granted. I think writing is a ton of fun and a great way to express yourself. I began writing when I was young. It was only poetry, but I thoroughly enjoyed rhyming. Making something comprehensible and adding a rhyme to it reminds me of youth.

I ran into a girl that I went to high school with and I always thought she was cool. We never hung out because high school was a clique-y time for everyone. You found your niche and went with it. Looking back on it now, I wish I would've branched out more, hung out with more people. But that is what everyone thinks. Am I wrong? Anyway, I remembered that she was a writer and a very good one at that. She went to the fine arts school for writing when we were sophomores. She was always late to fourth period because of it.

So, I ran into her at a bar and we discussed writing. I told her how I enjoy to write too. I felt like I was talking to a real-deal writer. The main thing she said that stuck with me was, (Unabridged) "Don't write for anyone but yourself." I suppose I mentioned something that led her to believe I was writing for an audience. However, that was one of the most profound things anyone has ever stated about writing. I thought to myself, "Wow, I've been writing for other people all this time." So I decided right then and there I'd write for myself if I was gonna write. However, doesn't that defeat the purpose of a blog? It does, if that is your mentality. I will admit, I still write for other people, but mainly to make them laugh and to be cheerful. So yes, I write for myself, because if I can make one person laugh, it makes me laugh too.

SIDE NOTE: (My one plead to everyone out there, Please, by God, Please proofread! (Especially emails, comments, and replies) It is such an annoyance to read something that is fool, just kidding, full of grammatical errors. Misspelling a word or two, or leaving out a comma, understandable. But please take the time to proofread. Reading stuff with a lot of grammar errors sucks, sucks a lot!)

So, that brings my last thought about the "Art of Writing." Is there really an art? I suppose so. But, I think writing is something that is created by the individual. It is a way to express something, or yourself, but sometimes cannot be expressed in words. It can be as much fun as reading, but I think a lot more fun, because you are allowed to create, where as, when you read, you imagine what someone else created.