“It costs almost nothing to become a writer, and almost everything to be a good one.”
– Stephen Parolini
I must first confess that the above quote, and this post, is wholly inspired by someone else' blog, titled "Yet I am a writer, so I write".
People write for different reasons. I know some people who are immensely talented in writing like iot.. and yet I don't see his writing that much (maybe he just doesn't make them public).
And sometimes I wonder.. does he consider himself a writer?
Because if even he, with that kind of talent, doesn't consider himself a writer, I would be ashamed to call myself one.
And often.. I wonder if I should even continue to write.
Since I was small, I always loved to draw. When I was 3 or 4 yrs old, I used to force my dad to draw me a car or a swordsman (it's always either one of these) before he left for work. Somehow I can still picture those drawings in my mind now.
So I grew up loving, and eventually believing the dream that I will one day draw my own manga.
But just like singing, I realised one day that I had a pretty limited talent in these. It may cost me nothing to continue doing it, but it will cost me everything to be a good one. Anyway.. I stopped pursuing both eventually.
I picked up writing much later on.
I won writing competition in my 6th grade but I shamelessly copied a story from BOBO, so that doesn't count.
I only began to write more.. I think.. in Singapore.
yes.. I realised as well that I am not exceptionally gifted in writing too.
Yet.. when it comes to writing,
I can't imagine not being a writer..
I don't know what it takes to be called a writer,
but I know that if it takes almost everything to eventually be a good one,
so be it.
“I was trying to put myself in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach for my children. If I were a painter, I would have painted for them. If I were a musician, I would have composed music. But I am a lecturer. So I lectured.”
Randy Pausch (the Last Lecture)
And so.. I write.
Thanks to you who blogged that inspirational piece =)
– Stephen Parolini
I must first confess that the above quote, and this post, is wholly inspired by someone else' blog, titled "Yet I am a writer, so I write".
People write for different reasons. I know some people who are immensely talented in writing like iot.. and yet I don't see his writing that much (maybe he just doesn't make them public).
And sometimes I wonder.. does he consider himself a writer?
Because if even he, with that kind of talent, doesn't consider himself a writer, I would be ashamed to call myself one.
And often.. I wonder if I should even continue to write.
Since I was small, I always loved to draw. When I was 3 or 4 yrs old, I used to force my dad to draw me a car or a swordsman (it's always either one of these) before he left for work. Somehow I can still picture those drawings in my mind now.
So I grew up loving, and eventually believing the dream that I will one day draw my own manga.
But just like singing, I realised one day that I had a pretty limited talent in these. It may cost me nothing to continue doing it, but it will cost me everything to be a good one. Anyway.. I stopped pursuing both eventually.
I picked up writing much later on.
I won writing competition in my 6th grade but I shamelessly copied a story from BOBO, so that doesn't count.
I only began to write more.. I think.. in Singapore.
yes.. I realised as well that I am not exceptionally gifted in writing too.
Yet.. when it comes to writing,
I can't imagine not being a writer..
I don't know what it takes to be called a writer,
but I know that if it takes almost everything to eventually be a good one,
so be it.
“I was trying to put myself in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach for my children. If I were a painter, I would have painted for them. If I were a musician, I would have composed music. But I am a lecturer. So I lectured.”
Randy Pausch (the Last Lecture)
And so.. I write.
Thanks to you who blogged that inspirational piece =)
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