The purpose of this blog is to help me become a better writer. I want to be able to write compelling literature.
My friend and I were talking the other day and she asked me what I would want to do if I could have any job. I thought about it for a minute and told her that I’ve always wanted to be a writer. If I had to chose a niche I would have said a screenplay writer. The only problem is that my writing sucks… which is a rather large dilemma considering what I want to do.
So here I am, creating a blog about writing. Actually, to be more specific, this blog will be writing. Eventually I hope to be proficient enough to help other people learn to write, but for the time being this will be an exercise in improving myself. I hope this proves interesting and useful to people who have stumbled upon this page, like you.
If you are interested there are several things you can do to help. First, criticize everything I write. Constructively. I want to become better, not self-loathing and emotional. Second, if you know of any great writing recourses, please tell me about them. The more I learn, the (I’m trying to think of another word for better) more my… I can’t do it. Maybe I need a thesaurus. Anyway. Third, become a part of this process. If there is anything you think I should write about, share your ideas. If I want to improve, I am going to have to write a lot.
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Okay, a small criticism. Never look for a different word when the one you already have does the job perfectly well. “Better” was the right choice here.
One of the marks of a new writer is to look for fancy words when ordinary ones do the job. As Mark Twain said, “I notice that you use plain simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the best way to write English – it is the modern way, and the best way. Stick to it; don’t let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don’t mean utterly, but kill most of them – then the rest will be valuable.”
Mark Twain
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