I have written every day for the last two weeks. Because I hardly ever write for myself, it has been a fun and fascinating challenge. As I have stated in previous posts, writing has always been a challenge for me. It is like my brain moves faster than I can spit out words, let alone transcribe them down onto a page. I love reading. I always have ever since I was little, so I have a lot of stories in my head.
There have been many times when a story comes together in my brain, but I am unable to put it onto paper. It feels like I am trying to decipher another language. One I am not fluent in and is made of hieroglyphics. I sit down to write, and everything I have wanted to say leaves my brain. As someone who is such a fan of stories and literature, it can be credibly frustrating to want to re-create the fantasies of my childhood, which I hold so dearly and yet not be able to.
That is why I am so excited to have the opportunity to take both a writing course and a literature course simultaneously. Aside from the occasionally overwhelming amount of reading to do each night, the chance to write so frequently and freely is invigorating. Writing every day for the last two weeks has allowed me to reconnect with a side of me I had almost forgotten. Yes, it has been hard at times to meet that word count needed, but I know that in the long run, I will be so happy that I put as much effort into these pieces as I have been trying to do. I'll know that these posts may not be the most gripping or thrilling pieces of writing to read every week, but they are genuinely me reconnecting with a side of myself and learning how to write in a way in which I am happy with the outcome.
Hi Natalie! I like the honesty you're writing with; it's cool to hear about what you're up to and how you've liked to read since childhood, like me. I have some level of experience with the difficulty you talk about in writing down the ideas in your head as well. My imagination and the feelings that come with it are so vivid that putting them into English is often really hard. When I do put it onto paper though, it's the coolest feeling!
Natalie, I admire how you discussed the reason behind why you write. It is one of the most interesting and crucial pieces in understanding how you want the readers to absorb your writing.
It’s amazing that you are writing every day… I aspire to do just that, but I’m not quite there yet! Your blogs are fantastic and I look forward to reading more.