Better late than never.
Finally I’m going to write. I’ve attempted to do it previously, but each time, self-doubt got the better of me, and each time the world of blogging was deprived of my outstanding contributions (a good thing I guess).
But now, I’m not going to quit.
I have to admit, I’m a sucker at writing. I have to think a lot to put down a cohesive string of words. I have now come to believe it is some kind of genetic disorder I was born with. Words don’t flow out of my head. They get stuck somewhere, in a mixed, mashed sort of way, unable to form a real sentence. I have to work hard to form a sentence, and more often than not it results in a kind of fake, wannabe, trying-too-hard-to-impress type. Then over at another blog, one of my favourites, I came across ‘VS Naipaul’s Rules for Beginners’ for writing. What I know of Naipaul is that he is a Nobel Laureate, known for his great prose, but also known for being eccentric and rude at times. However, the advice he gives seems worthy and though it is not possible to stick to his points a hundred percent, I’ll try to do my best.
Also, while starting to write, a common thought that comes to mind is “Who am I writing for?” Now, I know bloggers who say they are writing for themselves. But isn’t that contradictory? If that is the aim, why blog? It is like writing a secret diary and leaving it out in the open hoping that someone will read it. Here, the purpose is straight and simple. I want to share my thoughts with people, and in the process develop the capability to put across my ideas in a better way.
Sometimes I come across interesting articles and pieces that I share with others by forwarding links, or through orkut and facebook. At times, I think about what I read, what I experience and I forget about it later because I don’t write it down. I think about the movies I see, of bizarre plots and ideas and suchlike, but later they are all lost. So this move is aimed at safekeeping all those thoughts and ideas and fun stuff that I’d like to revisit at a later time as well as to share them with others. Let’s see how good a job of it I can make.
I did some brainstorming and came up with topics/thoughts/opinions I’d like to write about at some point of time in the future. So that I don’t forget them, the first step is to write them down. Here goes:
1. The blogs I read and follow (that is where the inspiration comes from – good one to start)
2. The weird ways people use English.
3. The diseases I suffer from perennially – laziness and procrastination.
4. My outlook in life, why I don’t completely like it and why I can’t do anything about it.
These are just a few, will update as I go along.
Finally I’m going to write. I’ve attempted to do it previously, but each time, self-doubt got the better of me, and each time the world of blogging was deprived of my outstanding contributions (a good thing I guess).
But now, I’m not going to quit.
I have to admit, I’m a sucker at writing. I have to think a lot to put down a cohesive string of words. I have now come to believe it is some kind of genetic disorder I was born with. Words don’t flow out of my head. They get stuck somewhere, in a mixed, mashed sort of way, unable to form a real sentence. I have to work hard to form a sentence, and more often than not it results in a kind of fake, wannabe, trying-too-hard-to-impress type. Then over at another blog, one of my favourites, I came across ‘VS Naipaul’s Rules for Beginners’ for writing. What I know of Naipaul is that he is a Nobel Laureate, known for his great prose, but also known for being eccentric and rude at times. However, the advice he gives seems worthy and though it is not possible to stick to his points a hundred percent, I’ll try to do my best.
Also, while starting to write, a common thought that comes to mind is “Who am I writing for?” Now, I know bloggers who say they are writing for themselves. But isn’t that contradictory? If that is the aim, why blog? It is like writing a secret diary and leaving it out in the open hoping that someone will read it. Here, the purpose is straight and simple. I want to share my thoughts with people, and in the process develop the capability to put across my ideas in a better way.
Sometimes I come across interesting articles and pieces that I share with others by forwarding links, or through orkut and facebook. At times, I think about what I read, what I experience and I forget about it later because I don’t write it down. I think about the movies I see, of bizarre plots and ideas and suchlike, but later they are all lost. So this move is aimed at safekeeping all those thoughts and ideas and fun stuff that I’d like to revisit at a later time as well as to share them with others. Let’s see how good a job of it I can make.
I did some brainstorming and came up with topics/thoughts/opinions I’d like to write about at some point of time in the future. So that I don’t forget them, the first step is to write them down. Here goes:
1. The blogs I read and follow (that is where the inspiration comes from – good one to start)
2. The weird ways people use English.
3. The diseases I suffer from perennially – laziness and procrastination.
4. My outlook in life, why I don’t completely like it and why I can’t do anything about it.
These are just a few, will update as I go along.
