There is something to be said about the universally daunting task of beginning any piece of writing--particularly the first of a series. I think the pressure comes from having to set the direction for which the rest of my blog will go. Over time, I find it becomes easier having generated a creative momentum as well as established the context of my thoughts.
I'm finding that my biggest challenges as a writer are simplicity and clarity. I am annoyingly complicated and abstract in my thinking. I'm also obsessed with accuracy of expression and try too often to control what is lost between author’s intent and reader’s interpretation.
So in an attempt to be minimalist, it is my new goal to allow the truth and beauty of the people, circumstances, and ideas I am writing about to bear witness for themselves. Ultimately, I see poignant writing not as the uniqueness of an individual incident but the commonality in human experience.
I promise my future entries won't be as dry..
6 comments:
ahhh ben. thanks for shitting on my entry. you know just how to make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. i look forward to your future posts. also, (sorry i can't help it)... CATHARTIC NUANCE?.... trying. too. hard.
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So dry............
PICK UP THE SLACK, CHUM.
And negative. My entry is me! You just wish Cheryl and I were twins. Shoot.
is not the attempt to be a minimalist in writing itself just another obsession to control expression ??
or maybe i have no idea what you're talking about yet and will have to come to understand in following blogs...
nevertheless, your blog itself is a result of you staying home all summer.
write another entry, fool.
what a sad blog.
I feel the same way. Notice how I am so intimidated that my blog has been blank since its inception. There's the commonality of human experience part.
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