I was told in college, in a creative writing class, that I was "too sentimental" in my writing style. A nice way of saying, "you are too mushy, silly, and emotional."
I guess I tend hide beyond flowery words and expressions. Trying to be too clever, too sarcastic, or just too eager to impress. The last one, definitely.
Writing this blog has been a humbling experience, mostly because I fancied myself a good writer, with wise insight. After reading many other blogs, I've come to the conclusion that I was merely egotistical and kidding myself.
It's painfully harsh...a horse pill to swallow. And I wonder, how many other things am I wrong about in my thick fog of stubborness and ego?
Yeah, at first, I felt a little sorry for myself. And I hated that feeling. Gawd, I'm past this crap, aren't I? Haven't I gotten over myself in the past 37 years?
Am I a writer with shell of sarcasm and ego? Of sentimentally with no substance?
Purely rhetorical questions...but I need to answer them, somehow
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On the contrary, I think you do a fine job expressing yourself... One thing my Dad always told me, is that as long as you're happy the other things in life don't really matter. Life is all about ups and downs, so if this is a down period in your life, think about the ups because they will get you by. When I get down I usually try to do something fun... or sometimes I just don't do a darn thing. I sometimes find myself looking out the window, and just looking at life in general... the bird that just flew by, a person walking down the street... or even the branches of the trees moving as they dance around with the wind... Life is what we make of it, so write what you feel, how you feel, mushy, emotional, whatever, they are your words and no one elses, so it's an expression of you, hence unique, as each of us are... so write, write, write, and look out your magic window and tell that person that critiqued your writing style to "kiss your a$$"... I feel better now, I hope you do too!
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