Thread: Ever got amazed at your own writing?

Originally Posted by Universal Mind

I am amazed at your writing. I don't mean to come off as a kiss ass, but your surreal writing really is world class. I have told you that before, but I am not sure if you realize how good it is. Don't worry about thanking me. You already have. I just wanted to make sure you remember what I said.

Well, thank you again. I've noticed a distinct difference in my surrealistic prose between when I actually try to write it, and when I just clear my mind and let it flow. One makes more sense than the other, but one seems far less contrived.

And, as Mark Twain once said, it is human to like to be praised; one can even notice it in the French.

Originally Posted by NeoSioType

I just looked back at a lot of my fictional writing and it really is a surprise reading it. I found I have adapted different personas over the years in how I write. It's like the mind gradually becomes a different person over time while still keeping memories. Anyone agree?

Yes, exactly! I looked back at an RP I participated in about a year or two ago, and noticed how very different I wrote my character then. I've matured, but grown far more cynical and serious than I would like.

Originally Posted by Amethyst Star

I find that as well, and I can usually remember how I was feeling at the time when I wrote that particular section. Sometimes a character's snide remark is just a touch out of place

I really started writing in 7th grade... good ol' one-page chapters. (Man, that was horrible.)

Better than my one chapter starts at a decent story that I never finish. Besides, I like Mark Twain's view on things;

"To get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement. To condense the diffused light of a page of thought into the luminous flash of a single sentence, is worthy to rank as a prize composition just by itself...Anybody can have ideas--the difficulty is to express them without squandering a quire of paper on an idea that ought to be reduced to one glittering paragraph."

I've looked back and found that something older I wrote wasn't nearly as bad as I'd expected, but as for what you described, no, never felt it. I wish I could feel that way about ANY of my writing.

I wish I was amazed at my own hand writing, unfortunately im ashamed of my handwriting, it looks like bigfoots...I wish I could write more feminine and bubbley...more like...girly I guess, any tips Kromoh?