Comments on: Daily Writing Produces Better Writing

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:52:41 +0000

You’ve definitely unlocked the secret of successful writing: hard work. Keep it up!

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:39:51 +0000

Ok, now, if you’ll excuse my poor english, (i’m a french canadian) I’ll explain in a few brisk words what I’ve been doing with my writing all my life. I was the kind of writer to wright only when I felt like it or when the words urge me to trow on paper everything out of my throat before i would screem it out loud. But a year ago, I decided to work full time on my writing. I thought it would be easier than what I had imagine. I started to write everyday, a novel actually, humph, I thoutht I would nail it in a year or two, boy was I wrong. As I reread my stuff I felt it needed more work, and the more I read it the more i worked on it, but then I came to doubt myself, I was unsure of my skills so I stoped for a while, but the urge of telling what’s inside took over me, so I took a course of creative writing, freewriting helped me a lot, I love it. Since then I work everyday, not on my novel, but I just write, poetry, short stories (“nouvelle” you call in french). My work as improve, I see a big difference, I read a lot, I write and write, even if it’s only two lines, a paragraph, a nonsense story. I know I need to work harder and harder, my library of books is growing, I bye about every book I can find on technics of wrinting. Now I know that you can be born with talent, but talent needs hard work, just like a talented athlet who train everyday for the olympics, I know I have to train my brain everyday to be a better writer.

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By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:43:42 +0000

I absolutely love Cirque du Soleil, though I’ve never been able to go see the show in person. It’s definitely inspiring — and amazing what the acrobats can do!