Suddenly I found myself staring at my laptop with a nothing to write. The most dreaded thing had happened to me. Am I finally hitting my writer's block? OHMY! What am I going to do? Scour the net to find articles to read? Find more obscure facts to write in 'Did You Know?' series?. The easiest answer is sleep and more sleep. LOL
I never think of myself that one day I will enjoy writing, especially writing in English. Though I read a lot, I never dream that I will find one coherent thought and sentence and turn them into a simple paragraph, let a lot a blog.
I never enjoy writing. A few attempts to keep a diary during my schooldays, it seemed that was the trend that any school girls to keep a diary, I failed miserably. I was too embarrassed to share my thoughts even to my own diary. The thought that anyone can read what's in my mind at that time gave me the shudders.
Nowadays, I like writing. I found it stimulating trying to put a few coherent sentences of what's in my mind. I don't call myself a writer. I think I'm far from being one, but the feel of embarrassment of people reading my thoughts no longer grips me with terror.
I felt a lot of enjoyment whenever I posted a blog in MyEC that it will be viewed warmly by my friends and EC members though sometimes I just wrote silly and trivial matters. I felt somehow connected with them. The support given by them made me wanted to write more. At the same, this made me wanted to reciprocate back and thus reading and commenting on their blogs became a 'must do' whenever I log into MyEc.
This wonderful cycle becomes bigger without much effort, and thus the connection with people from all over the world with different views is something that I never dream off. However, the most important part in all this is that, many individuals; English teachers, advance learners and friends had put their invaluable time and effort in trying to correct my mistakes.
A post that I think I am proud of is my first real attempt in writing a short story. The title is "How I Wish". Reading the comments from friends for this blog gave me the courage to try writing a longer story. At the same time, a respected English teacher, Tim New helped me with the corrections and introduced to me a most wonderful story 'Bridge of Terabithia' by Katherine Paterson.
A post that I think connect me with a lot of MyEc members is my earlier blog, "My Virtual Friends - My Journey with ESL/EC". It's my experience of learning and meeting people through MyEC which I think many members can relate to. Furthermore, this blog reconnect me with my former chatter friends, which I was not too sure will ever meet again in this site.
I learnt to love writing through MyEC. Though at the moment I only write in MyEC but only God knows where it will lead me to, one day.
Comments
Hi Afroza yesmin, what do mean by 'in a different format'? :D. By the way, thank you for reading my blog. I really appreciate it.
I wish , one day we will read your writings in a different format.
Hi Barbare, first of all, a big WELCOME BACK. Second of all, thank you so much for your kind words.
My Lady Anne, once again, thank you for the corrections. I really appreciate it. I don't blame it for being sneaky and pretending doing my work, LOL, it's just my English grammar is still as suck as previously.
My dear friend sewar, as always you always have lovely words. Thank you so much for your support. I do hope I will not stop writing.
My dearest, Did you know that; your lovely writing always melts my heart and inebriates my senses. I can guarantee that a person like you who has good thoughts and sharp pen cannot ever stop writing. I feel that; one day I will be in the row to have your autograph on a book or a novel has your name as the writer. My dearest let me bow front your lovely talent
Thanks Seeker for your kind words.
Vieeettttt, sometimes the inspiration will strike us at unlikely place and time. We just need a little push to take the initial step and put our thoughts into words. I hope I will read your blogs again, soon.
LOL smile, I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
I obviously drew inspiration for writing my first blogs from your writings and I know the feeling in want of next blogs released. But it seems I don't have enough inspiration and motivation to write as much as I longed for. But only God knows, as you mentioned above, when I will find the feeling of writing...someday, under certain conditions. And Hope that day you're still the first reader of mine as before. Anyway, Did you take the place the laptop keyboard by a desktop keyboard when the cat occupied it? That's very nice of you. LOL.
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