Writing: A Matter of Passion

14 Responses to “Writing: A Matter of Passion”

• Lucy Lockett
  July 9th, 2007 at 1:11 pm

  I can agree with you on that one.

• concerned
  July 11th, 2007 at 6:10 am

  Hi jon,

  I never excelled at english, and my grammar is terrible!, BUT!….
  at school i was told that i had a vivid imagination and many many worlds of fantasy that i could write down for others to enjoy, but i am from a broken home and have been pushed from pillar-to-post, so i became mostly ’streetwise’ and knocked around with the wrong sorts of people growing up, but i have always had a silent passion for writing and reading(mostly writing) and once i even tried to just ‘jot down’ some thoughts i had, and 50 pages later i realised wow! where did the time go?

  anyway, i am now 35 years old and cannot punctuate properly in writing, i am also impatient, aaaaand i hink i am dyslectic, but my head is filled with things that i need to write down and express with the world, but i am lost and would not know where to start, basically IS THERE HOPE FOR ME(i also have written poetry)
  if there IS hope, where do i begin?(plus i work,where do u find the time?)

  any help will be appreciated. thanks.
  (i mostly like watching films, they give me inspiration)

  peace.

• Jonathon
  July 11th, 2007 at 1:28 pm

  dear concerned, I believe there is hope for anyone if their heart is in it, as far as your punctuation and dyslexia, there’s no reason to worry, just get yourself an editor. how do I find the time? well to begin with I spend about 10 hours a day writing and editing, it’s a hard road. It takes dedication yes, but if it’s your passion in the long run it’s worth it

• concerned
  July 12th, 2007 at 8:24 am

  An editor, hmmmm sounds cool , i will try that.

  10 hours a day, hmmm, i could do that also i think.(work and write, i can survive on 5 hours sleep i guess)

  sounds a hard road ,but the end product wheather good/bad is worth it i think.

  ah, there lyes my problem, passion , i have a passion for lots of things, so i believe i will be a writer later on in life, but i DO appreciate your advice and thank you for replying.

  Peace.

• Jonathon
  July 12th, 2007 at 8:30 am

  anytime, and you’re welcome, thank you for reading if you do write let me know I would love to read some of your work

• Liane Schmidt
  July 12th, 2007 at 8:43 pm

  Dear Jonathon,

  Thank you for your kind comment & for this wonderful piece. You know that many people told J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter creator) that she should get a “real” job and…a billion dollars later… *:)

  Best wishes to you!!

  Sincerely,

  -Liane Schmidt.

• lizzie2uk
  July 14th, 2007 at 8:12 am

  Interesting piece. I agree that when it’s in the blood…it’s in the blood. I published my own comic book at the age of 7 with the aid of carbon paper and stencils. I then ’sold’ copies for sweeties!

• concerned
  July 16th, 2007 at 10:17 am

  ahhhh, comic book drawers, i sat next to two extreemly talented comic drawers in my art lessons in school, they used to just sit there and draw and come up with these imaginary manga characters and battle on through the drawings….until the teacher comes around to check what your doing, but absalootly brilliant,……neither of them made it to the big stage, i think one became an accountant and the other a painter and decorator! thats life!

  peace.

• concerned
  July 18th, 2007 at 8:04 am

  aaaaah, a mental battle of written words, a meeting of minds on the text battleboards!.

  I was going to say, in my life if somebody makes an error i usually correct them THEN point out the correct procedure to follow, no dissrespect timmta , but you have pointed out errors???? , then condiscended somebody ,but then not added the correct correction procedure to follow from YOUR judgement, i personally have ‘ no room to shout’ as i am a complete novice and just wanted to ‘balance’ things.

  I accept good wisdom from people in faith and mean no dissrespect for fear of coming across wrongly, thanks.
  aaaaaand appreciate good sense help!.
  (If you have a more logical approach then share it)

  peace.

• Literary Princess
  July 21st, 2007 at 11:02 am

  Thanks for the article!

• Vance Lethurin
  July 21st, 2007 at 11:52 am

  I believe that I have somewhat of a writing talent and I realize that for a person to be great writer, they must have passion. This article tells nought but truth.

• M.C. Johnson
  September 3rd, 2007 at 8:17 pm

  Your aritcle holds a piece of your soul. That’s what it’s all about.

• 13xmemories
  November 16th, 2007 at 4:03 pm

  this ones realy good.and you do realy show a great love for wrighting

• Melody Arcamo Lagrimas
  October 31st, 2008 at 12:07 am

  Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece. I have written an article which is a little similar to this.

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