Monday, October 19, 2009

You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'

I honestly think that anyone who can write their name or something just as simple as a few numbers on a check is considered a writer. It is common for one to think of a writer as somebody who writes stories or novels. This is not the case. Writing is all around you believe it or not; there are just different kinds of writing. Texting, for example, is a form of writing. It would be considered as a non-formal kind of writing. Yes it may be silly to think of this as writing seeing that you might only text a few sentences to a friend or even just ask them what they are doing but in the end you are writing a message to that friend. So I believe in this case you are considered a writer. Even in cases when you are working on a math problem, signing your name, typing an email, or even writing a check you are writing. Every person who can physically write is a writer; it’s just a matter of how one perceives it. Even though I am considered a writer, there are certain forms of writing that I do not like, such as, papers for school. I dislike being forced to write case study blogs on myself and what it means for someone to be a writer. It is just like filling a page with nothing. Is that even possible? The way I feel about this whole thing is if I am being forced to write I’m not going to produce anything useful. Basically the only time I write papers is when it is required for a class or for a job even. I am not one to just write papers for fun. I personally don’t have any interest in that what so ever, although I do like writing songs and even poems sometimes. I often listen to my friends complain about how much they despise writing and they never want to do it, but this never makes sense to me because of the way I perceive the word writing. I would then ask them what they mean and they would respond with, “I don’t know I just hate writing.” So then I would ask them why they dislike writing there name or writing a check. I am just saying this to explain that people perceive the word “writer” differently. This is my opinion on what I think it means for someone to be a writer and why I consider myself a writer.

2 comments:

  1. Cole, I really don't understand it when you say that when you're being forced to write you never write anything useful? How can that be? Even when you are reflecting, you are still creating meaning, which is useful if you choose to think about it.

    Come see me about your Case Study blogs. I have some ideas. I don't want them to become meaningless for you to write because then they'll be meaningless for us to read.

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  2. well stephanie may not see it your way. but i sure as hell do. although no offense bud, this blog was rather repitious. but for the most part i follow your trend. writing is inevitable
    people should just get used to it right?

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