Cheers to Writing

A Thought Having a great idea, is like seeing a light in the darkness. It's just like walking out into a beautifully lit moonlight night and beholding heaven in a glance. Good ideas make us feel excited and they can come from anywhere around us: from the water running down your body in the shower, from the sound of your friend laughing at something you are not quite sure of, from the smile of your child, from the sweet taste of fresh ripe fruit or even from utter chaos. But never stop looking for good ideas. If you should want to write something and get writer's block, just take the time to observe your surroundings. Examine it with an open mind. Inhale and exhale, take note of the sounds, smells, textures and all that is happening around you. Behold the story of life unfolding before you and your idea is somewhere there waiting for you to discover it. And the explorer in you will find it, soon enough. Enjoy....

An Ugly Topic There are some things that are sweet to write about, such as love, or chocolate, lol. I really love chocolate. But there are other topics, such as deppression, that are really ugly to talk about. I was depressed for years of my life for lots of reasons. Hardly anyone knew, people just thought that my shyness and withdrawn behaviour was just who I was. Even I had come to accept that this was just me and I would have to live with it. But what they didn't understand was the pain that was inside of me. Waking up everyday to things in my mind that I would dream of forgetting. I used to sit and daydream about being a completely different person. I looked around me at confident people, happy people and I envied them and a part of me even hated them. Why were they so happy? Life was miserable to me and on the outside I was called crazy, because I did stupid things at school, silly little things such as talking to my pen or singing crazy songs, and eveyone was fooled int...

Getting Started with Writing It's always good to inhale everything around you and then find what speaks to you. We are all unique and we see things differently, so if you can use your senses to find something to write about that would be good. But even better is thinking about your experiences and using that to inspire you to write. Since you went through certain things, you have a knowledge about it that you could never imagine and that kind of first hand knowledge will provide a more vivid experience, in words, for your audience than any kind of writing lesson. Even better than writing from experience, is writing about something that speaks to you, something you are passionate about and that will drive you and propel you forward. In this way, it will encompass what you've gathered with your senses, what you've experienced and your personality all in one, and that is the best writing you can ever produce or experience. But don't forget resea...