Thursday, March 6, 2008

My girlfriend and I constantly get into arguments

My girlfriend and I constantly get into arguments. It’s like I prefer reading philosophy/biography (specifically post-modern stuff but anything will do) and she sticks to reading Film-fare or Stardust (well that’s girl for you alright). I debate that there is no thinking necessary in her preferences… no thought provoking brain rattling stuff involved and she argues that there is no air of excitement… nothing interesting. I could never understand why woman always talk bullshit and stick their nose in cow dung.
The only thing I love more than reading, is writing (oh and my girlfriend too). So when I sit down with my diary/blog, I usually struggle to begin writing. Should I start off with something witty like: "My forfeit speaks at my regret and taunts it with the misery of defeat"? Or should I start with something more easy to delve into: "My girlfriend and I constantly get into arguments"? Or steal a witty name “Requiem for a Dream” / “Kill the Dead”
I am beginning to learn that writing can take more than one shape. There is no correct formula for any type of writing, especially when it comes to your own. Yes, I am striving towards a post-modern classic myself but I know that I can duplicate another established work. The difference between one story to the next is personalization. There you go a writer like me is born. Though, I doubt I needed to tell you that, but I tell you this: With our own personalization, there are strong points and weak points; beside you let your readers recognize your work. It’s a drug alright when people just read few sentence and guess it must be you just like you see weird shape of woman supposed to be Madhuri and you know its M.F Hussein.
There are low hanging fruits for starters like us aswell. For example: I know that I grabbed your attention with this article based on the first sentence. I know that based on the type of people who visit my website (writers/readers), the second sentence will continue you through. But where will I lose you? If you've made it this far, it is likely that you will keep reading because you find my point either interesting or simply weird.
How about length? Does size matter? NO. C’mon, the size of this article; if it were six to seven hundred words how many of you would read it? Not too many, eh? So I guess writing can be a difficult task because one needs to incorporate so many things to keep the reader attentive: can't be too daunting, can't be too cheesy, can't be too long, must be personalized.
I'm nearing four hundred words, need to stop now.

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