"writes clearly, but without originality"....excerpt from Capricorn description section of Diary I received as a gift at the age of about 11
hmmm, self fulfilling prophecy? I recall being shocked as I read those words. At the age of 11, I still felt myself full of possibility, and lacking in self doubt. I was praised by teachers and friends for writing skills. I filled notebook after notebook with my stories. Not so much after that.....my efforts at keeping a journal or diary fizzled out, too.
Through the years, I've kept journals. When I come across one tucked away in a drawer every and sit down to read a few pages, I am amazed at how ....whiny? I can be.
My greatest successes at writing have been in the technical arena. Makes sense, I'm a technical person. I teach science and technology, NOT reading/writing. When I am conducting staff development for adult learners, I can sure tell the right brain language arts types from the left brain linear thinkers. It's HARD for me to be effective for the right brain types... in my head I think of them as the "graphic organizer" type, and not a linear graphic organizer. I just don't think that way.
NOT the way I think hmmm, self fulfilling prophecy? I recall being shocked as I read those words. At the age of 11, I still felt myself full of possibility, and lacking in self doubt. I was praised by teachers and friends for writing skills. I filled notebook after notebook with my stories. Not so much after that.....my efforts at keeping a journal or diary fizzled out, too.
Through the years, I've kept journals. When I come across one tucked away in a drawer every and sit down to read a few pages, I am amazed at how ....whiny? I can be.
My greatest successes at writing have been in the technical arena. Makes sense, I'm a technical person. I teach science and technology, NOT reading/writing. When I am conducting staff development for adult learners, I can sure tell the right brain language arts types from the left brain linear thinkers. It's HARD for me to be effective for the right brain types... in my head I think of them as the "graphic organizer" type, and not a linear graphic organizer. I just don't think that way.
So, this is not going to be second nature to me, it WILL be work. I can't even imagine at this point coming up with some original creative work, so for now, the blogging thing is going to have to suffice.
I read a lot of blogs on a variety of topics. The reason I am even taking the writing course is because of a blog I follow. I think about what I like in blog material I follow, and I come up with:
OK, first post, right? We'll see what this blog is going to do with itself!
I read a lot of blogs on a variety of topics. The reason I am even taking the writing course is because of a blog I follow. I think about what I like in blog material I follow, and I come up with:
- relevant to ME, teaching me something
- related to real world stuff
- colorful
- humorous
- not too serious
OK, first post, right? We'll see what this blog is going to do with itself!