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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Are you a natural born writer?

10:27 AM

by Alyssa Ast

Not everyone is cut out to be a writer. Sure, if you can string words together to form comprehensive sentences you can be a writer, but not everyone is a true writer at heart. Some people see others who write and admire their writing abilities, which often causes them to try to mimic those they admire. While there is nothing wrong with this or those who aren't natural writers, these people aren't often natural born writers. Some people are just destined to write, just as some are destined to be a doctor or a lawyer. Some people are just born to write, and those that are born to write are most often those who sell that million dollar book or land that weekly column in a well known newspaper, but of course, there is an exception for some.

I have always known I was born to write, even from a very young age. Everyone around me knew I was destined to write. Writing is the only way I can fully express myself because even though I have a love for words, I don't communicate well verbally. Writing allows me to empty my brain and share my thoughts with others. There is a certain power behind the pen that causes by heart to race. I love writing so much that I even love the smell of a new book. There is nothing greater than the feel of crisp new paper in your finger tips, and the aroma that hits you when you flip through that freshly printed book. I have a high respect for books because I know the blood, sweat, and tears that someone, somewhere put into that book and it makes me cringe when I see someone just throw some one's hard work on the floor or in the trash.

Words are a beautiful thing to me. The way they sound, their meanings, and even their appearance on a piece of paper. Having the ability to vividly paint a picture or sway the opinion of a reader by simply using words has an appeal like none other. So how do you know if you are a natural born writer? Here are some qualities many natural born writers have in common:

Do you think about writing even when you aren't writing?
Do you have relentless thoughts at night that can't be doused until you finally get up to write down what is swimming through your head?
Do you go through with-drawls when you can't find the time to sit down to write?
Are you overcome with ideas that you can't wait to share with others?
Are words like magic to you with the way they flow on paper and paint an image in your head.
Do you get excited at the thought of sharing your words with others?

If you answer yes to most of these questions, chances are you are destined to be a writer. If this is in fact true and even if it's not, never let anyone detour you from your passion to write because you never know, you may just be that next great writer who goes down in history for creating a masterpiece.

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11 comments:

Anonymous said...: Blood, sweet and tears, yup. ;); November 30, 2010 11:16 AM
Alyssa Ast said...: Thank you Anonymous lol; November 30, 2010 11:21 AM
Anonymous said...: Definitely! It's all I think about besides my kids.. love to write... body, mind and soul!; November 30, 2010 10:01 PM
diane said...: As a writer I expect perfection and am very critical so must say that you need to go back and proof this again...too many typos, missing word and misspelled words for a writer's site!

Now the nice stuff..well said!; December 1, 2010 7:57 AM
Anonymous said...: @Diane For someone complaining about typos, you'd think you might have proofread your own response. LOL; December 1, 2010 12:13 PM
Lindsay said...: I can relate. I think I'm addicted to writing, actually. If I don't do it for a couple days I start to crave it and do go into a type of withdrawal. It's like all I'll want to do is sit and write and be quiet.

I also LOVE the feeling of creating something from nothing. It's really all I want to do. :); December 1, 2010 12:50 PM
Rebecca said...: I love writing! I'm glad the writer in me was 'reawakened' when I moved to Arizona three years ago. My favorite subjects in high school were English and literature. Unfortunately, I listened to well meaning people who told me that creativity doesn't pay the bills, and I shouldn't pursue anything creative. I should get a degree in accounting because that's job security. I'm grateful for my business degrees because they serve me but I could have majored in English or journalism and minored in accounting or marketing.

I love my writing and other creative outlets and don't know what I would do without them.; December 1, 2010 1:02 PM
diane said...: to anonymous....cant find any typos in mine but I welcome any positive criticism as I am sure Alyssa does. No need to be nasty!!; December 1, 2010 3:41 PM
Alyssa Ast said...: Constructive criticism is always welcome Diane :); December 1, 2010 3:45 PM
Anonymous said...: @Diane--Not being nasty, just pointing out the whole pot calling the kettle black thing. And your typo was in this excerpt:

"too many typos, missing word and misspelled words for a writer's site!"; December 1, 2010 3:46 PM
Kerrie McLoughlin said...: hmmm, maybe you should ask my husband about the reams and reams of paper and the stacks of spiral notebooks filled with my all-important journaling from the last 15 years! i write to stay sane and work through things ... then I realized I could help new parents with my experiences by writing for regional parenting mags (and hopefully write essays someday for pubs like Mothering) AND make a little money and i was hooked. i've always loved writing and feel blessed to be able to call it my part-time job!; December 3, 2010 3:16 PM

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