write and write and write...

I was going through my pseudo-library at home when i chance upon my writing book, one of my favorites: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg.

I bought it at a used bookstore for a hundred and twenty bucks. A lot less than other books I bought about writing. But of all the books that I have about the topic, but I can say it addresses my needs as a starting (hoping) writer more than the other more expensive books I own. It advocates one thing: write and write and write. Write on paper, write on the computer, write at home, at the office, on the train, it doesn’t really matter how and where you write, just write. Write everyday. Write about anything. Don’t be conscious about grammar, margins, composition. Just write what you feel like writing about. Who cares if you’ve been writing about a dull old flower vase in your room for five days in a row. If this is what inspires your to write, go ahead and write. There is just one important rule to follow in her book… write and write and write.

I’ve blogged about this book before, in fact, this is the reason why this blog came to be. i love to write. I made this blog so I can write down whatever pops in this crazy head of mine. although I think I’m a true blue child of the digital age, since unlike other writers who like it old school, I get more inspired typing down my thoughts than actually writing them down on paper. i am a little bit jealous of other writers when they write about their romance with pens and papers. I tried a number of times, bought a number of notebooks, but I failed miserably. I just can’t relate. Too bad, the experience seems so pleasant. So I just go with what I am comfortable with. i blog about my thoughts and I do my spur of the moment writing on my pda. I think the media is not important, as long as I get to write and write and write.