I started writing nearly three years ago. It was something I enjoyed, something I felt could improve me. I was 19 at the time. I was insecure about my abilities as a writer. I didn’t want people to read my work and expose me. I chose to hide my writing…
Posts published in June 2019
Despite the fantastical landscapes and stories they craft, writers are people too. And writers, like non-writers, enjoy when others applaud their intelligence and wit. Writing isn’t done for the compliments, though human vanity takes them into consideration nonetheless. One way to accrue praise as a writer is through language. Language and…
People often talk about flow in writing. When the flow is flowing, creativity is available in full force. Writing feels good and happens naturally. Time passes quickly. Meals and restroom breaks are forgotten. Excessive force isn’t necessary. Sentences are pieced together almost unconsciously; meaning drips from each written syllable. Things process smoothly. There is a predictable rhythm and regularity…
Last August, I uprooted from California and moved to Southeast Asia, an entirely different locale with different languages, food, and cultural norms than home. I left home initially to expand my comfort zone, to embark upon unfamiliar grounds. I sought an adventure unlike anything I’d previously experienced in college or…