I used to be a good writer. No, I'll brag a little bit, not just good, but really good. I would spend hours and hours rewriting and trying to find just the right word. I had an excellent vocabulary filled with common and uncommon words. I understood which ones to use and when. And I was pretty creative. I don't recall ever failing a writing assignment or, for that matter, receiving less than a B. On top of that, I truly enjoyed it.
It has been a really long time since I did any writing that wasn't for work-related purposes. Most of that writing consists of lesson plans (which are informal at my school and so I don't have to be crafty about it), worksheets and occasional letters to parents or colleges. I miss doing the creative part of writing. I miss agonizing over a sentence, knowing that it's not quite right, but not sure how to make it better. I miss throwing out whole paragraphs because they don't fit with the rest of the piece, even though individualy, they were really great bits of writing. I wonder if I will find the time to get back to that. No, not if I will find the time, but if I will make the time.
All of the current "buzz" on the family blogs about writing and grammar and mechanics has me itching to do some really good creative writing. I'm not sure if I have it in me anymore, but I'd love to see. . .
2 comments:
Pick something you love, something you are passionate about, and give it a go! You don't have to write a thesis or anything. A paragraph or two would be great. And you do write pretty well. Your posts always read well.
I'm sure it's in you and now that you are a Mommy you are likely to find that there are different things to write about and also a different perspective on previous beliefs.
give it a try - I'm sure you will find that you still love it.
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