Greetings, friends.
Haven't we all been there, reading articles about words to use and words to avoid? Words like very, suddenly, the twins amazing and wonderful, or even perfect. There is a hundred of pages that tell us what to do, what to write, and especially, what
not to write - and those are the real nuisance.
When I started writing poetry, I had little grasp of the matter. I was anxious to make the obvious mistakes and be pointed out a newbie. Of course, it was evident in my work anyway, and some of my old poems I am too embarassed to show to people interested in my texts.
But the thing here is, I got anxious
because these lists exist.
Because there is a lot of people who read them and hold them before themselves like a shield. And I surely am not the only one that felt this way. The question is: is this something we want?
There's a lot of things I could despise in a piece of writing. E.g., I have a pet hate for burlesque descriptions of perfectness in romance. But that is up to the writer, and not some ethical authority on the net. There is people who delve into such stories, and love them hysterically. And it is not mine to judge!
I try to imagine how my start in writing would have went had I not delved so far into all these guides about do's and don'ts. I would probably have been a lot more secure and content with my work, and even more so today. I know I'm no Poe, no Shakespeare, no Faulkner, no Yeats. But I can try -
right?
All I am trying to say is: write as you
please, lest to say: do not write to please others. It is your writing, and yours to choose the right words to carry your voice. Be content of what you do, and carry on writing. Practice is everything, and a bad critique only judges your writing at that moment in time. We do not need such lists, for writing is free for all!
/rant
Thank you for taking the time to read through this. I hope everyone is doing what they love, and happy with that!
Cheers,
Matt
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